FTS UK public procurement

Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals

APUC Limited

CompleteOCDS ID ocds-h6vhtk-04d071
Tender value£40,000,0009 awards · 9 contracts

01 Procurement

Tender overview

Updated 13 May 2026
Buyer
APUC Limited
Status
Complete
Procurement method
Open procedure
Category
goods
CPV classification
33793000 — Laboratory glassware
Tender period
Not supplied — 19 December 2025

Description

The Authority was seeking Contractor(s) for the supply of those laboratory consumables and chemicals required for the efficient functioning of laboratories in the Scottish HE/FE sector, NHS Scotland and other Scottish public sector organisations. For the purposes of this exercise, consumables and chemicals include but are not limited to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), glassware, filtration plastics, molecular biology plastics, tissue culture plastics, pipette tips and pipettors, gloves, solvents, fine chemicals, alcohol and acids, bio-chemicals, inorganic chemicals and salts and green chemicals. The supply of all products should include a provision for take-back schemes where possible. The Authority was seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of supply of laboratory consumables and chemicals required for the efficient functioning of laboratories across the further and higher education sector, NHS Scotland and other public bodies in Scotland. This includes Full and Associate Members, and future members of APUC Ltd.(Advanced Procurement for Universities & Colleges): https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/?#!/members. Other participating bodies include: - NHS National Procurement and its members - East Dunbartonshire Council - Fife Council, - East Ayrshire Council, - City of Edinburgh Council - Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture – SASA - National Galleries of Scotland - National Records of Scotland - Marine Directorate.

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02 Awards and contracts

Published award records

9 shown
Active

Glassware

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
6
Signed contract
27 March 2026
Active

Filtration Plastics

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
6
Signed contract
27 March 2026
Active

Molecular Biology and Tissue Culture Plastics

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
6
Signed contract
27 March 2026
Active

Pipettes and Tips

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
6
Signed contract
27 March 2026
Active

Solvents, Alcohol and Acids

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
6
Signed contract
27 March 2026
Active

Fine Chemicals and Deuterated Solvents

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
6
Signed contract
27 March 2026
Active

Bio-Chemicals

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
6
Signed contract
27 March 2026
Active

Inorganic Chemicals and Salts

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
6
Signed contract
27 March 2026
Active

One-Stop Shop Consumables and Chemicals

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
5
Signed contract
27 March 2026

03 Organisations

Buyers, suppliers and other parties

16 parties
Buyer, CentralPurchasingBody

APUC Limited

Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen, Stirling, UKM77, FK8 2DZ, United Kingdom

Supplier

Apollo Scientific Ltd.

Unit 3 & 4, 1 Parkway, Denton, UKD3, M34 3SG, United Kingdom

Supplier

Be Scientific Ltd

85 Great Portland Street, First Floor, London, UK, W1W 7LT, United Kingdom

Supplier

Camlab Limited

Norman Way Industrial Estate, Over, UK, CB24 5WE, United Kingdom

Supplier

Dixon Glass Ltd (T/A Dixon Science)

Juniper Science Park, Fircroft Way, Edenbridge, UK, TN8 6EL, United Kingdom

Funder

European Union

Address not supplied

Supplier

Findel Education Ltd

2 Gregory Street, Hyde, Hyde, UK, SK14 4HR, United Kingdom

Supplier

Fisher Scientific UK

Bishop Meadow Road, Loughborough, UKF2, LE11 5RG, United Kingdom

Supplier

fluorochem

unit 14 graphite way, hadfield, glossop, UKF1, sk131qh, United Kingdom

Supplier

Greiner Bio-One td

Brunel Way, Stroudwater Business Park, Stonehouse, UK, GL10 3SX, United Kingdom

Supplier

LS Scientific Limited

Unit 112 Joseph Wilson Industrial Estate, Millstrood Road, Whitstable, UK, CT5 3SN, United Kingdom

Supplier

Merck Life Science UK Limited

The Old Brickyard, New Road, Gillingham, UK, SP8 4XT, United Kingdom

Supplier

Scientific Laboratory Supplies Limited

Wilford Industrial Estate, Ruddington Lane, Nottingham, UK, NG11 7EP, United Kingdom

ReviewBody

Sheriff Court House

Viewfield Place, Stirling, FK8 1NH, United Kingdom

Supplier

StarLab

5 Tanners Drive, Milton Keynes, UK, MK14 5BU, United Kingdom

Supplier

VWR International Ltd

Hunter Boulevard, Magna Park, Lutterworth, UK, LE17 4XN, United Kingdom

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04 Provenance

Source for this process

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