# Lab equipment in Wales public sector tenders (4 open)

Lab equipment in Wales: 4 open tenders, 1 coming soon, 3 contracts ending within 12 months.

## Closing first
| Tender | Buyer | Closes | Value | Buyer's usual contest |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Uncrewed Ocean Surface Vehicle (USV)](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-078079) | Cardiff University | 2026-10-23 | £100k | a typical 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 |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| [Uncrewed Ocean Surface Vehicle (USV)](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-078079) | Cardiff University | 2026-10-23 | £100k | a typical contest |

## 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 |
| [Cardiff University](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/cardiff-university) | 5 | 1 |

## Buyers
- [Aberystwyth University](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/aberystwyth-university): 2
- [Cardiff University](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/cardiff-university): 1
- [Velindre University NHS Trust](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/velindre-university-nhs-trust): 1
- [Carmarthenshire County Council](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/carmarthenshire-county-council): 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/tenders/lab-equipment/wales