The Provision of Laboratory Consumables

• Value: £15M

Lot 1 – List of general laboratory consumables including:- Plastic Consumables & Disposables- Filtration Products- Commonly used Pyrex, Duran- Quickfit & E-mil Glassware, Whatman Filtration Products- Commonly used Volumetric Glassware- Micropipettors & Pipette Tips- Non-Disposable Plastic Products- Plastic Containerware inc Bottles, Sample Containers & Storage Boxes,- Bench Top Equipment Inc. Ovens, Incubators, Water Baths, Heaters, Pumps, Meters, Balances, Centrifuges & Heating Mantles- Cleanroom Products Inc. Clothing & Cleaning Materials- Chromatography Consumables Inc. Syringes, Columns, Vials & Caps- General Laboratory Chemicals

• Value: £2M

Lot 2 – Crypto Supplies – Compressed foam filters for sampling of raw and potable watersand laboratory consumables to isolate Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia oocystscompliant with The Microbiology of Drinking Water (2010) - Part 14 - Methods for theisolation, identification and enumeration of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts

• Value: £2M

Lot 3 – Crypto Supplies – A fluorescein-labelled monoclonal antibody reagent which bindsspecifically to Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts that display bright greenfluorescence using a fluorescent microscope and laboratory consumables to isolateCryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia oocysts compliant with The Microbiology of DrinkingWater (2010) - Part 14 - Methods for the isolation, identification and enumeration ofCryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts.

• Value: £2M

Lot 4 – The enumeration of coliform bacteria and Escherichia coli by a defined substratemost probable number technique incubated at 37 °C compliant with The Microbiology ofDrinking Water (2009) - Part 4 - Methods for the isolation and enumeration of coliformbacteria and Escherichia coli (including E. coli O157:H7).

• Value: £550K

Lot 5 – Bacterial media – Media required for the detection of micro-organisms in potable,raw water and wastewater samples using membrane filtration and pour plate methodscompliant with The Microbiology of Drinking Water (2009) documentations excluding Part14.

• Value: £2M

Lot 6 – Sample Containers – a selection of sterile and non-sterile containers of varyingvolume are required to take potable, raw and waste water samples. A portion ofcontainers will require pre-dosing with preservatives.

• Value: £700K

Lot 7 – Tests kits and reagents for the detection of Chlorine, COD, Non-Ionic detergent,Hexavalent Chromium, Sulphide, Free Cyanide and Formaldehyde in water and wastewaters.

• Value: £450K

Lot 8 – Bacterial reference materials that contain a certified quantity of pure cultures ofmicro-organisms for internal quality control compliant with The Microbiology of Drinking Water (2009) documentations.

• Value: £3M

Lot 9 – Chromatography Supplies - a selection of supplies to carry out routine maintenance of Gas Chromatographs and Liquid Chromatographs.