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State Laboratory has published 20 contract awards on eTenders and TED, naming 18 distinct suppliers. The supplier named most often is Datapac Limited, on 2 awards with no other supplier. The latest award is dated 10 September 2026.
Calculated from published award records; nothing is estimated.
State Laboratory published 20 contract awards in these records between 2014 and 2026.
Where the category is recorded, it buys laboratory, diagnostics and equipment most often (38% of awards), then ICT and office equipment (31%).
Its tenders drew a median of 3.5 bids, and 85% of bids came from small and medium-sized firms.
Advertised tenders took a median of 116 days from notice to award.
Awarded value by spend category: €4.7M in one-off contracts across 16 awards with a category recorded.
Supplies 75%Services 25%
Categories are recorded by eTenders. 3 awards have none and are not counted. Values are awarded values, not money paid, and leave out framework agreements, which publish a ceiling rather than a contract value.
How each award was competed.
| Measure | This buyer |
|---|---|
| Bids per tender (median)Awards that state how many bids were received · 16 | 3.5 |
| Tenders with a single bidAwards that state how many bids were received · 16 | 25% |
| Bids from SMEsShare of bids that came from small and medium-sized firms; counted in tenders · 16 | 85% |
| Awards including an SMEAwards where at least one winner is recorded as an SME · 17 | 76% |
| Notice to award (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the published award · 16 | 116 days |
| Time to respond (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the submission deadline · 16 | 28 days |
| Notices cancelledNotices cancelled before any award, of all notices · 24 | 8% |
Value of one-off contracts won alone · number of awards
One-off contracts with a single supplier total €5,154,258 in awarded value; the largest single award is 78% of that. Awarded value is not money paid.
Sources: the OGP / eTenders open data file, published 7 Aug 2026, and TED contract award notices. Categories, bids, SME and timing figures come from eTenders only. About the sources
One-off contracts with a sole supplier; frameworks left out
sole supplier shared