Chemicals and gases

Preferred suppliers have agreed terms with the University and should be used where possible.

  Denotes the preferred supplier's catalogue is available on Oracle Financials

  Denotes the preferred supplier incorporates sustainable elements into their business model

The University preferred suppliers are also searchable via an alphabetical list   .

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   Abcam Plc

Website: www.abcam.com

Sales Contact:
Contact: Dafne Galindo Duran (Strategic Account Manager)
Tel: 01223 606422
Email: Dafne.GalindoDuran@abcam.com

Customer Services:
Tel: 01223 696 000
Email: orders@abcam.com

Scientific Support:
Tel: 01223 696 000
Email: technical@abcam.com

Agreement Summary:
Discount: Minimum 11% discount off all items on and off catalogue.
Delivery Charges: No delivery or dry ice costs.

Delivery SLA: In stock catalogue items will be delivered with 2 business days. Non-stocked catalogue lines will be delivered within 5 business days. Non catalogue items will be delivered on the delivery date quoted on the order confirmation.

Quotations and queries: Response within 2 business days.

Returns: Goods for return or delivered in error will be collected within 72 hours of request to collect and a corresponding credit note issued within 72 hours of collection.

Substitutions: Goods will not be substituted without prior and written confirmation.

Use of goods: Not for any commercial use. Broad Institute Limited License for CRISPR derived goods.

Sustainability Services:

Products: Trialling digital-only datasheets. Animal-free production, compliant with ethical standards.
Packaging: Replacement of polystyrene boxes with a sustainable alternative

Many of the University’s preferred suppliers take back their packaging and recyclable waste, offer sustainable products or sustainable packaging. You can find information about these initiatives and contact details for sustainability representatives on the Sustainability services preferred suppliers webpage.

  Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd

Website:
Genomics products: www.genomics.agilent.com/en/home.jsp
Other products: www.agilent.com/home

Sales Contacts:
Contact: Dominic Wong (Chemistries & Supplies Account Manager)
Mobile: 07392 288 567
Email: dominic.wong@agilent.com

Contact: Qiellor Haxhiraj (Genomics & Pathology - Instruments, Reagents and Consumables)
Mobile: 07721 336 659
Email: Qiellor.haxhiraj@agilent.com

Customer Services:
Tel: 0345 712 5292 option 1 option 3 
Email: genomics_tech_europe@agilent.com

Agreement Summary:
Discount Summary:minimum discount of 10% up to 32% discount off list price on the R12 catalogue. Discounts for goods off R12 by category are summarised here.
Capital Equipment: may be subject to a surcharge of 3% of the price at a max of £2,225.
Delivery Charges: no delivery charges
Delivery: Next business day for orders placed before 1pm, non-catalogue items 3 business days. Equipment delivery day will be specified in the Suppliers quote, or within 25 days.
Equipment warranty: 90 days consumables, 12 months minimum equipment
Requests for quotation and order queries: within 2 business days
Goods Return: incorrectly by the supplier, defective or rejected shall be collected within 72 hours, and credit not issued within 72 hours
Substitution: nothing to be substituted without written confirmation
Service Specifications: further information on service options are available from the University Purchasing Department

   Appleton Woods Ltd

Website: www.appletonwoods.co.uk

Sales Contact:
Contact: Sam Garvey (UK Account Manager)
Tel: 07881 952291
Email: sam.garvey@appletonwoods.co.uk

Customer Services:
Tel: 0121 458 7740
Email: info@appletonwoods.co.uk

Interim e-Procurement and Catalogue Manager:
Contact: Sian Davies
Email: sian.davies@appletonwoods.co.uk

Managing Director:
Contact: Chris Brown 
Tel: 0121 458 7740,
Email: chris@appletonwoods.co.uk

Agreement Summary:
Delivery Charges: no delivery charges

Sustainability Services:
Takeback: Collection and recycling service for pipette tip boxes and inserts.

Many of the University’s preferred suppliers take back their packaging and recyclable waste, offer sustainable products or sustainable packaging. You can find information about these initiatives and contact details for sustainability representatives on the Sustainability services preferred suppliers webpage.

