Summary
Machine-generated summaryUK Research and Innovation (UKRI) plans to establish a contract of up to four years for the supply of microscopy equipment and associated services, possibly with multiple suppliers across multiple lots. Delivery covers all UKRI locations, including Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Didcot and Daresbury Laboratory in Warrington. The estimated value is 9,000,000.00 pounds excluding VAT, though this is an estimate and not guaranteed. Before tendering, UKRI is seeking market input: suppliers can email stfcprocurement@ukri.org with the subject line 'UKRI-5804 Microscopy Equipment Questionnaire' to request the questionnaire, returning it by 10th August 2026.
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What this market pays
The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 126 awards for Laboratory & precision equipment in United Kingdom.
- This notice
- €10.5M
- Median award
- €79,237
- Middle half of past awards
- €33,835 to €172,557
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.
The buyer
Full buyer profileUK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
- notices in the register
- 181
- awards
- 139
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 115
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 5%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 100%
Based on 122 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
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This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Laboratory & precision equipment - United Kingdom
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| VWR International Ltd | 5 | €212,216 | Sep 2026 |
| Carl Zeiss Ltd | 4 | €449,003 | Jul 2026 |
| Fisher Scientific UK | 4 | €309,021 | Sep 2026 |
| LIFE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | 4 | €283,546 | Oct 2026 |
| SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY SUPPLIES LIMITED | 4 | €125,097 | Jul 2026 |
Based on 146 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.
18 open tenders right now
Market context
Larger than 97% of the open notices in Laboratory & precision equipment across Europe.
- open now in Laboratory & precision equipment
- 1,726
- median open notice
- €204,436
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersUnited Kingdom · Laboratory & precision equipment
- different companies won awards here
- 108
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 9%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 58
Based on 146 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
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