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Laboratory & precision equipment in Northern Ireland
Public sector contract notices in laboratory & precision equipment covering Northern Ireland, from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Laboratory & precision equipment notices in Northern Ireland
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Supply and Delivery of Smoke Alarms and Heat Alarms for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Northern Ireland Housing Executive is seeking suppliers to deliver smoke alarms and heat alarms. The contract is split into two separate lots: RM Alarms and COT Alarms, each with independent competition.
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ID 6676734 - DOJ – FSNI - DNA Unit: Supply, Installation and Maintenance of DNA Thermocyclers
Forensic Science Northern Ireland needs to buy, install, commission and maintain DNA thermocyclers. The contract runs for five years with an optional five-year extension for servicing and maintenance.
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ID 6637252 - DfE - SRC - High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Southern Regional College needs supply, delivery and commissioning of three HPLC systems - two standard units for Portadown and Newry campuses, plus one with mass detector and nitrogen generator for Newry. The supplier must also handle removal and disposal or trade-in of existing equipment.
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SPS-02361 Substance Screening & Related Services
Scottish and Northern Ireland Prison Services need substance screening kits, point-of-care devices, confirmatory lab analysis, reporting, training and ongoing support. The contract covers supply of equipment and associated laboratory and advisory services.
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T162 - Supply, Maintenance and Support Services of Blackline Safety Gas Detection Monitors and Draeger Breathing Apparatus
Northern Ireland Water needs suppliers to provide gas detection monitors (Blackline brand), breathing apparatus (Draeger brand), and maintenance support. Work includes supply, maintenance, and a health and safety technician hire element.
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Provision of replacement Industrial & Commercial Customer Metering Equipment in connection with a Gas Distribution Network '27
Phoenix Energy Group needs to replace approximately 205 industrial and commercial gas meters over a four-year period starting 2027, with an optional four-year extension. Meters required are rotary positive displacement (197 units) and turbine types (8 units) in specified flow ranges, all compliant with relevant EU directives and ATEX standards.
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Tender for Supply, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of Particulate Matter PM10 and PM2.5 Analyser(s)
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council needs to supply, install, commission and maintain PM10 and PM2.5 analysers for air quality monitoring in Omagh town centre. The equipment must fit into an enclosure and work with council-provided internet and communications.
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T101 Satellite Imagery Leakage Detection Services
Northern Ireland Water needs satellite imagery services using SAR or equivalent technology to detect water leaks by identifying ground saturation. The contractor will provide scanning and mapping of potential leakage areas.
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Fire Alarms Maintenance Services
Ulster University wants a contractor to maintain and repair fire alarm systems across all its campuses. The work includes routine servicing to British Standards, scheduled maintenance per manufacturer specs, and emergency call-out repairs on an all-inclusive basis.
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250206 - Contract for the Supply, Delivery (unloaded and positioned at the point of use), Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of an Anaerobic Single Cell Microbial Isolation Platform
Queen's University Belfast is procuring a single-cell microbial isolation platform designed to work inside an anaerobic chamber for sorting strict anaerobic bacteria. The supplier must provide supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and maintenance, and demonstrate prior successful operation of the same model in an identical chamber.
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250253 - Contract for Supply, delivery and Installation of a Metabolic Monitoring System for Mice.
Queen's University Belfast School of Medicine seeks to purchase, deliver and install a rodent metabolic cage system for real-time monitoring of energy expenditure, food and water consumption, and physical activity in mice. Award is conditional on grant funding confirmation expected November 2025.
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250166 Contract for the Supply, Delivery (unloaded and positioned at the point of use), Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of a Gravimetric Sorption Analyzer
Queen's University Belfast is buying a gravimetric sorption analyzer for measuring gas uptake and material sorption properties. The contract includes supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and maintenance.
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250075 - Contract for supply, Delivery, Installation, commissioning and Maintenance of an In vivo Optical Imaging System
Queen's University Belfast needs an in vivo optical imaging system for their Biological Services Unit to replace equipment that is no longer fit for purpose. The system will support multi-spectral luminescence and fluorescence imaging for regulated animal research.
