Expired contract

DSIT - NMS - LGC Chemical and Biological Metrology

Details

Supplier(s)
LGC Ltd
Value
£9,855,714
Duration
11 months
Topic
Laboratory services
Published
12 May 2025

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

  1. Completed: Award published12 May 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date12 May 2025
  3. 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. Larger opportunities are advertised as notices on the Find a Tender Service. 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. Supplier diversity targets guide how contracts reach small and medium-sized enterprises across the supply chain.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

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.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 71900000 · Laboratory services

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