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Provision of Food Science Laboratory Equipment

DN Colleges Group · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 11:23.

Opportunity overview

DN Colleges Group intends to enter into a contract for the provision of laboratory equipment and associated services to enable operation of a Food Science curriculum. Scope includes: supply, delivery, installation/commissioning, basic training, standard warranties on specific systems to encompass requirements of the equipment and course offering.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

FISHER SCIENTIFIC U.K., LIMITED

Matched by exact name
Shared published award value
£317k
Awarded
21 Oct 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PZVH-7765-WYMH
Location
Loughborough, Leicestershire, UKF22, LE11 5RG, United Kingdom

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Match pending…
Shared published award value
£317k
Awarded
21 Oct 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH GB-PPON
Location
Loughborough, UKF22, LE11 5RG, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05d15d
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
In accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, section 43 ,DN Colleges Group is switching to a direct award for Lots 2 and 4 because the competitive tender returned no tenders. The requirement remains necessary to deliver the curriculum at the NLC new build and to commit UK Food Valley funding by December 2025. Schedule 5 The conditions in Schedule 5 paragraph 6 are also met: (a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required; and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
switchingDirectAward

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-UKPRN-10004695
Name
DN Colleges Group

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKE31
Country
GB
Locality
Doncaster
Postal Code
DN1 2RF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Hub Chappell Drive

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
10004695
Scheme
GB-UKPRN

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PZBH-4782-ZMWY
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-GB-PPON
Name
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKF22
Country
GB
Locality
Loughborough
Postal Code
LE11 5RG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Bishop Meadow Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
GB-PPON
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-COH-02883961
Name
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKF22
Country
GB
Locality
Loughborough
Postal Code
LE11 5RG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Bishop Meadow Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
02883961
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-PPON-PZVH-7765-WYMH
Name
FISHER SCIENTIFIC U.K., LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKF22
Country
GB
Locality
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Postal Code
LE11 5RG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Bishop Meadow Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
PZVH-7765-WYMH
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
22 Oct 2025, 00:00
Title
Provision of Food Science Laboratory Equipment
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 10
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 11
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 12
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 13
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 14
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 15
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 16
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 17
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 18
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 19
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 20
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 21
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 22
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 23
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 24
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 25
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 26
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 27
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
38000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Value

Amount
317,010.18
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
380,412.22

Documents

Entry 1
Id
067383-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
22 Oct 2025, 11:10
Entry 2
Id
067390-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
22 Oct 2025, 11:19

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-GB-PPON
Name
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-02883961
Name
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Supplier 3
Id
GB-PPON-PZVH-7765-WYMH
Name
FISHER SCIENTIFIC U.K., LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
3 Nov 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
30 Nov 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Dec 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
1 Nov 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
13 Nov 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Contract below £5 million

Value

Amount
317,010.18
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
380,412.22

Period

Ends
30 Nov 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Dec 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
079484-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
3 Dec 2025, 16:41

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Doncaster · UKE31 · DN1 2RF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05d15d-2025-12-03T16:41:10ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·