---
title: "Laboratory Consumables"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0522cd"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)"
published: "2025-05-23"
---

# Laboratory Consumables

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0522cd

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## Summary

The University of Sussex, a public authority under the sub-central government, is in the planning stage of its procurement process for laboratory consumables. This initiative, titled "Laboratory Consumables," involves the University’s Faculty of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, which includes several schools such as Engineering and Informatics, and the Brighton and Sussex Medical School. The procurement is scheduled to commence on 30th October 2026 and end on 29th September 2030, with a future notice date set for 1st May 2026. This planned procurement falls under the goods category and is anchored by the legal basis 2023/54. The university is located in Falmer, Brighton, United Kingdom, with a primary focus on acquiring shakers, laboratory pipettes, testing apparatus, and other similar goods.

This tender provides a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in laboratory equipment and supplies. Companies that manufacture or supply items such as shakers, pipettes, and checking/testing apparatus would be particularly well-positioned to engage with this tender. The process seeks to establish a main supplier capable of meeting the university's extensive needs, thus presenting a strategic avenue for business growth for firms operating within the science and engineering supply domain. Suppliers with a strong portfolio of laboratory consumables and the ability to deliver consistently would be competitively suited to vie for this contract.

## Notice

The University of Sussex is a research intensive university. Our Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine comprises 5 schools; Engineering and Informatics, Life Sciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Psychology and the Brighton and Sussex Medical School . This tender will be to identify a main supplier to provide the majority of the university's laboratory consumables. This was previously awarded via a Framework.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026413-2025 |
| Notice type | UK1 - Pipeline Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 May 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Oct 2026 - 29 Sep 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE) |
| Locality | FALMER, BRIGHTON |
| Post town | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN1 9RH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ21 Brighton and Hove |
| Local authority | Brighton and Hove |
| Electoral ward | Coldean & Stanmer |
| Westminster constituency | Brighton Pavilion |
| Delivery location | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 38436000 - Shakers and accessories
- 38437000 - Laboratory pipettes and accessories
- 38500000 - Checking and testing apparatus

## Release History

- 23 May 2025 at 12:59 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026413-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026413-2025
  23rd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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