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SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY SUPPLIES LIMITED

Medical equipment · Hessle
SME

Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS) Ltd is the UK's largest independent supplier of laboratory equipment, chemicals, and consumables. They focus on sourcing and supplying high-quality products and brands tailored to customer needs.

scientificlabs.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£130.4m
Live
61
Buyers
80
12m
£22.7m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts61 / 214
  • Top buyers80
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY SUPPLIES LIMITEDUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY SUPPLIES LIMITED has won £130.4m across 80 public-sector buyers, with 61 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Public Health England at 36% · 88% in Medical equipment · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
61 of 214Live contracts
36%Top-buyer concentration
88%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 3
Laboratory Equipment SupplySLS supplies a wide range of laboratory equipment from leading brands. ↗Chemicals SupplySLS provides various chemicals for laboratory use. ↗Service & RepairsSLS offers service and repair solutions for laboratory equipment. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • National Microbiology Framework - Lot 1: Diagnostic Goods and ServicesPublic Health England · £25.6m
  • UK SBS RE18339 Molecular Biology and Laboratory Chemicals ProductsUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £2.7m
  • Framework for Automation Solutions and Specialist ConsumablesCENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED · £2.5m
  • UK SBS RE160396 Supply of Laboratory Consumables Request for ProposalUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £2.0m
  • Framework of suppliers to provide lab equipment and associated after sales servicesCENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED · £833k
  • 690 - Supply of Laboratory Consumables and EquipmentCENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED · £385k

Extracted automatically from scientificlabs.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies · 3

Delivery stories from the supplier’s website. Clients are not yet cross-checked against award records.

◐ From supplier website
SLS Delivers Flexible Lab Equipment Solutions at PHTASLS coordinated supply and logistics efforts to equip laboratories despite construction delays. ↗The Lifecycle Carbon Story of Grant ecocoolSLS collaborated with Grant to calculate the carbon data for the Grant ecocool refrigerated circulating bath. ↗Astell Autoclaves Chosen at RHS Hilltop, WisleySLS provided a new top-loading autoclave to improve sterilisation efficiency at RHS Hilltop. ↗

Extracted automatically from scientificlabs.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships · 7

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

◐ From supplier website
Core credentials · 4/6
Cyber EssentialsNCSC✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNCSC✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityISO✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalISO✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 3
Safe ContractorSafeContractor · Certification
GAMBICA Membershipmembership
Disability Confident CommittedCommitment

Extracted automatically from scientificlabs.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 61 live · 153 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Provision of X2 water concentrator
UK Health Security Agency3800000026 Jun 2026£34k3 moLive
Consumable Contract for SLS
UK Health Security Agency3312413022 Jun 2026£644k12 moLive
T167 Supply and Delivery of Lenticules
NI Water—07 Sept 2026£154k3 yrsLive
Disinfection Products for use on Human Skin and Hard Surfaces
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)—01 Sept 2026£12.5m4 yrspending
F002 Framework for Supply, delivery and/or installation, calibration, maintenance and repair of equipment for NIW Science Centres
Northern Ireland Water Limited—01 Jun 2026£7.0m5 yrsLive
Purchase of Glassware
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency—07 May 2026£194k2.8 yrspending
CM3093 Laboratory Supplies, Consumables and Equipment Calibration
YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED—01 Jun 2026£370k3 yrspending
Procurement of Eppendorf X50S thermocycler x 4 25/26
UK HEALTH AND SECURITY AGENCY7190000006 Nov 2025£31k5 moClosed
Purchase of Automated Liquid Handler
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust3310000030 Nov 2025£101k5 yrsLive
Supply and Delivery of Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals
Northern Ireland Water Limited—10 Oct 2025£1.4m3 yrspending
Total live value £10.4m · mean award £609k1–10 of 214

Top buyers · 80 buyers · top 3 = 61%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Public Health England
14 contracts
36%
since 2016
2
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)
17 contracts
18%
since 2020
3
Sellafield Limited
1 contract
7%
since 2016
4
Northern Ireland Water Limited
3 contracts
6%
since 2025
5
London Universities Purchasing Consortium
2 contracts
5%
since 2021
6
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
12 contracts
4%
since 2017
7
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
13 contracts
4%
since 2016
8
NEUPC Ltd
2 contracts
4%
since 2020
9
NHS England
2 contracts
3%
since 2020
10
CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED
6 contracts
3%
since 2018

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 88%.

✓ From notices
Medical equipment33
88%
Laboratory equipment38
8%
Architecture & engineering71
4%
⚠ Concentration: 88% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London43 contracts
55%
Yorkshire8 contracts
10%
North West8 contracts
8%
Northern Ireland10 contracts
8%
South West36 contracts
6%
West Midlands17 contracts
6%
North East18 contracts
4%
South East12 contracts
2%
East Midlands5 contracts
0%
Eastern10 contracts
0%
Wales2 contracts
0%
Scotland9 contracts
0%
Region resolved for 81% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY SUPPLIES LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
SL
SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY SUPPLIES LIMITED
Yes£22.7m—
MI
Medline Industries Limited
Yes£10.2m11
GM
GS Medical Healthcare Ltd
Yes£10.2m5
IM
Ideal Medical Solutions
Yes£10.2m10
SU
Stryker UK Limited
Yes£9.1m6
HO
Hologic LTD
Yes£9.1m3
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

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✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Dec 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 11 Feb 2027
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
±

No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

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Registered details

Company no.
02577009
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
28 Jan 1991
Reg. office
Orchard House, The Square, Hessle, East Yorkshire, HU13 0AE
SIC codes
46690
Last accounts
31 Dec 2025
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2027

Directors & PSC

  • ROBERTS, Julie — director
    Appointed 01 Jun 2025
  • SHEVILL, Meggin — director
    Appointed 01 Jan 2024
  • MCLAUGHLIN, Robert — director
    Appointed 09 Jul 2020
  • MOWBRAY, Bruce — director
    Appointed 15 Jun 2020
  • BEWELL, Neil Andrew — secretary
    Appointed 07 Jun 2017
  • BEWELL, Neil Andrew — director
    Appointed 07 Jun 2017
  • Sls Group Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos House
£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

↔ From Cos House
SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY SUPPLIES LIMITED
02577009 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.