Lab Equipment (General) and Associated Services

Historical · ContractNo open deadline

Historical: no longer open for bids.

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01/ The notice

Key facts

Value: £200,000,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract value
Deadline (UK time): Fri 3 Oct 2025, 13:00 BSTA deadline does not apply to this historical notice. The source records Fri 3 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST, which is not an open deadline.
Published: 8 Oct 2025
Region: Any region

02/ The brief

What the notice says

Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.

LUPC tendered to establish a multi-supplier framework agreement for the supply of general laboratory equipment. The requirement is covered through 10 lots for specific equipment types. The agreement term is of 3 years with an optional extension period of up to 12 months, until 14 October 2029, 5 full suppliers are awarded under each lot. The award also includes additional reserve suppliers, who will not fulfil the requirement unless any of the fully awarded supplier does not proceed or is removed from the framework for any other reason

03/ Classification

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.

38000000

04/ History

Releases of this notice

One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.

8 Oct 2025
Contract notice
Contract notice published 8 October 2025.
Release 28e6c0e8-ccbd-4c3b-8160-1ec2d33987e1
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05/ Limits

What the source does not tell us

The stated value is a ceiling or programme total.
Only one release is held, so there is no change history.

06/ Questions

About this notice

London Universities Purchasing Consortium published this notice.

Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract value: £200,000,000.

07/ Related

Where to go next

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Reference: 28e6c0e8-ccbd-4c3b-8160-1ec2d33987e1
Source: Contracts Finder
Stage: contract · Contract
Last verified: Sun 5 Apr 2026, 18:14 BST
Read at: Fri 16 Oct 2026, 21:03 BST

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