Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

APUC LIMITED

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

044079-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 18424000, 18424300, 24300000, 24310000, 24311000, 24315000, 24320000, 24322500, 24327000, 33141310, 33696500, 33793000, 35113400, 38000000, 38437000, 38437100, 38437110, 38437120, 44832000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

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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Observed notice trail

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1. Tender record updated

   17 Nov 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   074432-2025

   Published tags

   tenderUpdate

2. Award notice observed

   13 May 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   044079-2026

   Published tags

   award, contract

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Glassware

  Buyer: APUC LIMITEDSupplier: Camlab Limited

  End date in notice

  Date not published

  Value shown in notice

  £3,750,000Value from the linked contract

  Official source

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  About this figure

  • This award names more than one supplier but does not divide the published value between them. The figure is shown for context and is not assigned to one supplier.
  • This figure comes from the linked contract record. Overall totals continue to use the separately published award value.

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  044079-2026-1

• Glassware

  Buyer: APUC LIMITEDSupplier: Dixon Glass Ltd (T/A Dixon Science)

  End date in notice

  Date not published

  Value shown in notice

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Source states no optionsLot 1Published 13 May 2026.Open supporting notice 044079-2026
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• Source states no optionsLot 9Published 13 May 2026.Open supporting notice 044079-2026

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