# Lab equipment public sector tenders (12 open)

Lab equipment: 12 open tenders, 18 coming soon, 211 contracts ending within 12 months. Median bids at these buyers: 3.5.

## Closing first
| Tender | Buyer | Closes | Value | Buyer's usual contest |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Air Quality Monitoring System for Granville Landfill](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-077b9e) | Borough of Telford & Wrekin | 2026-10-12 | not stated | a typical contest |
| [Tandem Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-069a55) | NPL Management Limited | 2026-10-15 | £237k | not enough history to rate |
| [Flow cryometer with cell sorting capability](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-0774d1) | NPL Management Limited | 2026-10-15 | £250k | not enough history to rate |
| [DOJ - FSNI - Supply, Delivery and Support of a Benchtop Glass Refractive Index Determination System](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06f9fa) | Forensic Science Northern Ireland | 2026-10-16 | £120k | not enough history to rate |
| [Aseptic Pharmacy Products](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-0782a1) | The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust | 2026-10-16 | £45k | not enough history to rate |
| [Procurement of a Rheometer](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-077e48) | MHRA | 2026-10-23 | £75k | few bidders |
| [Uncrewed Ocean Surface Vehicle (USV)](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-078079) | Cardiff University | 2026-10-23 | £100k | a typical contest |
| [NEPO217 - Winter Bureau, Weather Forecasting & Outstation Maintenance](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06903b) | The Association of North East Councils Limited (NEPO) | 2026-11-04 | not stated | not enough history to rate |
| [WBS-FTS-64245 Haematology Testing System](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06ebd3) | Velindre University NHS Trust | 2026-11-04 | £409k | few bidders |
| [Supply and Delivery of Laser Cameras](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-0783b3) | Scottish Police Authority | 2026-11-09 | not stated | few bidders |
| [Supply of Advanced Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Platform](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-078385) | Aberystwyth University | 2026-11-09 | £157k | not enough history to rate |
| [Supply of Advanced Chromatography and Molecular Characterisation Platform](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-078380) | Aberystwyth University | 2026-11-09 | £199k | not enough history to rate |

## Largest open tenders
| Tender | Buyer | Closes | Value | Buyer's usual contest |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [WBS-FTS-64245 Haematology Testing System](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06ebd3) | Velindre University NHS Trust | 2026-11-04 | £409k | few bidders |
| [Flow cryometer with cell sorting capability](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-0774d1) | NPL Management Limited | 2026-10-15 | £250k | not enough history to rate |
| [Tandem Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-069a55) | NPL Management Limited | 2026-10-15 | £237k | not enough history to rate |
| [Supply of Advanced Chromatography and Molecular Characterisation Platform](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-078380) | Aberystwyth University | 2026-11-09 | £199k | not enough history to rate |
| [Supply of Advanced Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Platform](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-078385) | Aberystwyth University | 2026-11-09 | £157k | not enough history to rate |

## Buyers here that usually draw the fewest bids
| Buyer | Usual bids | Open here |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Velindre University NHS Trust](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/velindre-university-nhs-trust) | 2 | 1 |
| [MHRA](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/mhra) | 2.5 | 1 |
| [Scottish Police Authority](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/scottish-police-authority) | 3.5 | 1 |
| [Borough of Telford & Wrekin](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/borough-of-telford-and-wrekin) | 5 | 1 |
| [Cardiff University](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/cardiff-university) | 5 | 1 |

## Buyers
- [NPL Management Limited](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/npl-management-limited): 3
- [Aberystwyth University](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/aberystwyth-university): 2
- [UK Atomic Energy Authority](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/uk-atomic-energy-authority): 2
- [Ministry of Justice](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/ministry-of-justice): 2
- [Borough of Telford & Wrekin](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/borough-of-telford-and-wrekin): 1
- Forensic Science Northern Ireland: 1
- [The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/the-shrewsbury-and-telford-hospital-nhs-trust): 1
- [MHRA](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/mhra): 1
- [Cardiff University](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/cardiff-university): 1
- The Association of North East Councils Limited (NEPO): 1

Source: Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, Open Government Licence v3.0. Updated 2026-10-09. Bid counts describe a buyer's history, not a forecast. Method: https://bidcount.co.uk/about. Page: https://bidcount.co.uk/sectors/lab-equipment