Expired contract

DSIT - NMS - LGC Chemical and Biological Metrology

Details

Buyer: Department for Science Innovation and Technology
Supplier(s): LGC Ltd
Value: £9,855,714
Duration: 11 months
Topic: Laboratory services
Published: 12 May 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The Chemical and Biological Metrology (CBM) programme forms the backbone of LGC's role as the National Measurement Laboratory (NML) (and Designated Institute for chemical & biometrology). The Chemical and Biological Metrology programme, funded by DSIT supports the UK's current chemical and bio-measurement infrastructure and addresses emerging measurement needs to support innovation. ## Contract award Title: DSIT – NMS – LGC Chemical and Biological Metrology

Timeline

Completed: Award published12 May 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date12 May 2025
Completed: Contract expiry date31 March 2026

About the buyer

The Department for Science Innovation and Technology is a central government department, and a dedicated commercial directorate leads on its procurement work alongside project and delivery teams. Common goods and services are bought through Crown Commercial Service frameworks. UK Shared Business Services, a shared-services provider, manages many of the department's lower-value procurements on its behalf. Low-value orders require multiple supplier quotes to ensure value for money.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Department for Science Innovation and Technology's contract awards have been in IT services, research and development and software and information systems.

Decision makers

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