AwardedAwarded 30 September 2025

Lab Equipment (General)

London Universities Purchasing Consortium · Local or regional public body

In brief

London Universities Purchasing Consortium awarded laboratory equipment and environmental work to Camlab, Wolf Laboratories Limited and VWR International and 5 others on 30 September 2025.

It is split into 10 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

LUPC is tendering to establish a multi-supplier framework agreement for the supply of general laboratory equipment. The requirement is covered through 9 lots of specific equipment types, and an additional One Stop Shop lot, for the provision of requirements under multiple lots under a single transaction.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Centrifuges
What this lot covers

Lot 1, Centrifuges includes: Evaporator, Centrifugal evaporator, microcentrifuge refrigerated, microcentrifuge non refrigerated, low speed refrigerated, low speed non – refrigerated, medium speed refrigerated, medium speed non- refrigerated, high speed non-refrigerated, high speed Refrigerated, Analytica ultra non – refrigerated.

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Environmental Control
What this lot covers

Lot 2, Environmental Control: Circulators (cooled), Circulators (heated), Dry Block Heaters, Drying Cabinet, Freeze Dryer, Furnaces, Heating Mantles, Hotplates, Hybridisation Ovens, Incubator, Incubator Shaking, sub-ambient Incubator Shaking, above ambient, Incubator Standard, Incubator Sub-Ambient, Laboratory Ovens, Laboratory Ovens (Vacuum), Plasma Thawer, Shakers (benchtop), Water Baths.

Medical equipment and supplies, Laboratory and scientific equipment—
Safety
What this lot covers

Lot 3, Safety: Small Autoclaves - Bench Top, Floor-Standing Autoclave - Front Loader, Floor-Standing Autoclave - Top Loader, Glass washing, Fume Cupboard (non - ducted), Fume Cupboard (ducted), Safety Cabinet Class 1, Safety Cabinet Class 2, Safety Cabinet Class 3, Laminar Flow Cabinets.

Medical equipment and supplies, Furniture—
Measurement
What this lot covers

Lot 4, Measurement: Laboratory Balances, Chart Recorders, Chloride Meters, Colony Counters, Colorimeters, Conductivity Meters, Dissolved Oxygen Meters, Flame Photometers, Fluorimeters, Melting Point Apparatus,pH Meters, Spectrophotometer (UV & Vis), Thermo hygrometers, Viscometer, Combustion Elemental Analyser, Nitric Oxide Analyser, Micro Gas Analysers, Total Organic Halides (TOX)/ Adsorbable Organic Halides (AOX), Mercury Analysers, Analyser Alkalinity System, Potentiometric Titration, Coulometric and Volumetric Titrator Karl Fischer.

Laboratory and scientific equipment—
Environmental Storage - Fridges and Freezers
What this lot covers

Lot 5, Environmental Storage Fridge and Freezers: Environmental monitoring systems, Laboratory Refrigerator +4oC, Freezers -20oC: upright, Freezers -20oC: chest, Freezers -35oC upright, Freezers -35oC upright chest, Ultra Low Temperature Freezer -80oc upright, Ultra Low Temperature Freezer -80oc chest, Rapid Plasma Freezers, Laboratory Refrigerator +4oC low energy, Freezers -20oC: low energy upright, Freezers -20oC: low energy chest, Freezers -35oC low energy upright, Freezers -35oC low energy chest, Ultra Low Temperature Freezer -80oc low energy upright, Ultra Low Temperature Freezer -80oc low energy chest.

Environmental services—
Environmental Storage - Other Equipment
What this lot covers

Lot 6, Environmental Storage Other: Cryogenic Conservation Vessels, Cryostats, Ice Maker, Liquid Nitrogen Dewars, Cryostorage Freezer System-150°c, chest.

Medical equipment and supplies—
General Equipment - Miscellaneous
What this lot covers

Lot 7, General (Miscellaneous): Heat Sealers, Inverted Microscopes, Laboratory Benches & Chairs, Mixers (vortex), Pulveriser, Pumps, peristaltic, Pumps, vacuum, Rotary Evaporators, Sonicator, Standard Microscopes, Stereo Microscopes, Stirrers, O2 gas monitor portable, O2 gas monitor wall mounted, O2 gas monitor clip, CO2 gas monitor portable, CO2 gas monitor wall mounted, CO2 gas monitor clip.

