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Laboratory fit out contracts

UK public sector · 102 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
102
Last 12 months
Median contract
£142k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£41.9m
100 of 101 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
63
Suppliers
79

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most laboratory fit out contracts took 18% of them (18 of 102).
  • Contracts awarded per quarter fell 17% from the first half of the period to the second.
  • The median contract, £142k, is close to the median across construction & trades contracts (£139k).
  • South East had the most contracts: 18, or 18% of the total.

Who buys laboratory fit out

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)8 contracts
  2. 2East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust8 contracts
  3. 3United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust6 contracts
  4. 4The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust6 contracts
  5. 5Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust3 contracts
  6. 6Hampshire County Council3 contracts
  7. 7Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust2 contracts
  8. 8Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust2 contracts
  9. 9Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust2 contracts
  10. 10Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust2 contracts

Top laboratory fit out contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Wemh Group LTD5 contracts
  2. 2Siemens Healthcare Ltd4 contracts
  3. 3Cuffe Plc3 contracts
  4. 4FUJIFILM Healthcare UK3 contracts
  5. 5Artic Building Services Ltd3 contracts
  6. 6Andrew Johnson Construction Ltd2 contracts
  7. 7Asgard Controlled Environments Ltd2 contracts
  8. 8Humber Projects Ltd2 contracts
  9. 9Hobson & Porter2 contracts
  10. 10METRIC BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED2 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

21Q4 2025*30Q1 202625Q2 202625Q3 20261Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 93 · Wales 7 · Scotland 2

South East18East of England17London11Yorkshire and The Humber10North West8South West8East Midlands7Wales7West Midlands4North East3Scotland1UK-wide or not stated8

What is included

Refurbishment and fit-out of laboratories, clinical imaging rooms and other technically specialist rooms, including benching, services, shielding and plant alterations.

  • University and government laboratory refurbishment
  • CT scanner and MRI suite works
  • Partitioned containment zones
  • School kitchen strip-out and refit (builder's and M&E work)

What is not included

  • General office or room fit-out (con.build.interior-fit-out)
  • Modular aseptic or clinical units (con.build.modular-buildings)
  • Fume cupboards and LEV on their own (con.mech.lev-fume-extraction)
  • Medical gas pipelines on their own (con.mech.medical-gas)
  • Catering equipment supply and kitchen design (another industry: catering-hospitality)
  • Medical imaging and laboratory equipment supply (another industry: healthcare)

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