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# Provision of Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals

[Sellafield Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/sellafield-limited)

Estimated value

£7,700,000

Published

21 Aug 2026

Deadline

Closed

7 Oct 2026

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## About this tender

There is a requirement for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Group (NDA) to put in place a single supplier Contract for Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals to support operational activities across the NDA nuclear sites.

This is a collaborative procurement with Sellafield Limited acting on behalf of the following named Operating Companies:

- Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS)
- Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) Dounreay
- Nuclear Waste Services (NWS)

This collaborative procurement will result in the award of separate contracts to each Operating Company.

The Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals Contract opportunity will include, but is not limited to, the following scope:

- Glassware
- Filter papers
- Filter cards
- Containers
- Vials
- Bungs
- Pipettes
- Beakers
- Test strips
- Pipettes
- HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene) bottles
- Alpha counting planchet
- Laboratory equipment (small ovens & incubators, stirrers, hotplates, blenders, heaters, furnaces, heating mantles, mixers, shakers and washers)
- Supply of high grade, specialised chemicals such as Sodium Hydroxide (5 Litres), Nitric Acid (2.5 Litres), Hydrofluoric Acid and buffer solutions (5 Litres)

## CPV classification

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) Sulphuric acid Laboratory pipettes and accessories Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware Sodium hydroxide Chemical products Inorganic acids

Source

Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-05e32d-2026-08-21T10:36:48+01:00

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