Ends Jan 2027
Aseptic Test Media
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust · West Midlands · 1-year contract
Held by Southern Group Laboratory
Microbiology equipment tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
227 microbiology equipment tenders and contracts, 60 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£380k
- Contracts a month2.1
- Won by SMEs60%
- Renewing in 6 months3
- Frameworks and DPSs3
- Live now1See them →
Microbiology equipment contracts
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How many microbiology equipment contracts do keyword alerts miss?
In the last year, a "microbiology" alert would have missed 16 of 23 microbiology equipment contracts (70%) and an expert list of 15 phrases 13 (57%). How we measured this
Keyword alert"microbiology"
70% missed
16 of 23
Expert list15 phrases
57% missed
13 of 23
Expert list: microbiology, microbiology equipment, microbiology consumable, microbiology system, microbiology managed service, culture media, media dispenser, colony counter, microbiology laboratory, contact plate, microbiology reagent, quanti-tray, microbial identification system, laboratory automation microbiology, pathology microbiology
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51 contracts across the UK, of any size
Live now
1 microbiology equipment opportunity is open now
- OpenCloses in 5 weeksMicrobiology Services Managed Service ContractNHS Lothian · Scotland
- Awarded22 Oct 20261 PO0262D T.S.A CONTACT PLATE IRRADCambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · East of EnglandWon by Oxoid Limited£27k
- Awarded19 Oct 2026Supply of 3 Mediajet Dispensers to APHAAnimal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)Won by Wolflabs£54k
- Awarded6 Oct 2026Pathology Managed Service Contract for MicrobiologyUniversity Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust · South WestWon by bioMérieux£1.3m
- Awarded29 Sep 2026Provision of a Biomic SystemUK Health Security AgencyWon by Giles Scientific
- Awarded22 Sep 2026PHW-DCO-61539 Sexual Health Testing Consumables for Ysbyty Glan ClwydPublic Health Wales NHS Trust · WalesWon by Roche Diagnostics£196k
- Awarded2 Sep 2026Microbiology Services Managed Service ContractNHS Lothian · Scotland
- Awarded26 Aug 2026Provision of Colony Counter ProtoCOL 3 PLUSUK Health Security Agency · LondonWon by Don Whitley Scientific£16k
- Awarded12 Aug 2026Supply of Proprietary Consumables and Reagents for IDEXX Quanti Tray™UK Health Security AgencyWon by IDEXX£350k
- Awarded12 Aug 2026Water Filtration System (Colindale)UK Health Security Agency · LondonWon by West Technology Systems£14k
- Awarded18 Jun 2026Microbiology Membrane Filtration SystemBelfast Health and Social Care Trust · Northern IrelandWon by Premier Scientific Ltd£217k
- Awarded1 Jun 2026Don Whitley WASP Maintenance 2026/2027UK Health Security Agency · LondonWon by Don Whitley Scientific£1m
- Awarded10 Apr 2026C429389 - Service contract for sensititre equipment in ColindaleUK Health Security Agency · LondonWon by Thermo Fisher Scientific£16k
- Awarded10 Apr 2026STH Pharmacy - Media for Environmental MonitoringSheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Southern Group Laboratory£412k
- Awarded26 Mar 2026Automated AST & Bacteria TestingPublic Services Delivery Scotland · ScotlandWon by bioMérieux
- Awarded18 Mar 2026Purchase of STERITEST SYMBIONorthumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Limited · North EastWon by Merck Life Science£35k
- Awarded5 Mar 2026UKHSA & CARPHA Partnership - Phase 2 - Equipment 25/26UK Health Security Agency · LondonWon by Bio-Nuclear Inc£88k
- Awarded23 Feb 2026Broth Micro Dilution Antimicrobial Sensitivity Testing PlatformUK Health Security Agency · LondonWon by Thermo Fisher Scientific£1.9m
- Awarded23 Feb 2026NEW. Broth Micro Dilution (BMD) Antimicrobial Sensitivity Testing (AST)UK Health Security Agency · LondonWon by Thermo Fisher Scientific£1.9m
- Awarded30 Jan 20262526-069-STA-PHW Provision of Maintenance for BD Kiestra system for Public Health WalesPublic Health Wales NHS Trust · WalesWon by Becton Dickinson£182k
- Awarded27 Jan 2026Aseptic Test MediaThe Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust · West MidlandsWon by Southern Group Laboratory£28k
- Awarded2 Jan 2026Blood Culture SolutionNHS Lothian · ScotlandWon by bioMérieux£1.9m
- Awarded19 Dec 2025Pathology Managed Equipment ServiceGloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · South WestWon by Roche Diagnostics
- Awarded18 Dec 2025BACTEC MGIT analyser & Epicentre middlewareUK Health Security Agency · LondonWon by Becton Dickinson£140k
- Awarded19 Nov 2025Supply and Delivery of Cryptosporidium ChemicalsNI Water and its subsidiaries · Northern IrelandWon by TCS Biosciences£393k
