MERCK LIFE SCIENCE UK LIMITED

Large enterpriseUK · GillinghamCompany No. 00660457

MERCK LIFE SCIENCE UK LIMITED is a UK limited company, based in Gillingham, incorporated in 1960. Has won 61 UK public-sector contracts worth £15.0m across 21 buyers, primarily London Universities Purchasing Consortium.

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Active contracts

no new awards in 30d

Contracted (12m)

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▼ 100% vs prior 12m

Framework headroom (12m)

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▼ 100% vs prior 12m

Public buyers

stable this month

Top buyer share

44%

London Universities Purchasing Consortium

Buyer concentration

Each block sized by share of total award value. A dominant block signals dependency on one buyer.

High concentration. Top 3 buyers = 89% of revenue.

London Universities Purchasing Consortium

£6.7m

44%

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

£5.0m

33%

Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)

£1.8m

12%

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

£542k

UK Health Security Agency

£501k

Title	Buyer	Award type	Value	Awarded	Status
Laboratory Equipment (General) and Associated Post Installation Services	London Universities Purchasing Consortium	Shared contract	£6.7m lot total · 18 suppliers	15 Jun 2021	expired
Tender for the Supply of Laboratory Consumables and Reagents	THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM	Shared contract	£5.0m lot total · 6 suppliers	27 Oct 2020	expired
IRLA - Antibodies and Sera (and other matrices) Framework (1)	Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)	Shared contract	£1.8m lot total · 18 suppliers	07 Jun 2021	expired
Provision of USFDA Approved Cell Growth Medium.	UK Health Security Agency	Direct contract	£456k	21 Feb 2023	expired
UK SBS RE21225 Laboratory Consumables Framework	UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED	Framework call off	£297k ceiling · ~£9k share (÷32)	01 Sept 2022	expired
36180 - Supply of Laboratory Consumables from the UK SBS Framework	DEFRA	Shared contract	£158k lot total · 22 suppliers	27 Apr 2022	expired
P36170 Call-off from UKSBS Chemicals FW Merck	Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs	Direct contract	£90k	28 Jun 2024	expired
Supply of Immunology Multiplex Assay Kits to APHA	ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY	Framework call off	£75k ceiling · ~£75k share	16 Jul 2024	active
GB-Swindon: UKRI-3308 Water Filtration System	UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION	Direct contract	£63k	15 Aug 2023	expired
GB-London: UKRI-4607 FBS Specific Batch Upfront Purchase & Stock Reservation	UK Research and Innovation	Direct contract	£49k	28 Jan 2025	expired
UKHSA_Scientific_Provision of RO Water purification system	UK Health Security Agency	Framework call off	£45k ceiling · ~£45k share	29 Oct 2021	expired
Service of Milli-Q water purification systems	Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew	Direct contract	£40k	18 Jul 2024	active
GSS24270	UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED	Direct contract	£35k	26 Mar 2024	expired
1LHC - Goods-General Chemicals	Newcastle University	Direct contract	£28k	07 Jun 2021	expired
Lab Deionised Water System (replacement)	Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew	Direct contract	£25k	01 Nov 2022	expired

MERCK LIFE SCIENCE UK LIMITED

Buyer concentration

Contracts won · 61 total · 35 active · 26 expired

Top buyers · by total award value

Award value — last 8 quarters

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Modifications received · scope growth on existing wins

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