Laboratory and precision equipment contracts expiring in North West England: 35 worth £14m
Public sector laboratory and precision equipment contracts held by buyers in North West England 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.
Contracts tracked
35
Combined value
£14m
Window open now
14
of the top 40
Source
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OGL v3.0
Expiring next
- Design, Manufacture, Testing and Installation and Commissioning of an Automated Electronic Dosemeter (EPD) CalibratorNuclear Restoration Services LimitedEnds 15 Nov 2026, £349k
- AF174 Plate Imaging & Analysis SystemAF174 Plate Imaging & Analysis SystemEnds 30 Nov 2026, £66k incl. VAT
- Prototype Fast Reactor Ventilation Upgrade Control Panel FATNuclear Restoration Services LimitedEnds 10 Dec 2026, £59k
What this market looks like
35 laboratory and precision equipment contracts in North West England carry a published end date, worth £14m between them. They are held across 14 buyers, and the typical one is worth £107k.
27 of them expire within twelve months, and 14 are already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 77% of this market back in play inside a year.
31 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.
The most active buyers are Sellafield Limited (13), Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (6), UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED (4).
The contracts here are most often held by Phoenix Dosimetry Ltd (HTSL Group) (3), Nuvia Ltd (2), AMETEK (GB) LIMITED (2).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase of Criticality Lockets North West England | Sellafield Limited | £354k incl. VAT | 28 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| CO2,NO2 & NOX Analyser Maintenance North West England | Sellafield Limited | £70k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Mecon Magnetic Flowmeters North West England | Sellafield Limited | £408k | 31 May 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Purchase of Mecon Magnetic Flow Meters North West England | Sellafield Limited | £407k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Design, Manufacture, Testing and Installation and Commissioning of an Automated Electronic Dosemeter (EPD) Calibrator North West England | Nuclear Restoration Services Limited | £349k | 15 Nov 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Purchase of dosimetry parts North West England | Sellafield Limited | £149k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Maentwrog Hydro Power Station Optimisation Services North West England | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | £1.1m | 04 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Ruthenium Plaques North West England | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £130k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Gamma Spec Directive X North West England | Sellafield Limited | £261k | 02 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Gamma Spec Directive X North West England | Sellafield Limited | £261k | 02 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Provision of High Resolution Gamma Spectrometry (HRGS) North West England | Nuclear Restoration Services Limited | £107k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Xenium Single-cell Spatial Transcriptomics/Proteomics Instrument for Medicines Discovery Catapult North West England | MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED | £344k | 17 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) - Radiation Protection Services North West England | Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £4.0m | 31 Dec 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Purchase of Seracam Camera North West England | Nuclear Restoration Services Limited | £167k | 18 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Replacement Gamma Bag Monitors for Non-Destructive Assay (NDA) Systems 36 and 45 North West England | Nuclear Restoration Services Limited | £163k | 18 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Multiplex Biomarker Discover Equipment North West England | MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED | £129k incl. VAT | 09 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Supply of Aerosol Spectrometer North West England | UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED | £68k | 11 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Purchase of criticality lockets North West England | Sellafield Limited | £70k | 28 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| AF174 Plate Imaging & Analysis System North West England | AF174 Plate Imaging & Analysis System | £66k incl. VAT | 30 Nov 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| New dosimetry monitor calibrator North West England | Sellafield Limited | £55k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Supply of Trimble Equipment and 1 year VRS Subscription. North West England | Nuclear Restoration Services Limited | £53k incl. VAT | 24 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Purchase of Flowmeters, transmitters and ferrules North West England | Sellafield Limited | £48k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Gamma Detector North West England | Sellafield Limited | £61k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Movement Analysis Equipment North West England | University of Salford | £423k | 12 Oct 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Prototype Fast Reactor Ventilation Upgrade Control Panel FAT North West England | Nuclear Restoration Services Limited | £59k | 10 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Supply of laserflow assembly system North West England | Sellafield Limited | £43k | 04 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Disposable plastic rings for dosimeter use North West England | Sellafield Limited | £40k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Automated Liquid Handlers North West England | UK BIOBANK LIMITED | £3.2m | 26 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| AF191 Purchase of Anaerobic Workstation North West England | Liverpool School Of Tropical Medicine | £74k incl. VAT | 10 Sept 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| MapInfo Software Licence 2025 North West England | Transport for Greater Manchester | £49k | 30 Sept 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Purchase of Cryo Free Dilution Refrigerator North West England | UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER | £543k incl. VAT | 24 Apr 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Procurement of endoscope for FHP inspections North West England | UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED | £46k | 06 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Intoxilyzer Purchase & Servicing 26-30 North West England | Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire | £76k | 12 Jul 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Supply of NOx Gas Analyser North West England | UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED | £83k | 31 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Supply of Powder Flow Rheometer North West England | UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED | £79k | 16 Apr 2029 | 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.