- Awarded16 Oct 2025Purchase of Double Incubator and Imaging ModuleUK Health Security Agency · North WestWon by Don Whitley Scientific£1m
- Awarded1 Oct 2025Antibiotic DiscsUniversity Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust · East MidlandsWon by Mast Group Limited£40k
- Awarded25 Sep 2025Mircobiological MediaBradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Southern Group Laboratory£340k
- Awarded25 Sep 2025BTH25-016 Microbiological MediaBradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Southern Group Laboratory£340k
- Awarded31 Aug 2025Service contract for Blood culture MachinesBirmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust · West MidlandsWon by Becton Dickinson£21k
- Awarded28 Aug 2025C384369 - Manchester TLA Slide PrepUK Health Security Agency · North WestWon by Don Whitley Scientific£62k
Where to bid
Where microbiology equipment tenders are run
Atamis2 50%
NHS Supply Chain1 25%- eTenderWales1 25%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Frameworks and DPS
3 frameworks for microbiology equipment work are running. None are open to join now.
bioMérieux won the most microbiology equipment contracts
It also won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
NHS and healthCentral governmentTransport and utilities
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bioMérieux London · 1 framework place · See every contract | 8 | £11.8m | 6 | ||
| 2joint | Thermo Fisher Scientific London · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 7 | £4.5m | 3 | ||
| 2joint | Don Whitley Scientific North West · SME · See every contract | 7 | £2.7m | 3 | ||
| 2joint | Becton Dickinson London · See every contract | 7 | £726k | 7 | ||
| 5 | Southern Group Laboratory Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 4 | £1.1m | 3 | ||
| 6joint | Premier Scientific Ltd Northern Ireland · SME · See every contract | 2 | £217k | 2 | ||
| 6joint | Roche Diagnostics South West · See every contract | 2 | £196k | 2 | ||
| 6joint | Giles Scientific London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £108k | 2 | ||
| 9joint | Syntec Scientific Ltd. Northern Ireland · See every contract | 1 | £3.1m | 1 | ||
| 9joint | Chrystal Medical Limited South East · See every contract | 1 | £1.2m | 1 |
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Who buys
NHS and health bodies award 55% of microbiology equipment contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
8 buyers bought microbiology equipment more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many microbiology equipment contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many microbiology equipment contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
NHS and healthCentral governmentTransport and utilities
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UK Health Security Agency | 18 | £11.9m |
| 2 | Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) | 3 | £228k |
| 3 | BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) | 2 | £7.2m |
| 4 | NHS Lothian | 2 | £1.9m |
| 5 | NHS Blood and Transplant | 2 | £927k |
| 6 | Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £680k |
| 7 | Public Health Wales NHS Trust | 2 | £378k |
| 8 | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £60k |
| 9 | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £4.4m |
| 10 | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £1.3m |
97 microbiology equipment contracts awarded since 2021
- 32021
- 122022
- 222023
- 162024
- 242025
- 202026 so far
Prices
Half of microbiology equipment contracts are worth less than £196k
NHS and healthCentral governmentTransport and utilities
The 10 biggest microbiology equipment contracts
- BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS)bioMérieux, Fannin, Aquilant, Trafalgar Scientific, Syntec Scientific Ltd., Launch Diagnostics Limited, Medical Supply Co. Ltd, Premier Scientific Ltd, Cruinn Diagnostics Limited · 19 Dec 2024
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustbioMérieux · 31 Jan 2025
- UK Health Security AgencybioMérieux · 28 Apr 2025
- NHS LothianbioMérieux · 2 Jan 2026
- UK Health Security AgencyThermo Fisher Scientific · 23 Feb 2026
- UK Health Security AgencyThermo Fisher Scientific · 23 Feb 2026
- BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS)bioMérieux · 19 Feb 2025
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation TrustbioMérieux · 6 Oct 2026
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation TrustChrystal Medical Limited · 13 Jun 2025
- UK Health Security AgencyDon Whitley Scientific · 1 Jun 2026
Renewing contracts
4 microbiology equipment contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
3 in the next 6 months. Most microbiology equipment work is one-off: 44% of the contracts ending are recurring terms that get re-let. The 3 ending soonest are shown in full.
