The Provision of Laboratory Consumables
Details
- Buyer
- Scottish Water
- Value
- £26,500,000
- Topic
- Laboratory glassware
- Published
- 28 January 2026
- Submission
- 2 March 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Scottish Water is seeking multiple suppliers for the supply of laboratory consumables spanning multiple lots. Lot 1: Lot 1 - General Consumables Lot 1 – List of general laboratory consumables including:<br/>- Plastic Consumables & Disposables<br/>- Filtration Products<br/>- Commonly used Pyrex, Duran<br/>- Quickfit & E-mil Glassware, Whatman Filtration Products<br/>- Commonly used Volumetric Glassware<br/>- Micropipettors & Pipette Tips<br/>- Non-Disposable Plastic Products<br/>- Plastic Containerware inc Bottles, Sample Containers & Storage Boxes,<br/>- Bench Top Equipment Inc. Ovens, Incubators, Water Baths, Heaters, Pumps, Meters,<br/> Balances, Centrifuges & Heating Mantles<br/>- Cleanroom Products Inc. Clothing & Cleaning Materials<br/>- Chromatography Consumables Inc. Syringes, Columns, Vials & Caps<br/>- General Laboratory Chemicals Lot 2: Lot 2 - Crypto Supplies Lot 2 – Crypto Supplies – Compressed foam filters for sampling of raw and potable waters<br/>and laboratory consumables to isolate Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia oocysts<br/>compliant with The Microbiology of Drinking Water (2010) - Part 14 - Methods for the<br/>isolation, identification and enumeration of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts Lot 3: Lot 3 - Crypto Supplies Lot 3 – Crypto Supplies – A fluorescein-labelled monoclonal antibody reagent which binds<br/>specifically to Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts that display bright green<br/>fluorescence using a fluorescent microscope and laboratory consumables to isolate<br/>Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia oocysts compliant with The Microbiology of Drinking<br/>Water (2010) - Part 14 - Methods for the isolation, identification and enumeration of<br/>Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts. Lot 4: Lot 4 - Enumeration Supplies Lot 4 – The enumeration of coliform bacteria and Escherichia coli by a defined substrate<br/>most probable number technique incubated at 37 °C compliant with The Microbiology of<br/>Drinking Water (2009) - Part 4 - Methods for the isolation and enumeration of coliform<br/>bacteria and Escherichia coli (including E. coli O157:H7). Lot 5: Lot 5 - Bacterial Media Lot 5 – Bacterial media – Media required for the detection of micro-organisms in potable,<br/>raw water and wastewater samples using membrane filtration and pour plate methods<br/>compliant with The Microbiology of Drinking Water (2009) documentations excluding Part<br/>14. Lot 6: Lot 6 - Sample Containers Lot 6 – Sample Containers – a selection of sterile and non-sterile containers of varying<br/>volume are required to take potable, raw and waste water samples. A portion of<br/>containers will require pre-dosing with preservatives. Lot 7: Lot 7 - Test Kits and Reagents Lot 7 – Tests kits and reagents for the detection of Chlorine, COD, Non-Ionic detergent,<br/>Hexavalent Chromium, Sulphide, Free Cyanide and Formaldehyde in water and waste<br/>waters. Lot 8: Lot 8 - Bacterial Reference Materials Lot 8 – Bacterial reference materials that contain a certified quantity of pure cultures of<br/>micro-organisms for internal quality control compliant with The Microbiology of Drinking Water (2009) documentations. Lot 9: Lot 9 - Chromatography Supplies Lot 9 – Chromatography Supplies - a selection of supplies to carry out routine maintenance of Gas Chromatographs and Liquid Chromatographs.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published28 January 2026Current notice
- Completed: Submission date2 March 2026
About the buyer
Scottish Water is Scotland's national water and wastewater utility, procuring as a central public body with its own dedicated procurement and supply chain team. Contracts above the relevant thresholds go through a compliant tender under the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016. Five internal teams, including Contractor Services and Corporate Services, manage procurement and the supply chain. The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply gave the department platinum accreditation in 2015.
Over the past 5 years, most of Scottish Water's contract awards have been in industrial machinery, IT services and electrical equipment and lighting.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-water.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-water.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-water.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-water.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-water.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@scottish-water.gov |
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