Establishment of a framework agreement for the supply of laboratory consumables
1 item across 2 regions. A 12-month arrangement. Buyers order against it when they need to, with no minimum volume and no obligation to order.
Issued by The Value Chain Consultants Ltd as procurement operator, on ValueHive.Link as the infrastructure the process runs on.
The detail
- Category
- 41120000
- 41120000
- Buying group
- Participating institutions
- Open to
- all registered suppliers
- Closed on
- 27 Aug 2026
- Closed 27 Aug 2026
No indicative value is published for this competition. Demand is still being collected from the participating institutions, and a figure that later turned out to be wrong would be worse than no figure at all.
Member institutions are never obliged to order against the result. A framework sets the price and the terms; each institution decides for itself whether to use them.
What you will need
These are checked before a bid is evaluated. Documents carry expiry dates and we track them, so a lapsed certificate will hold up a submission that is otherwise complete.
- Registered on ValueHive as a supplier, with vetting approved
- Subscription cleared, since an unpaid seller cannot be issued an order
Items and quantities
Aggregate planning estimates from the institutions covered. They let you price at scale and commit no buyer to anything.
| Item | Unit | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Borosilicate Test Tubes, 16 x 150 mm | Pack of 100 | 1,800 |
How to take part
Bidding has closed
Submissions for VH/RFX/4112/2026/002 are under evaluation and no further bids can be accepted. Register now and you will be prequalified before the next competition in this category opens.
- 1
Register as a supplier
Send us your company details and what you supply. We open a supplier account and issue a compliance checklist for this category.
- 2
Clear prequalification
Upload the documents listed above. Each one is checked and you can see what is still outstanding. Most first applications need one clarification, which is normal and does not count against you.
- 3
Submit before the deadline
Bids stay sealed until the closing date. Nobody sees a price before then, and that includes us.
- 4
Evaluation and award
Bids are scored against the published criteria and their weightings. Price carries the most weight in most categories, though delivery lead time and past performance are scored too. The award recommendation goes to the association for endorsement.