  BD Biosciences

Website: www.bdbiosciences.com

Sales Contact:
Contact: Mark Beswick (Senior Technical Sales Specialist)
Mobile: 07887 548 133
Email: mark.beswick@bd.com

Customer Services:
Tel: 0800 917 8776 (option 2)
Email: customerservices.UKI@bd.com

Agreement Summary:
Discount Summary:
Consumables:

  • 29% off published list price
  • 10% off published list price for Single Cell Multiomics (SCM Reagents)
  • Specify quote number Q331750 when ordering.

Equipment:

  • 5-16% off published list price.

Software:

  • Will be quoted on an individual basis with a minimum of 20% discount off published list price.
  • Payment terms will be agreed between the parties and confirmed on the purchase order.

Services:

  • A minimum of 27% off list price for annual service
  • Please contact the supplier for service plan options and for further details regarding BD Care Level 1, 2, and 3.
  • Payment terms for services will be on the completion of the relevant service.

Delivery Charges: no delivery charges
Delivery Leadtime:

  • Catalogue items will be delivered within ten business days
  • Non-catalogue items will be delivered within fifteen business days
  • The leadtime for bespoke ‘made to order’ items will be agreed during the quotation process.
  • Equipment: Delivery date will be specified in the Supplier’s quote or delivery will be within twenty-five business days.
  • Daily cut-off time for order processing is 1pm.

Returns: Goods for return or delivered in error will be collected within 72 hours of request to collect and a corresponding credit note issued within 72 hours of collection.
Substitutions: Goods will not be substituted without prior and written confirmation.
Warranties: Equipment warranties will be a minimum of twelve months from when the goods have passed the acceptance tests. The warranty includes all parts, labour and travel.

Beckman Coulter UK Ltd

Website: www.beckmancoulter.com

Sales Contact:
Contact: Anthony Curran (Senior Sales Consultant)
Mobile: 07802 311189
Tel: 01494 441181
Email: apcurran@beckman.com

Customer Services:
Tel: 00800 0350 0350
Email: bcukorders@beckman.com

Agreement Summary:
Discount Summary: 10%-42% discount off list price

  Bio-Rad Laboratories Ltd

Website: www.bio-rad.com

Sales Contact:
Contact: Claire Haywood (Account Manager)
Mobile: 07786 276388
Email: claire_haywood@bio-rad.com

Contact: Mark Davies
Mobile: 07795 240584
Email: mark_davies1@bio-rad.com

Customer Services:
Tel: 0800 181134
Email: uk_orders@bio-rad.com

Agreement Summary:
Discount Summary: 15-35% discount off list price
Servicing Maintenance and Spare Parts: 10% discount off published list price. Please contact the supplier for service plan options. Payment terms for services, will be on the completion of the relevant service.
Delivery Charges: no delivery charges
Delivery Leadtime:

  • Consumables: Within two business days for hosted catalogue items and within fourteen business days for non catalogue items.
  • Equipment: Delivery date will be specified in the Supplier’s quote or delivery will be within twenty five business days.
  • Daily cut-off time for order processing is 11am.

Returns: Goods for return or delivered in error will be collected within 72 hours of request to collect and a corresponding credit note issued within 72 hours of collection.
Substitutions: Goods will not be substituted without prior and written confirmation.

   Bio-Techne Ltd (R&D Systems)

Website: www.rndsystems.com/

Sales Contact:
Contact: Jack Goodman
Mobile: 01235 529449
Email:  Jack.Goodman@Bio-Techne.com

  • Jack Goodman is now available on site in Oxford every Tuesday to provide support to end users. Please contact Jack directly to arrange an in person meeting.

Customer Services:
Tel: 01235 529449
Email: info@biotechne.com
Also contactable via website live chat.

Agreement Summary:
Discount Summary:

  • Antibodies: 18%
  • Cell Culture Reagents: 18%
  • Luminex Assays: 18%
  • ELISA kits: 15%
  • Recombinant Proteins: 18%
  • Novus Products: 18%
  • Tocris Products: 18%

Delivery Charges: no delivery charges.

Sustainability Services:
Packaging: Replacement of polystyrene boxes with new recyclable cardboard packaging, ambient shipping in a recyclable cardboard box with bio-degradable air pillow.

