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FEI UK Ltd

FEI UK Ltd has won 13 UK public contracts worth £376m since 10 Feb 2021. See its competitors in laboratory & precision equipment.

Company 02380120Companies House record Based in North WestFirst contract 10 Feb 2021Latest contract 11 Jun 2026

Also published as Thermo Fisher Scientific (FEI UK Ltd.). These are the same company (02380120), so their contracts are counted together.

Contracts: 13
Published value: £376mwhere stated
Without competition: 15%2 contracts
Won by SMEs: 45%of 11 with size known

Contracts won per month, last 24 months 6 contracts · busiest month December 2024

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Biggest customers

North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium 2 contracts · £370m
University of Bristol 2 contracts · £2.2m
University of Leeds 2 contracts · £1.61m
UK Research & Innovation 2 contracts · £166k
Birkbeck College 1 contract · £1.43m
University of Northumbria at Newcastle 1 contract · £221k
University of Sheffield 1 contract · £82,000
UK Shared Business Services Limited 1 contract · £20,829
The University of Warwick 1 contract · —

What they supply

Laboratory & precision equipment 8 contracts · £5.54m
Repair & maintenance 2 contracts · £166k
Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals 2 contracts · £370m
Architecture & engineering 1 contract · £20,829

Competitors in laboratory & precision equipment

Sector overview

Wolf Laboratories Limited SME 27 contracts · £2bn
VWR International Ltd 22 contracts · £1.85bn
Fisher Scientific UK LTD 22 contracts · £1.67bn
Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd 21 contracts · £2.05bn
Bruker UK Limited SME 17 contracts · £34m
Appleton Woods Ltd SME 15 contracts · £1.85bn

These are the suppliers with the most laboratory & precision equipment contracts in the last two years, which is where FEI UK Ltd wins most of its work. They are not necessarily bidding for the same contracts. See the whole sector.

All contracts won by FEI UK Ltd

Contracts won by FEI UK Ltd
Date	Contract	Buyer	Value
11 Jun 2026	UKRI-6042 Maintenance contract for an Electron Microscope	UK Research & Innovation	£135k
26 Sep 2025	Cryo Focused Ion Beam (cryo-FIB) Scanning Electron Microscope with integrated fluorescence	Birkbeck College	£1.43m
16 Jul 2025	T24/0084 - Environmental SEM No competition	University of Northumbria at Newcastle	£221k
14 Feb 2025	Procurement of a CryoFIB SEM	University of Bristol	£1.5m
7 Jan 2025	GSS24975 - C-Clip Ring, CONSUME No competition	UK Shared Business Services Limited	£20,829
28 Dec 2024	GB-Cambridge: UKRI-4602 Service Contract Aquilos cyro-FIB-SEM.	UK Research & Innovation	£30,725
21 Nov 2024	Plunge Freezer - AWARD	The University of Warwick	—
18 Jul 2024	Thermo-Fisher (FEI) Electron Microscope Service Contract	University of Sheffield	£82,000
14 Dec 2023	Procurement of a Transmission Electron Microscope	University of Bristol	£698k
27 Jul 2023	Framework Agreement for High Value Laboratory Equipment: X-Ray, Imaging, Elemental & Micro Analysis Equipment and Microscopy Instruments	North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium	£185m
27 Jul 2023	High Value Laboratory Equipment: X-Ray, Imaging, Elemental & Micro Analysis Equipment and Microscopy Instruments	North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium	£185m
10 Feb 2021	2021_48 - 2x Direct Electron Detecting Cameras: 1x Direct Electron Detecting Camera	University of Leeds	£806k
10 Feb 2021	2021_48 - 2x Direct Electron Detecting Cameras: 1x Direct Electron Detecting Camera	University of Leeds	£806k

Contracts are matched to this supplier by company name as published in each notice. If a company appears under slightly different names, some of its contracts may be listed separately. How matching works.