Scope
Description
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.
Contract 1. Provision of Food Science Laboratory Equipment
Supplier
Contract value
- £317,010.18 excluding VAT
 - £380,412.22 including VAT
 
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
22 October 2025
Standstill period
- End: 1 November 2025
 - 8 working days
 
Earliest date the contract will be signed
3 November 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2026
 - 1 year
 
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
 
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
 - UKD - North West (England)
 - UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
 - UKF - East Midlands (England)
 - UKG - West Midlands (England)
 - UKH - East of England
 - UKI - London
 - UKJ - South East (England)
 - UKK - South West (England)
 
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Supplier
Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Companies House: 02883961
 
Bishop Meadow Road
Loughborough
LE11 5RG
United Kingdom
Email: UK.DirectSales@thermo.com
Region: UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Provision of Food Science Laboratory Equipment
Contracting authority
DN Colleges Group
- UK Register of Learning Providers (UKPRN number): 10004695
 - Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZBH-4782-ZMWY
 
The Hub Chappell Drive
Doncaster
DN1 2RF
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@dncolleges.ac.uk
Website: https://www.dncolleges.ac.uk/
Region: UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government