Many of the University’s preferred suppliers take back their packaging and recyclable waste, offer sustainable products or sustainable packaging. You can find information about these initiatives and contact details for sustainability representatives on the Sustainability services preferred suppliers webpage 

  BioLegend

Website: www.biolegend.com/uk

Sales Contact:
Contact: Dr Eva Zemlickova (Business Development Manager)
Mobile: 07551 008 851
Email: eva.zemlickova@revvity.com

Customer Services:
Tel: 0203 475 3880
Email:

Agreement Summary:
Discount Summary: 20% discount from list price. 15% off published list price for GoInVivo and ELSIA plate readers. Discounting does not apply to specially designate products or FlexiFlour
Delivery Charges: no delivery charges
​Delivery Leadtime:

  • Within three business days for goods not requiring dry ice shipment.
  • Within seven business days for goods requiring dry ice shipment
  • Delivery to be agreed during the quotation process for bespoke items.
  • Daily cut-off time for order processing is 1pm.

Returns: Goods for return or delivered in error will be collected within 72 hours of request to collect and a corresponding credit note issued within 72 hours of collection.
Substitutions: Goods will not be substituted without prior and written confirmation.
Use of Goods: Not for any commercial use. Goods are to be used for research and development, education and teaching use only. The University shall not use, study or analyse the goods or a portion thereof, to learn the respective design, construction, composition, operation or to reverse engineer, produce a copy or an improved version of the goods.

   Cambridge Bioscience Ltd

Website: www.bioscience.co.uk

Sales Contact:
Contact: Claire Dent (Senior Account Manager)
Mobile: 07795 564 140
Tel: 01223 316855 ext.207
Email: Claire.dent@bioscience.co.uk

Customer Services:
Tel: 01223 316885
Email: support@bioscience.co.uk

Agreement Summary:
Discount Summary: A minimum of 10% off published list price. Mirus 15% off and Zymo up to 40% off published list price.
Delivery Charges: free delivery (except for blood products – overnight delivery £55, same day delivery £115)

Sustainability Services:
Packaging: Replacement of polystyrene boxes with Puffin packaging (sheep's wool inside recyclable polyethene) 

Many of the University’s preferred suppliers take back their packaging and recyclable waste, offer sustainable products or sustainable packaging. You can find information about these initiatives and contact details for sustainability representatives on the Sustainability services preferred suppliers webpage

  Cell Signaling Technology Europe BV

Website: www.cellsignal.com

Sales Contact:
Contact: Mike Towey (Key Account Manager)
Mobile: 0740 886 1246
Email: michael.towey@cellsignal.com

Agreement Summary:
Discount Summary: 21% off published list price
Delivery Charges: no delivery charges
Delivery Leadtime:

  • Next business day delivery for hosted catalogue items.
  • Within three business days for non-catalogue items.
  • Daily cut-off time for order processing is 3pm.

Returns: Goods for return or delivered in error will be collected within 72 hours of request to collect and a corresponding credit note issued within 72 hours of collection.
Substitutions: Goods will not be substituted without prior and written confirmation.

  Enzo Life Sciences, Inc

Website: www.enzolifesciences.com

Sales Contact:
Contact: Rebecca Kilmartin (Account Manager)
Mobile: 07824381085
Email: RKilmartin@enzo.com

Customer Services:
Email: info-uk@enzolifesciences.com

Technical Services:
Email: techserv@enzolifesciences.com

Agreement Summary:
Discount Summary: a minimum discount of 25% from published list price
Delivery Charges: no delivery charges
​​​Delivery Leadtime:

  • Within two business days for catalogue items held in stock.
  • Within five business days for catalogue items not held in stock.
  • Within twelve business days for distributed items not held in stock.
  • Daily cut-off time for order processing is 1pm.

Returns: Goods for return or delivered in error will be collected within 72 hours of request to collect and a corresponding credit note issued within 72 hours of collection.
Substitutions: Goods will not be substituted without prior and written confirmation.

