Laboratory, optical & precision equipment tenders in North West
We track 258 awarded laboratory, optical & precision equipment contracts (CPV 38*) in North West. 15 of them have a published end date between 8 Jan 2027 and 8 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £55k, and half of awards fall between £20k and £228k (243 awards with a value). 54 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.
Ending in 3-18 months15
Open tenders0
Median award£55k
Contracts tracked258
Contracts ending soonest (10 of 15)
| Contract | Buyer | Incumbent supplier(s) | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sellafield PLC- DAMS Offline Feasibility Rig
Contracts Finder · CPV 38800000 |
Sellafield Ltd | ABB Ltd | £185k | 12 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
| Purchase of criticality lockets
Find a Tender · CPV 38527200 |
Sellafield Limited | Nuvia Ltd | £70k | 28 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
| Gamma Spec Directive X
Find a Tender · CPV 38944000 |
Sellafield Limited | AMETEK (GB) Limited | £261k | 2 Feb 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
| Purchase of Criticality Lockets
Find a Tender · CPV 38341600 |
Sellafield Limited | Nuvia Ltd | £354k | 28 Feb 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
| Contract for the Provision of Water and Wastewater Services
call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 38421100 |
Cheshire East Council | Anglian Water Business T/A Wave Utilities | £3.5m | 31 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
| Provision of Gas Chromatographers and Mass Spectrometers
call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 38433000 |
University of Central Lancashire | AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LTD | £130k | 31 May 2027
re-tender likely from ~30 Nov 2026
|
| Provision of Laboratory Equipment Award
Contracts Finder · CPV 38000000 |
The University of Central Lancashire | 2. Shimadzu UK Ltd | £103k | 4 Jul 2027
re-tender likely from ~4 Jan 2027
|
| Framework Agreement for High Value Laboratory Equipment
framework · 25 suppliers
Contracts Finder · CPV 38000000 |
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium | AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LTD, BlueScientific Ltd, EM Systems Support Ltd +22 more | £185.0m | 31 Jul 2027
re-tender likely from ~31 Jan 2027
|
| Provision of Direct Injection Mass Spectrometer
Contracts Finder · CPV 38433100 |
The University of Central Lancashire | Waters Limited | £83k | 18 Sep 2027
re-tender likely from ~18 Mar 2027
|
| Roadside Drug Screening
call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 38544000 |
Lancashire Constabulary | D. TEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | £230k | 30 Sep 2027
re-tender likely from ~30 Mar 2027
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Top buyers
| Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Health and Safety Executive | 52 | £1.6m |
| UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED | 46 | £807k |
| UK Research & Innovation | 15 | £4.7m |
| Sellafield Limited | 11 | £7.5m |
| United Utilities Water Limited | 9 | £9.9m |
| UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER | 9 | £4.8m |
| National Nuclear Laboratory | 6 | £1.3m |
| ST HELENS & KNOWSLEY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST | 6 | £910k |
| Lancashire Constabulary | 6 | £563k |
| Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority | 5 | £17.0m |
Most frequent incumbents
| Supplier | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LTD | 4 | £185.4m |
| Utilitec Services Limited | 4 | £9.0m |
| Cavendish Nuclear | 4 | £1.7m |
| Scanwel Ltd | 4 | £83k |
| Teledyne GmbH | 4 | £73k |
| Hitachi High-Tech Europe GmbH | 3 | £185.7m |
| Horiba UK Limited | 3 | £185.2m |
| Ametek (GB) Ltd | 3 | £1.3m |
| AERODYNE RESEARCH, Inc. | 3 | £1.3m |
| A S SCIENTIFIC | 3 | £94k |
Sub-categories
Instruments for checking physical characteristics (1121)Checking and testing apparatus (684)Optical instruments (598)Measuring instruments (267)Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments (239)Geological and geophysical instruments (162)Navigational and meteorological instruments (146)Industrial process control equipment and remote-control equipment (55)Time registers and the like; parking meters (54)Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder; updated every 2 hours. Where a notice doesn't publish a contract end date we show "end date not published" - we never guess.