Laboratory and precision equipment contracts expiring in Northern Ireland: 28 worth £22m
Public sector laboratory and precision equipment contracts held by buyers in Northern Ireland 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
- Contract for Supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and ongoing maintenance of a high accuracy, high performance, multifunctional, large volume co-ordinated measuring machinQueen's University BelfastEnds 09 Feb 2027, £809k incl. VAT
- RFQ 2025/61 - Supply, Installation Commissioning and Maintenance of a Particulate Matter PM10 and PM2.5 Analyser into Existing Air Quality StationNewry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)Ends 27 Mar 2027, £34k
- ID 6235074 - AFBI - Supply, Delivery and Servicing of Discrete AnalyserAgri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)Ends 30 Apr 2027, £130k
What this market looks like
28 laboratory and precision equipment contracts in Northern Ireland carry a published end date, worth £22m between them. They are held across 8 buyers, and the typical one is worth £404k.
5 of them expire within twelve months, and 1 is already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 18% of this market back in play inside a year.
27 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 17% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.
4 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 (11), Queen's University Belfast (5), Regional Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service (4).
The contracts here are most often held by MDI Medical (NI) Ltd (2), LI-COR Biosciences UK Ltd (2), PRIMACY HEALTHCARE 21 LIMITED (1).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermometers and Associated Products (5966304) Northern Ireland | Regional Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service | £4.5m | 18 Feb 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Contract for Supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and ongoing maintenance of a high accuracy, high performance, multifunctional, large volume co-ordinated measuring machin Northern Ireland | Queen's University Belfast | £809k incl. VAT | 09 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Thermometers and Associated Products (5966304) Northern Ireland | Regional Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service | £470k | 18 Feb 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| T101 Satellite Imagery Leakage Detection Services Northern Ireland | NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED | £5.9m | 04 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Thermometers and Associated Products (5966304) Northern Ireland | Regional Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service | £278k | 18 Feb 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| RFQ 2025/61 - Supply, Installation Commissioning and Maintenance of a Particulate Matter PM10 and PM2.5 Analyser into Existing Air Quality Station Northern Ireland | Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) | £34k | 27 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| ID 6235074 - AFBI - Supply, Delivery and Servicing of Discrete Analyser Northern Ireland | Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) | £130k | 30 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Thermometers and Associated Products (5966304) Northern Ireland | Regional Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service | £158k | 18 Feb 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| 260001 Contract for the Supply and Delivery of 3 Large Format, High Cadence Cameras Equipment for the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope Northern Ireland | Queen's University Belfast | £420k incl. VAT | 01 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Contract for the supply, delivery, commission, installation, consumables, & maintenance of a Femtosecond Laser Workstation for applications in glass substrates. Northern Ireland | Queen's University Belfast | £712k | 20 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Supply and Delivery of Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals Northern Ireland | NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED | £1.5m | 12 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Supply and Delivery of Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals Northern Ireland | NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED | £1.4m | 12 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| ID 6219059 - AFBI - RIVER MONITORING EQUIPMENT Northern Ireland | Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute | £404k | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Supply and Delivery of Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals Northern Ireland | NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED | £600k | 12 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Supply and Delivery of Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals Northern Ireland | NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED | £500k | 12 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 1 - Supply, Delivery, Support and Maintenance of 5 Data Buoys and Associated Instruments Northern Ireland | Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute | £1.0m | 31 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| 250262 - Contract for Supply, Delivery, Installation & Commissioning of a Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) System. Northern Ireland | Queen's University Belfast | £700k incl. VAT | 08 Jan 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Supply and Delivery of Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals Northern Ireland | NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED | £270k | 12 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| AFBI - SAFSD Supply and Delivery of Flux Towers and N2O Equipment Northern Ireland | The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute | £519k | 31 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Purchase of FlowCam Cyano Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs | £170k | 19 Feb 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Supply and Delivery of Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals Northern Ireland | NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED | £200k | 12 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Supply and Delivery of Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals Northern Ireland | NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED | £190k | 12 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| 250321 - Contract for Supply, delivery and Installation of a Metabolic Monitoring System for Mice Northern Ireland | Queen's University Belfast | £370k incl. VAT | 25 Jan 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Supply and Delivery of Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals Northern Ireland | NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED | £140k | 12 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| AFBI - SAFSD Supply and Delivery of Flux Towers and N2O Equipment Northern Ireland | The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute | £360k | 31 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Supply and Delivery of Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals Northern Ireland | NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED | £95k | 12 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Supply and Delivery of Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals Northern Ireland | NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED | £50k | 12 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 2 - Supply, Delivery and Software Support of Seven (7) stand-alone Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Loggers Northern Ireland | Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute | £81k | 31 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
Laboratory and precision equipment in other regions
Other sectors in Northern Ireland
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.