Chemicals contracts expiring in the UK: 71 worth £123m
Every chemicals contract held by a UK public body that has a published end date. The re-tender window is computed from the end date and the buyer's own lead times, so you can approach them while the incumbent still holds it.
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What this market looks like
71 chemicals contracts across the UK carry a published end date, worth £123m between them. They are held across 47 buyers, and the typical one is worth £126k.
38 of them expire within twelve months, and 14 are already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 54% of this market back in play inside a year.
106 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 8% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.
7 are frameworks rather than a single contract, so part of this market is reached by getting onto a supplier list first and competing for call-offs afterwards.
The most active buyers are NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED (10), Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO (5), UK Research and Innovation (4).
The contracts here are most often held by LYRECO UK LIMITED (5), BOC LIMITED (2), Anglia Care Trust (2).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 953_26 Modular Buildings East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £42m | 22 Apr 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Deep Geothermal Drilling Works Yorkshire and the Humber | University of York | £35m | 31 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Lot 3. Premium Glue Sticks East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £8.3m | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| DAC 89/25 - DAERA - THE SUPPLY OF SPECIALIST GAS ENGINEERING SERVICES TO INFECTED AND HIGH-RISK TRACING SITES (NOTIFIABLE AVIAN EPIZOOTIC DISEASE) IN NORTHERN IRELAND - LOT 2 Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs | £600k | 16 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Lot 1. Smartbuy Branded Adhesives and Adhesive Tapes East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £4.0m | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Lot 2. Adhesives and Adhesive Tapes East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £3.7m | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Repairs/Refurbishment to the CET Systems London | SE TRAINS LIMITED | £109k | 16 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Procurement of Testing Campaign Using a Packed Bed Flow Reactor – PP-UKIFS - 458 South East England | UK Fusion Energy Ltd | £99k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| 150_25 Pest Control Products and Services East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £10m incl. VAT | 18 Dec 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Design, Supply, and Installation of a Liquid Nitrogen Storage &Distribution System South East England | UK Atomic Energy Authority | £1.1m | 27 Sept 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Procurement of Testing Campaign Using a Packed Bed Flow Reactor – PP-UKIFS- 458 South East England | UK Industrial Fusion Energy Ltd | £80k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| HNB - Supply of Chemicals North West England | Nuclear Restoration Services Limited | £467k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| CLI-OJEU-44377 Culture Media & Associated Consumables Wales | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) | £96k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| ISIS Target Station industrial gas supply South West England | UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) | £250k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Lot 4. Bulk Supply of Chemical Products North West England | Lancashire County Council | £343k | 31 Jul 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Single Malt Whisky London | Corporate Officer of the House of Lords | £87k | 30 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| PRN26101 Landlord Natural Gas Supply Northern Ireland | Choice Housing Ireland Limited | £2.0m incl. VAT | 30 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Storage Solution for Explosives South West England | Defence Science and Technology Laboratory | £453k | 30 Jun 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Legionella Planned Preventative Maintenance South East England | Milton Keynes City Council | £624k | 30 Nov 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Supply of AdBlue Wales | Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) | £1.9m | 02 Feb 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Explosives Detection Dogs (EDD) Training Aids London | British Transport Police Authority | £82k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Care Home and Extra Care domestic supplies South West England | Bath & North East Somerset Council | £41k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Medical Gases Rental, Refills, Collection and Delivery - S495577 East of England | Norfolk County Council | £40k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Horticultural - purchase of Herbicide West Midlands | Stoke on Trent City Council | £40k | 30 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| New Years Eve Fireworks 2026 North East England | Sunderland City Council | £48k | 01 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| The Supply & Support of Medical O2 for divers equipment, LSL.MED/0199 South West England | LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITED | £1.0m | 11 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Y&S Medical Gas Cylinders Yorkshire and the Humber | YORK TEACHING HOSPITAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LLP | £780k | 31 Jan 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Explosives Detection Dogs (EDD) Training Aids London | British Transport Police Authority | £26k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Pest Control Products Yorkshire and the Humber | Leeds City Council | £25k | 28 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| 4855/AMRC/GM/2025 Kiln Modification for Hydrogen / Natural Gas Mix Yorkshire and the Humber | UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD | £400k | 13 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| T25-168ENV Tender for Hire of Plant and Equipment Northern Ireland | Derry City and Strabane District Council | - | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Rough Sleeping, Drug and Alcohol Treatment East of England | East Suffolk Council | £126k | 31 Oct 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Rough Sleeping, Drug and Alcohol Treatment East of England | East Suffolk Council | £126k | 31 Oct 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Office and Education Supplies South West England | THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION | £1.0m | 30 Apr 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Helium refill East of England | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £17k | 29 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| bulk liquid nitrogen East of England | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £27k | 26 Nov 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Fore Street pool E Chlorination System East of England | Ipswich Borough Council | £22k | 18 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| CSP26577 South West England | UK Research and Innovation | £26k | 30 Nov 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| CSP26170 - Service Contract Renewal including consumables CONTRACT 48250 South West England | UK Research and Innovation | £12k | 28 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Supply and Delivery of Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals Northern Ireland | NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED | £1.5m | 12 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
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The full list, the named incumbent on every line and the computed re-tender window are on the expiry radar.
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