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Tender: Supply of Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals for Scottish HE/FE, NHS and Public Sector

Released 12 months ago

Closed20 Dec 2025
Est. valueEstimate£420K to £60.0M
LocationScotland
SourceFind a Tender
CategoryResearch & Development
Submissions closedClosed Sat, 20 Dec 2025

APUC Ltd. (Advanced Procurement for Universities & Colleges) is seeking contractors to supply laboratory consumables and chemicals for laboratories across the Scottish higher and further education sector, NHS Scotland and other Scottish public sector organisations, including Full and Associate Members and participating bodies such as NHS National Procurement and its members, East Dunbartonshire Council, Fife Council, East Ayrshire Council, City of Edinburgh Council, Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA), National Galleries of Scotland, National Records of Scotland and the Marine Directorate. Required products include, but are not limited to, personal protective equipment (PPE), glassware, filtration plastics, molecular biology plastics, tissue culture plastics, pipette tips and pipettors, gloves, solvents, fine chemicals, alcohols and acids, bio-chemicals, inorganic chemicals and salts and green chemicals; supply of all products should include a provision for take-back schemes where possible.

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