Laboratory and scientific equipment—
Water Purification Systems
What this lot covers

Lot 8, Water Purification Equipment for Laboratories: Type 1 (for ISO Grade 1 water), Type 2 (for ISO Grade 2 water) and Type 3 1 (for ISO Grade 3 water) water purification systems.

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Liquid Handling Robotics and Laboratory Automation Systems
What this lot covers

Lot 9: Liquid Handling Robotics and Laboratory Automation Systems: Liquid Handling Robotics, Laboratory Automation Systems.

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One Stop Shop lot
What this lot covers

Lot 10, 0ne Stop Shop. To select suppliers who can supply a single source for all equipment (and CPV codes) defined in lot 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, above. In order to be eligible to bid for this lot, bidders whill have to provide lots 2, 7 and at least three other lots

Laboratory and scientific equipment—

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Camlab (SME)
Wolf Laboratories Limited
VWR International
Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd.
SciQuip Ltd.
Appleton Woods Ltd. (SME)
Be Scientific Ltd. (SME)
—£200,000,000
Camlab (SME)
Wolf Laboratories Limited
VWR International
Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd.
SciQuip Ltd.
Appleton Woods Ltd. (SME)
Fisher Scientific UK Ltd
—£200,000,000
Camlab (SME)
Wolf Laboratories Limited
VWR International
Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd.
SciQuip Ltd.
Appleton Woods Ltd. (SME)
Be Scientific Ltd. (SME)
—£200,000,000
Camlab (SME)
Wolf Laboratories Limited
VWR International
Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd.
SciQuip Ltd.
Appleton Woods Ltd. (SME)
Fisher Scientific UK Ltd
—£200,000,000
Camlab (SME)
Wolf Laboratories Limited
VWR International
Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd.
SciQuip Ltd.
Appleton Woods Ltd. (SME)
Fisher Scientific UK Ltd
—£200,000,000
Camlab (SME)
Wolf Laboratories Limited
VWR International
Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd.
SciQuip Ltd.
Appleton Woods Ltd. (SME)
Fisher Scientific UK Ltd
—£200,000,000
Camlab (SME)
Wolf Laboratories Limited
VWR International
Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd.
SciQuip Ltd.
Appleton Woods Ltd. (SME)
Fisher Scientific UK Ltd
—£200,000,000
Camlab (SME)
Wolf Laboratories Limited
VWR International
Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd.
SciQuip Ltd.
Appleton Woods Ltd. (SME)
Fisher Scientific UK Ltd
—£200,000,000
Camlab (SME)
Wolf Laboratories Limited
VWR International
Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd.
SciQuip Ltd.
Appleton Woods Ltd. (SME)
Fisher Scientific UK Ltd
—£200,000,000
Wolf Laboratories Limited
Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd.
Fisher Scientific UK Ltd
—£200,000,000

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · notice 061087-2025

About the buyer

Procurements

5

Awards

3

Suppliers it has used most for laboratory equipment

  1. Source Attribution Studies to Understand Transmission Pathways and AMR Origins

    Food Standards AgencyUK-wideResearch and development, Laboratory and scientific equipment

    Closing soon8 hours leftSuitable for SMEs

    £750kestimated
  2. GVTS & Enforcement sites equipment upgrade

    Driver and Vehicle Standards AgencyUK-wideArchitecture and engineering, Laboratory and scientific equipment

    Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £5.5mestimated
  3. WBS-FTS-63787 Replacement of Rapid Plasma/Blast Freezer Equipment

    NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)WalesLaboratory and scientific equipment, Medical equipment and supplies

    Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £470kestimated
  4. Enterprise Geospatial Licensed Maps & Data

    National Grid UK LimitedUK-wideLaboratory and scientific equipment, IT services and software

    Open7 days leftExpress interest

    Value not stated
  5. ET180 - Organ On Chip

    Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineNorth WestLaboratory and scientific equipment

    Open8 days left

    £235kestimated

From notice 061087-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 30 September 2025. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.