Sector · CPV division 24

Chemicals: UK public contracts

68 UK public chemicals contracts awarded in the last 12 months, worth £161m. See who is buying, who is winning, and 21% awarded without competition.

Covers CPV division 24, “Chemical products”. The busiest buyers recently were Southern Water Services Ltd. and UK Research & Innovation.

Contracts (last 12 months)
68
Published value
£161mwhere stated
Without competition
21%14 contracts
Won by SMEs
30%of 64 with size known
Contracts awarded per month 208 contracts · busiest month February 2025

Biggest buyers

By number of contracts, last 12 months.

  1. Southern Water Services Ltd. 7 contracts · £77.2m
  2. UK Research & Innovation 5 contracts · £715k
  3. NHS Blood and Transplant 4 contracts · £5.73m
  4. APUC Limited 3 contracts · £11.3m
  5. West Midlands Ambulance Service 2 contracts · £10m
  6. Fife Council 2 contracts · £1m

Top suppliers

By number of contracts, last 12 months.

  1. Boc Limited 24 contracts · £12.9m
  2. Air Products 6 contracts · £5.98m
  3. VWR International Ltd. 4 contracts · £11.4m
  4. Fisher Scientific UK LTD 3 contracts · £11.3m
  5. Fluorochem Limited SME 3 contracts · £11.3m
  6. Merck Life Science UK Ltd 3 contracts · £11.3m
  7. Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd 3 contracts · £11.3m
  8. SNF UK Ltd 2 contracts · £22m
  9. Solenis UK Ltd 2 contracts · £22m

By region

Latest contracts

Date Contract Buyer Supplier Value
27 Oct 2026 Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority Speciality Oxygen Services SME £115k
5 Oct 2026 Fife Council Endo Enterprises (UK) Ltd SME £550k
5 Oct 2026 Fife Council Endo Enterprises (UK) Ltd SME £454k
8 Sep 2026 Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Boc Limited £315k
19 Aug 2026 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust GE Medical Systems Limited £91,000
5 Aug 2026 Northumbrian Water Limited Taytech Enviromental Ltd SME —
30 Jul 2026 Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Ltd Boc Limited £70,320
30 Jul 2026 Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Ltd Boc Limited £460k
28 Jul 2026 Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust ESC Global Ltd SME £15,529
23 Jul 2026 Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust Boc Limited £831k
21 Jul 2026 NHS Blood and Transplant Air Products £959k
21 Jul 2026 NHS Blood and Transplant Air Products £1.88m
21 Jul 2026 NHS Blood and Transplant Air Products £1.7m
21 Jul 2026 NHS Blood and Transplant Air Products £1.19m
6 Jul 2026 West Midlands Ambulance Service Medical Gas Solutions Limited T/A Flogas Medical Gases SME £5m
6 Jul 2026 West Midlands Ambulance Service Medical Gas Solutions Limited T/A Flogas Medical Gases SME £5m
29 Jun 2026
Medical Gases No competition
West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust Medical Gas Solutions Limited T/A Flogas Medical Gases SME £5m
12 Jun 2026 Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust Boc Limited £1.7m
12 Jun 2026 Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Boc Limited £1.1m
4 Jun 2026 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Boc Limited £45,000
4 Jun 2026 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Boc Limited £45,000
29 May 2026 Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust Boc Limited £120k
28 May 2026 York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management LLP Boc Limited £61,494
27 May 2026
Lab Gases No competition
University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation Boc Limited £95,000
27 May 2026 Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust SHJ Hospital Pipelines t/a SHJ Medical & Lab Gas Specialists SME £55,647
22 May 2026 UK Research & Innovation Boc Limited £105k
22 May 2026 UK Research & Innovation Boc Limited £70,000
22 May 2026 UK Research & Innovation Boc Limited £105k
21 May 2026 UK Research & Innovation Boc Limited £135k
1 May 2026 Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Boc Limited £647k
1 May 2026 Kettering General Hospital Boc Limited £1.48m
28 Apr 2026 Bedford Borough Council Nomix Enviro Ltd SME £14,132
2 Apr 2026 West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Boc Limited £1.31m
27 Mar 2026 APUC Limited Apollo Scientific Ltd. SME, Fisher Scientific UK LTD +4 more £3.75m
27 Mar 2026 APUC Limited Apollo Scientific Ltd. SME, Fisher Scientific UK LTD +4 more £3.75m
27 Mar 2026 APUC Limited Fisher Scientific UK LTD, Fluorochem Limited SME +4 more £3.75m
26 Mar 2026 Avon Fire & Rescue Service Medical Gas Solutions Limited T/A Flogas Medical Gases SME £48,000
23 Mar 2026 Home Office Thor Industries Ltd SME £2.3m
11 Mar 2026 University Of Edinburgh Protech Heating Limited SME £732k
4 Mar 2026 Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Siemens Healthcare Limited (trading as Siemens Healthineers) £617k
1 Mar 2026 Yorkshire Water Services Limited Not named —
1 Mar 2026 Yorkshire Water Services Limited Not named —
27 Feb 2026 UK Health Security Agency CBRE Managed Services Ltd £59,710
26 Feb 2026 UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) Boc Limited £81,500
26 Feb 2026 UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) Boc Limited £81,500
25 Feb 2026 Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Air Products £127k
25 Feb 2026 Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Air Products £127k
25 Feb 2026 Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust GE Medical Systems Limited £86,000
24 Feb 2026 Scottish Water Charles Tennant and Company LTD SME —
23 Feb 2026 The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Boc Limited £46,353