Laboratory and diagnostics tenders and contracts in the UK
There are 39 live laboratory and diagnostics tenders in the UK right now, from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. This page covers laboratory, pathology and diagnostics contracts from councils, the NHS and other public buyers. Below is what buyers are asking for, so you can see whether you qualify before you spend hours bidding.
01What buyers ask for
From the 39 live laboratory and diagnostics tenders in the UK we have read so far.
- Minimum turnover
- Typically £1.2m (stated in 1 of 39)
- Contract length
- Typically 3 years
- Suitable for SMEs
- 21 of 39 flagged by the buyer
- Frameworks & DPS
- 4 of 39
Insurance
- Employer's liability usually £5m (asked for in 1 of 39)
- Public liability usually £5m (asked for in 1 of 39)
02Live laboratory and diagnostics tenders in the UK
- PHW-FTS-64080-Service, Maintenance and Calibration of Pipettes across Public Health Wales SitesPublic Health Wales NHS TrustWales£250kCloses 7 days
- Purchase of In Vivo Optical Imaging SystemUNIVERSITY OF LANCASTERNorth East +8£100kCloses 7 daysSME
- Heating, Electrical, Mechanical and Decarbonisation FrameworkEASTERN PROCUREMENT LIMITEDNorth East +10£1061mCloses 9 daysFrameworkSME
- WBS-FTS-64245 Haematology Testing SystemVelindre University NHS TrustWales£409kCloses 9 days
- NEPO217 - Winter Bureau, Weather Forecasting & Outstation MaintenanceThe Association of North East Councils Limited (NEPO)North East£50mCloses 9 daysSME
- Procurement of Handheld 3D SLAM scanner with a backpack mount and softwareChemonics International, Inc.UK-wide£1Closes 10 daysSME
- Tender for FTIR monitoring solution for DRE in semiconductor gaseous abatement systemsSwansea UniversityWales£150kCloses 14 days
- Supply and Delivery of Laser CamerasScottish Police AuthorityScotlandNot statedCloses 14 days
- Supply of Advanced Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry PlatformAberystwyth UniversityWales£157kCloses 14 daysSME
- Supply of Advanced Chromatography and Molecular Characterisation PlatformAberystwyth UniversityWales£199kCloses 14 daysSME
- Supply and Delivery of Smoke Alarms and Heat Alarms for the Northern Ireland Housing ExecutiveNorthern Ireland Housing ExecutiveNorthern Ireland£280k–750kCloses 14 daysSME
- Targeted Prostate Cancer Screening Programme – PSA Laboratory Processing ServiceNHS EnglandLondon£239kCloses 15 days
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- Tourism Campaign - Digital MarketingNorth York Moors National ParkNorth East +7£45kCloses 15 daysSME
- Supply of Colorimetric Analysers to the Environment AgencyENVIRONMENT AGENCYLondon£480kCloses 16 daysSME
- ID 6676734 - DOJ – FSNI - DNA Unit: Supply, Installation and Maintenance of DNA ThermocyclersForensic Science Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland£353kCloses 16 days
- Multi Lot - Supply and Installation of Materials Testing Machines (Tensile and Flexural)University of South WalesWales£200k–400kCloses 18 days
- Specific Pathogen Free Eggs (SPF) SupplyMHRALondon£350kCloses 18 days
- Custom Phosphoramidites and SuccinatesCENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITEDNorth East£173kCloses 21 days
- BCU-FTS-63146-MAINTEANCE AND TESTING OF ALL ENDOSCOPE DRYING CABINETS ACROSS BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD Betsi Cadwaladr University Health BoardWales£418kCloses 21 daysSME
- Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of an Advanced Fluorescence Microscope System with Widefield, Confocal and Super-Resolution Imaging CapabilitiesHeriot-Watt UniversityScotland£600kCloses 21 days
- Custom Phosphoramidites and SuccinatesCENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITEDNorth East£173kCloses 21 days
- Life Sciences Equipment - Cagewash, IVC and DecontaminationUNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX (THE)South EastNot statedCloses 21 daysSME
- Multi-Column Continuous Chromatography System and Automated Viral Inactivation SystemCell & Gene Therapy CatapultLondonNot statedCloses 22 daysSME
- Multi-Column Continuous Chromatography System and Automated Viral Inactivation SystemCell & Gene Therapy CatapultLondonNot statedCloses 22 daysSME
- ID 6637252 - DfE - SRC - High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)Southern Regional CollegeNorthern Ireland£202kCloses 23 daysSME
- Injection Equipment ParaphernaliaThe Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)Scotland£4mCloses 24 days
- The Provision and Maintenance of a Cell SorterMHRALondon£475kCloses 25 days
- High-Speed Spectrometer SystemLondon and South East University GroupSouth East£116kCloses 25 days
- Low-Temperature STM/qPlus-AFM with Optical AccessThe University of BathSouth WestNot statedCloses 25 daysSME
- AFBI - Supply and Delivery of Transmissibile Spongiform Encephalopathy Rapid Test KitsAgri-Food and Biosciences InstituteNorthern Ireland£600kCloses 28 daysSME
- Transit Payment Service Providers (TPSP), Closed Loop cEMV Token Providers, and Handheld Revenue Inspection Devices, for public transport servicesSOUTH WEST SMART APPLICATIONS LIMITEDSouth West£20m–60mCloses 35 daysSME
- Diagnostic and Capital Equipment and Related Accessories and ServicesSUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITEDLondon£24m–4326mCloses 35 daysFrameworkSME
- Global Travel, Accommodation and Venue Management ServicesGovernment Commercial AgencyNorth West£36250mCloses 43 days
- PRO005084-Services-Framework-DNM Linear Monitor InstallsUnited Utilities Water LimitedNorth West£25mCloses 51 daysFrameworkSME
- In-Vitro Diagnostics, Point of Care Testing & Pathology ServicesSUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITEDLondon£703mCloses 51 daysFrameworkSME
- 715889472-Tender NoticeDefence Equipment and SupportSouth West£4.2mCloses Not stated
- CWQM PSQ TemplateSouthern Water Services LimitedSouth East£131mCloses Not statedSME
- Diagnostic Services - Direct Access Non-Obstetric Ultrasound ServiceNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
- QHM-2026-5521 Diagnostic Services - Direct Access Magnetic Resonance ImagingNHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth EastNot statedCloses Not stated
03Who is buying
- Aberystwyth University 2 live tenders
- MHRA 2 live tenders
- CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED 2 live tenders
- Cell & Gene Therapy Catapult 2 live tenders
- SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED 2 live tenders
04Laboratory and diagnostics contracts: common questions
How many laboratory and diagnostics tenders are live in the UK?
39 right now, from 33 public buyers, with 11 closing in the next 14 days. We bring together notices from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and refresh this page every hour.
What do buyers ask for in laboratory and diagnostics contracts?
Where a minimum turnover is stated (1 of the 39 notices we have read), it is typically £1.2m. The insurance named most often is employer's liability at around £5m. Most requirements sit in the tender documents rather than the notice, so check the pack before you bid.
Can a small business win laboratory and diagnostics contracts?
Often, yes. 21 of the 39 live tenders in the UK are marked by the buyer as suitable for small businesses, and 4 are frameworks or dynamic purchasing systems (approved supplier lists that buyers then order from). Smaller lots and lower-value contracts are usually the best place to start. Check the minimum turnover and insurance first, as those are the checks that rule most bids out.
05Expert notes: Medical supplies
Medical supplies are mostly bought through national and regional frameworks. Product compliance (UKCA or CE marking, MHRA registration where relevant) and a reliable supply chain are usually checked before price is even scored.
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