Laboratory services tenders in the UK
We track 141 awarded laboratory services contracts (CPV 719*) in the UK. 8 of them have a published end date between 7 Jan 2027 and 7 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £319k, and half of awards fall between £51k and £4.8m (138 awards with a value). 53 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.
Ending in 3-18 months8
Open tenders1
Median award£319k
Contracts tracked141
Contracts ending soonest (8 of 8)
| Contract | Buyer | Incumbent supplier(s) | Value | Ends | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis of Soil Samples for Natural England's Long Term Monitoring Network 2026-2027
Find a Tender · CPV 71900000 |
Natural England | JAMES HUTTON LIMITED | £26k | 19 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
UK-wide |
| Physico Chemical Laboratory Services
Contracts Finder · CPV 71900000 |
Nibsc | LGC Ltd | £28.0m | 31 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
East of England |
| Recommissioning of X2 Hamilton Units incl. plate readers
call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 71900000 |
UK Health Security Agency | HAMILTON SALES & SERVICE UK LTD | £190k | 31 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
London |
| Mycobacterial Testing of Cardiovascular Graft Samples
Contracts Finder · CPV 71900000 |
NHS Blood and Transplant | THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £90k | 30 Apr 2027
re-tender likely from ~30 Oct 2026
|
Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Colindale Agilent S-LIMS 2026/2027 Licenses
Find a Tender · CPV 71900000 |
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency | Agilent Technologies Lda UK Limited | £51k | 30 Jun 2027
re-tender likely from ~30 Dec 2026
|
London |
| Laboratory Models with Cryopreservation Storage
Find a Tender · CPV 71900000 |
Animal and Plant Health Agency | ENVIGO RMS (UK) LIMITED | £23k | 26 Jul 2027
re-tender likely from ~26 Jan 2027
|
London |
| Substance Misuse Testing Services
Contracts Finder · CPV 71900000 |
Yorkshire and Humber Police Procurement (Y&HPP) | Abbott Toxicology Ltd | £820k | 31 Oct 2027
re-tender likely from ~30 Apr 2027
|
Yorkshire and the Humber |
| CPU 6555 Toxicology Services
Find a Tender · CPV 71900000 |
Nottingham City Council | SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £725k | 8 Feb 2028
re-tender likely from ~8 Aug 2027
|
East Midlands |
See all 8 in the renewal radar
Open tenders (1 of 1)
| Opportunity | Buyer | Value | Deadline | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Provision and Maintenance of Two Mass Spectrometry systems
Find a Tender · CPV 71900000 |
MHRA | £1.2m | 13 Oct 2026, 10:00 UK time | UK-wide |
All open tenders in this category
Expiring by quarter
Q1 2027 (3)Q2 2027 (2)Q3 2027 (1)Q4 2027 (1)Q1 2028 (1)Q2 2028 (1)By region
| Region | Contracts | Ending in window |
|---|---|---|
| London | 24 | 3 |
| South West | 11 | 0 |
| South East | 11 | 0 |
| West Midlands | 9 | 0 |
| Scotland | 9 | 0 |
| North East | 9 | 0 |
| North West | 7 | 0 |
| East of England | 6 | 1 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 4 | 2 |
| Wales | 4 | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 0 |
| East Midlands | 3 | 1 |
Top buyers
| Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Police and Crime Commissioner for Dyfed Powys | 10 | £106.2m |
| UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED | 10 | £139k |
| UK Health Security Agency | 8 | £246.8m |
| Office of the Surrey Police & Crime Commissioner | 7 | £2.0bn |
| Defra Network eTendering Portal | 7 | £10.3m |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM | 7 | £537k |
| CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED | 5 | £4.7m |
| NHS Blood and Transplant | 5 | £2.7m |
| Ministry of Defence | 4 | £16.0m |
| Magnox Limited | 4 | £1.4m |
Most frequent incumbents
| Supplier | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Eurofins Forensic Services Limited | 14 | £684.6m |
| ORCHID CELLMARK LTD | 12 | £104.3m |
| Key Forensic Services Ltd | 10 | £120.0m |
| Alphabiolaboratories Analytical Limited (t/a AlphaBiolabs) | 7 | £2.0bn |
| SYNLAB Laboratory Services | 5 | £1.1bn |
| IQVIA LTD. | 4 | £1.1bn |
| Randox Laboratories Ltd | 4 | £1.1bn |
| ABBOTT TOXICOLOGY LIMITED | 4 | £1.1bn |
| Cansford Laboratories Ltd | 4 | £1.1bn |
| Matrix Diagnostics Limited | 3 | £840.0m |
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.