Laboratory and precision equipment contracts expiring in Wales: 14 worth £1.3m
Public sector laboratory and precision equipment contracts held by buyers in Wales 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
- Supply of Benchtop High-Resolution Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer InstrumentSwansea UniversityEnds 16 Nov 2026, £50k
- Capital Purchase of Mettler Toledo Balance XPR226DRCardiff & Vale University Health BoardEnds 31 Mar 2027, £49k
What this market looks like
14 laboratory and precision equipment contracts in Wales carry a published end date, worth £1.3m between them. They are held across 10 buyers, and the typical one is worth £61k.
10 of them expire within twelve months, and 1 is already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 71% of this market back in play inside a year.
14 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 21% 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 Swansea University (4), Cardiff & Vale University Health Board (2), Natural Resources Wales (1).
The contracts here are most often held by GHGSat UK Ltd (1), Plexus Fire & Security Limited (1), Prifysgol Aberystwyth University (1).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AV Methane Survey Wales | Natural Resources Wales | £61k | 04 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Supply, Installation & Maintenance of Fire Components (Swansea University & Ty Beck) Wales | Codi Group Ltd | £59k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Supply of Marine and Freshwater Nutrient Monitoring Sensors Wales | Carmarthenshire County Council | £381k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| DUCTED FUME HOODS Wales | Cardiff & Vale University Health Board | £52k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Scan Pro Surveying Kit for Scientific Investigations Unit Wales | Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales | £35k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Capital Purchase of Mettler Toledo Balance XPR226DR Wales | Cardiff & Vale University Health Board | £49k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Award of Automated Meter Reading (AMR) and Analysis Services Wales | University of South Wales | £150k | 11 Jan 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Supply of Benchtop High-Resolution Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer Instrument Wales | Swansea University | £50k | 16 Nov 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Pipette Tips Wales | Cardiff and Vale University Health Board | £76k | 27 Jun 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| SU182(26 Tender for UV-Enhanced Tuneable Light Source Wales | Swansea University | £83k | 06 Oct 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Upgrade of Zeiss 980 confocal microscope Wales | Swansea University | £50k | 07 Oct 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Supply of Glovebox System for Inert-atmosphere Optical Spectroscopy (INOS) Wales | Swansea University | £50k | 07 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Temperature Monitoring System Wales | Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board | £126k | 31 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| SEA-19419 - Multifunction Calibrator Wales | Defence Equipment and Support | £110k | 29 Jan 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.