Ends Mar 2027
Biomerieux Consumables 2025-2027
UK Health Security Agency · London · 23-month contract
Held by bioMérieux
Ends Mar 2027
C429389 - Service contract for sensititre equipment in Colindale
UK Health Security Agency · London · 1-year contract
Held by Thermo Fisher Scientific
Microbiology equipment contract for a central government bodyLondon£1m or moreEnds Jun 2027
Where and when
London awards the most microbiology equipment contracts
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 0 | 17 | £10.7m | £108k | Thermo Fisher Scientific (5) | UK Health Security Agency (12) | 3 |
| North West | 0 | 4 | £1.7m | £334k | Don Whitley Scientific (3) | UK Health Security Agency (3) | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 4 | £1.2m | £340k | Southern Group Laboratory (3) | Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2) | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 4 | £5m | £302k | – | – | 0 |
| South West | 0 | 4 | £1.8m | £437k | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 4 | £7.8m | £1m | bioMérieux and Premier Scientific Ltd (2 each) | BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) (2) | 0 |
| Scotland | 1 | 3 | £1.9m | – | bioMérieux (2) | NHS Lothian (2) | 0 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 2 | £60k | – | – | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (2) | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 2 | £49k | – | – | – | 1 |
| Wales | 0 | 2 | £378k | – | – | Public Health Wales NHS Trust (2) | 0 |
| North East | 0 | 1 | £35k | – | – | – | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 1 | £1.2m | – | – | – | 0 |
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Key findings
- £380k a month
of microbiology equipment contracts awarded.
Typical contract £189k x 2 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 2.1
microbiology equipment contracts are awarded in a typical month.
51 contracts in the last 2 years. - 3
microbiology equipment contracts come up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 5 May 2027. - 3
frameworks and DPSs are running for microbiology equipment work.
0 open to join now. - 60%
of microbiology equipment contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 42 award notices.
How many microbiology equipment tenders and contracts are there?
| Since November 2021 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 227 | 60 |
| Contracts awarded | 94 | 23 |
10 microbiology equipment contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 5 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 26 buyers awarded microbiology equipment contracts to 27 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many microbiology equipment contracts does the UK public sector award?
51 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 26 public buyers.
How long are microbiology equipment tenders open for?
The median microbiology equipment tender is open for 45 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector microbiology equipment contract worth?
The median is £196k, and 53% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector microbiology equipment contracts?
bioMérieux won the most (8), and the most by value (£11.8m).
Which buyers award the most microbiology equipment contracts?
NHS and health bodies award 55% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most microbiology equipment contracts?
London: 17 of 51 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then the North West (4) and Yorkshire and the Humber (4).
How many microbiology equipment contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
4 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 31 January 2027. Another 5 ending are one-off work.
Are there frameworks or DPSs for microbiology equipment work that are open to join?
3 frameworks and DPSs for microbiology equipment work are running. None are open to join now.
What is included
Automated microbiology equipment and dedicated microbiology consumables: blood culture, identification and susceptibility systems, specimen processing automation, membrane filtration and microbiological test supplies.
- Blood culture, identification and susceptibility systems
- Automated specimen processing (WASPLab)
- OEM microbiology consumables
- Membrane filtration systems
- Coliform and E. coli test supplies
- Cryptosporidium and Giardia detection filters and reagents
What is not included
- PCR-based molecular microbiology assays (see Thermal cyclers)
- General culture reagents bought in a reagents framework (see Laboratory consumables, reagents and chemicals)
- Microbiology testing as a service (see Pathology and specialist laboratory testing services)