Laboratory and precision equipment contracts expiring in East Midlands: 14 worth £20m
Public sector laboratory and precision equipment contracts held by buyers in East Midlands that have a published end date. Approach the buyer while the incumbent still holds it, rather than meeting the work for the first time when it goes out to tender.
Expiring next
- The provision and installation of a Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance Filter Dynamics Measurement SystemBlaby District CouncilEnds 22 Dec 2026, £30k
- Provision of Discovery Tools and Radio Frequency KitsThe Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for NorthamptonshireEnds 31 Mar 2027, £35k incl. VAT
- Rental of Blood Gas Machines and AGURE LicenseUniversity Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustEnds 30 Apr 2027, £53k
What this market looks like
14 laboratory and precision equipment contracts in East Midlands carry a published end date, worth £20m between them. They are held across 8 buyers, and the typical one is worth £83k.
8 of them expire within twelve months, and 1 is already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 57% of this market back in play inside a year.
26 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 20% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.
5 are frameworks rather than a single contract, so a large part of this market is reached by getting onto a supplier list first and competing for call-offs afterwards.
The most active buyers are Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO (5), University of Leicester (2), Derbyshire County Council (2).
The contracts here are most often held by PATTERSONS (BRISTOL) LIMITED (2), BUNZL UK LIMITED (2), ELECTRONIC TEMPERATURE INSTRUMENTS LIMITED (2).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512_25 Utility Metering and Data Services East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £17m | 09 Feb 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| LUV01495 Procurement of Quad Systems C4 NMR Spectrometer and associated peripherals East Midlands | University of Leicester | £990k incl. VAT | 02 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Lot 1. First Aid Supplies and Personal Hygiene East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £1.6m | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Rental of Blood Gas Machines and AGURE License East Midlands | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust | £53k | 30 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Lot 8. Items for Direct Delivery to ESPO Customers East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £233k | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Supply, Installation and Commissioning of a Thermal Vacuum Cycling Chamber East Midlands | University of Leicester | £248k incl. VAT | 01 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Provision of Discovery Tools and Radio Frequency Kits East Midlands | The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire | £35k incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Lot 6. Measuring Equipment East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £117k | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| The provision and installation of a Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance Filter Dynamics Measurement System East Midlands | Blaby District Council | £30k | 22 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Lot 3. Cameras and Photographic Equipment East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £83k | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Provision of PTH Analyser Consumables East Midlands | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY AND BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £60k | 31 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| MRA InSAR Operational Provisional East Midlands | Mining Remediation Authority | £75k | 14 Sept 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| CONTROLS Closed-System Asphalt Analyzer East Midlands | Derbyshire County Council | £40k | 07 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| PLACE864ET Workshop Equipment Maintenance & Calibration East Midlands | Derbyshire County Council | £39k incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
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Regions come from the buyer's published NUTS code, which is the location of the buying authority rather than always the place the work happens. Contract end dates are published by buyers on contract details notices. Re-tender windows are computed estimates, not announcements.