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UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites

73 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026

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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count

LIMS contracts ,

73 contracts across the UK, of any size

Recently awarded

The latest LIMS contracts awarded

Awarded 9 October 2026

CoPath Support and maintenance contract

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Yorkshire and the Humber
£140k
Awarded 7 October 2026

Manzen LIMS System Customer Support & Development

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust · Northern Ireland
£289k
Awarded 23 September 2026

TELEPATH EXTENSION

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board · Wales
£14k
Awarded 17 September 2026

LAB software subscription

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · East of England
£23k
Awarded 3 September 2026

Siemens Atellica Middleware

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · North West
£32k

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Who wins · 24 months to October 2026

Dedalus won the most LIMS contracts

Clinisys won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.

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NHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
RankContractorContracts won, by buyerContractsValue wonBuyersShare
1 Dedalus
West Midlands · See every contract
15£2.6m7
2 X-Lab
North East · See every contract
10£372k9
3 Clinisys
East of England · See every contract
9£3.2m8
4 STARLIMS
London · SME · See every contract
7£807k3
5 Agilent Technologies
London · See every contract
3£190k1
6jointInsight
London · See every contract
2£305k1
6jointCOMPUGROUP MEDICAL UK LIMITED
London · SME · See every contract
2£229k1
6jointCYRES LIMITED
East of England · SME · See every contract
2£57k1
9jointFuture Perfect (Healthcare) Limited
South East · SME · See every contract
1£1.1m1
9jointAccenture
North East · See every contract
1£790k1

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Who buys

NHS and health award 70% of LIMS contracts

Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.

NHS and health51 contractsSchools and colleges2 contractsOther public bodies17 contractsUnder £100k40 contracts · median £33k£100k to £1m27 contracts · median £159k£1m or more3 contracts · median £1.6m
NHS and health51 contractsSchools2 contractsOther17 contractsUnder £100k40 contracts£100k to £1m27 contracts£1m or more3 contracts
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13 buyers bought LIMS more than once in the last 24 months

Each dot is a buyer, by how many LIMS contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.

24 buyers1 contract8 buyers2 contracts4 buyers3 or 4 contracts1 buyer5 or more contracts
24 buyers18 buyers24 buyers3 or 41 buyer5 or morecontracts awarded

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Few and big, or many and small

Each dot is a buyer: how many LIMS contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.

NHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
£10k£100k£1m£10m12351020LIMS contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLUK Health Security AgencySheffield Teaching Hospi…FRIMLEY HEALTH NHS FOUND…Birmingham Women's and C…University Hospitals Bir…Norfolk and Norwich Univ…
£10k£100k£1m£10m12351020LIMS contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLUK Health Security AgencyFRIMLEY HEALTH NHS FOUND…Birmingham Women's…University Hospital…Norfolk and Norwich Un…

Top buyers by contracts awarded

RankBuyerContractsValue
1UK Health Security Agency
See every contract
19£2.7m
2Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
See every contract
4£437k
3University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
See every contract
4£222k
4NHS Blood and Transplant
See every contract
3£224k
5Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
See every contract
3£85k
6FRIMLEY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
See every contract
2£1.7m
7The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
See every contract
2£948k
8Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
See every contract
2£625k
9Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
See every contract
2£209k
10North Bristol NHS Trust
See every contract
2£99k
Prices

Half of LIMS contracts are worth less than £80k

Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.

NHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
£10k£100k£1m£10mMedian £80k
£10k£100k£1m£10mMedian £80k
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The 10 biggest contracts hold 66% of the money

Coloured by who bought it.

  1. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustWinner not published · 19 Mar 2026£2.4m
  2. NHS Greater Glasgow and ClydeDedalus · 17 Dec 2024£1.6m
  3. FRIMLEY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTFuture Perfect (Healthcare) Limited · 4 Aug 2026£1.1m
  4. West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustClinisys · 1 Sep 2025£984k
  5. The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS TrustClinisys · 9 Dec 2025£930k
  6. UK Health Security AgencyCGM LAB Belgium SA · 14 May 2026£854k
  7. County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation TrustAccenture · 26 Mar 2025£790k
  8. FRIMLEY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTClinisys · 5 Jun 2025£527k
  9. Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)Thermo Fisher Scientific · 2 Sep 2025£462k
  10. UK Health Security AgencySTARLIMS · 1 Apr 2025£372k
Where and when

London awards the most LIMS contracts. March and July are the busiest months.

Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.

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RegionContractsValue
London17£3.1m
East of England9£2.2m
West Midlands8£660k
South West6£548k
North West5£110k
North East4£977k
South East4£1.9m
Yorkshire and the Humber3£2.6m
East Midlands3£387k
Wales3£95k
Scotland3£1.8m
Northern Ireland2£625k
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Key findings
  • 66%

    of the money is in the 10 biggest LIMS contracts.

    Of 70 contracts with a published value.
  • 36%

    of LIMS contracts are won by SMEs.

    As recorded by the buyer, on 59 award notices.
  • 36%

    of LIMS contracts are awarded in March and July.

    26 of 73 contracts.

Questions

How many LIMS contracts does the UK public sector award?

73 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 37 public buyers.

How much is a typical public sector LIMS contract worth?

The median is £80k, and 81% are worth less than £250k.

Who wins the most public sector LIMS contracts?

Dedalus won the most (15). Clinisys won the most by value (£3.2m).

Which buyers award the most LIMS contracts?

NHS and health award 70% of them.

What is included

Software that runs a clinical, pathology or public health testing laboratory: test requests, specimen tracking, results, sendaway tests, sequencing workflows and reporting.

  • Pathology LIMS (Telepath, Clinisys/Labcentre)
  • Pathology sendaway test tracking
  • Genomics and sequencing LIMS for public health laboratories

What is not included

  • Research, industrial and environmental lab informatics and instrument software -> it.sci.laboratory-informatics-software
  • Radiology RIS -> it.lob.radiology-information-system
  • Clinical trial data capture -> it.lob.clinical-trial-data-management
  • Genomic data platforms and bioinformatics -> it.data.genomic-data-platforms-and-bioinformatics
  • Laboratory analysers -> not IT (laboratory equipment)