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250262 - Contract for Supply, Delivery, Installation & Commissioning of a Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) System.
Queen's University Belfast seeks a Surface Plasmon Resonance system for real-time biomolecular interaction analysis. The system must support kinetic and affinity measurements, high-throughput screening, and integrate with protein science workflows, with 3 years of extended warranty and preventative maintenance included.
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Thermometers and Associated Products (5966304)
BSO/PaLS is establishing a framework agreement for supply and delivery of thermometers and associated products to Health and Social Care Northern Ireland. This is a multi-year supply contract with an estimated value of £4.3m.
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250153 Contract for the supply, delivery, and installation of a high accuracy, high performance, multifunctional, large volume co-ordinate measuring machine for the automated inspection of large volume, high value manufactured components
Queen's University Belfast is procuring a large-volume coordinate measuring machine for automated dimensional inspection of aerospace, maritime, and green technology components. The machine must deliver high accuracy and throughput with temperature compensation and provisions for future sensor additions.
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250321 Contract for Supply, delivery and Installation of a Metabolic Monitoring System for Mice.
Queen's University Belfast's Biological Services Unit needs to buy and install a rodent metabolic cage system that measures energy expenditure, food and water consumption, and physical activity in mice in real time. The system must deliver high-resolution metabolic and behavioural phenotyping data.
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ID 6235074 - AFBI - Supply, Delivery and Servicing of Discrete Analyser
AFBI's Water Quality Laboratory needs a discrete analyser for water sample analysis. The contract covers supply, delivery, and servicing of the equipment.
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ID 6219059 - AFBI - RIVER MONITORING EQUIPMENT
Supply, deliver, install and commission a complete river monitoring system including hydrostatic sensors, phosphorus and nitrate analysers, multiparameter sondes, sample tanks, and integrated cloud-based data logging and telemetry. All equipment must be delivered by 31 March 2026.
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ID 6221637 - AFBI – Supply, Delivery, Software Support and Warranty of Integrated Freshwater Data Buoys and Monitoring Hardware
AFBI needs 5 freshwater data buoys with sensor packages and 7 temperature/dissolved oxygen loggers for Lough Neagh, plus three years of software support and maintenance. Equipment must operate autonomously for at least three months and transmit data reliably in poor GSM coverage areas.
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ID 6121155 - AFBI - CSB - Supply, Delivery and Support of a Liquid-Chromatographic Mass-Spectrometer (LC-MS) with Linear Ion Trap (LIT) Functionality
AFBI needs a liquid chromatography–mass spectrometer with linear ion trap capability, supplied, installed, commissioned and staff trained by 31 March 2026. The contract includes four years' warranty with breakdown support and annual preventive maintenance.
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AFBI - SAFSD Supply and Delivery of Flux Towers and N2O Equipment
AFBI requires six Eddy Covariance flux tower systems with CO2 and CH4 analysers, plus two N2O trace gas analysers for greenhouse gas monitoring. Supply, delivery, and presumably installation of specialised environmental measurement equipment.
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260018 - Provision of Gas Detection and Gas Controls Maintenance Services
Queen's University Belfast needs planned and emergency maintenance of gas detection systems across campus, including sensor replacement, system upgrades, and supply and installation of new gas control equipment. The work covers approximately 95 boiler house and kitchen systems, 274 lab systems, and an estimated 1700 sensor cell replacements over the contract period.
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260001 Contract for the Supply and Delivery of 3 Large Format, High Cadence Cameras Equipment for the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope
Queen's University Belfast needs 3 large-format, high-cadence cameras for the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii. The cameras must cover a large field of view at the telescope's diffraction limit.
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Microbiology Membrane Filtration System
Supply of a microbiology membrane filtration system for water testing. The system uses sterile single-use funnels with filters to capture bacteria from 100ml water samples onto agar plates for growth analysis.