   Fisher Scientific UK Ltd

Website: www.fisher.co.uk

Sales Contact:
Contact: Ashley St John Hart (Account Manager)
Mobile: 07917505875
Email: ashley.st.john-hart@thermofisher.com

Customer Services:
Tel: 01509 555 500
Email (General Enquiries): fisheruk.customerservice@thermofisher.com
Email (Order Processing): fisheruk.orders@thermofisher.com              

Agreement Summary
Discount Summary: 7.5-45% off published list price
Delivery Charges: no delivery charges

Fisher Scientific have over 33,000 products available for same-day dispatch when ordered before 2pm. These can be viewed using the ‘EDGE’ filter within “Special Programs” on FisherSci.co.uk

Sustainability program details

Collection and recycling service for various products with Fisher Chemical label.

Many of the University’s preferred suppliers take back their packaging and recyclable waste, offer sustainable products or sustainable packaging. You can find information about these initiatives and contact details for sustainability representatives on the Sustainability services preferred suppliers webpage.

  Fluorochem Limited

Website: www.fluorochem.co.uk

Sales Contact:
Contact: Amir Mostanbet (Sales Manager)
Tel: 01457 860111
Email: AmirM@fluorochem.co.uk

Customer Services:
Tel: 01457 860111
Email: sales@fluorochem.co.uk

Agreement Summary:
Discount Summary: 15% discount off list price.
Delivery Charges: no delivery charges. Next day delivery available for all in stock items.
Delivery Leadtime:

  • Next day delivery available for hosted catalogue items.
  • Non-catalogue items delivered within three business days.
  • Daily cut-off time for order processing is 4pm.

Returns: Goods for return or delivered in error will be collected within 72 hours of request to collect and a corresponding credit note issued within 72 hours of collection.
Substitutions: Goods will not be substituted without prior and written confirmation.

Sustainability Services:

Packaging: Recyclable outer packing material where possible, a minimal amount of packing material possible

Many of the University’s preferred suppliers take back their packaging and recyclable waste, offer sustainable products or sustainable packaging. You can find information about these initiatives and contact details for sustainability representatives on the Sustainability services preferred suppliers webpage.

  Insight Biotechnology Limited

Website: www.insightbio.com

Sales Contact:
Contact: Rahul Shaji (Product Manager)
Tel: 0208 385 0303
Email: r.shaji@insightbio.com

Customer Services:
Tel: 0208 385 0303
Email: info@insightbio.com or s.momaya@insightbio.com

Agreement Summary:
Discount Summary: 20% off list price Biotium and SCBT Ab. 15% discount off list price for all other goods.
Delivery Charges: no delivery charges
Delivery Leadtime:

  • Next business day for catalogue items held in stock.
  • Within three business days for goods not held in stock.
  • Daily cut-off time for order processing is 1pm.

Returns: Goods for return or delivered in error will be collected within 72 hours of request to collect and a corresponding credit note issued within 72 hours of collection.
Substitutions: Goods will not be substituted without prior and written confirmation.

  Integrated DNA Technologies

Website: www.idtdna.com

Sales Contact:
Contact: Laurent van Trigt (Sales Manager)
Mobile: 07876 393 420
Email: lvantrigt@idtdna.com

Customer Services:
Tel: 0032 16 28 22 60
Email: emea-custcare@idtdna.com

Webchat and other support services also available:
https://eu.idtdna.com/pages/support

Agreement Summary:
Discount summary from list pricing:

  • Up to 70% discount on custom DNA and RNA synthesis
  • Up to 40% off purification and selected modifications.
  • Additional discounts to NGS, Synthetic Biology, CRISPR, qPCR and Genotyping product lines.

Contact Laurent van Trigt for any enquiries about discounts and current promotions. 

  Life Technologies Ltd (now part of Thermofisher Scientific)

Website: www.lifetechnologies.com/uk/en/home

Sales Contact:
Contact: Lauri Saastamoinen (Key Account Manager)
Mobile: 07909 350 446
Email: lauri.saastamoinen@thermofisher.com

Contact: Dan Brown (Service Sales)
Mobile: 07554334649
Tel: 01418 146016
Email: Daniel.Brown@thermofisher.com

Contact: Olivia Evans (qPCR instruments)
Mobile: 07425619780
Email: olivia.evans@thermofisher.com

Customer Services:
Tel: 0800269210/0800838380
Email: ukorders@lifetech.com

Agreement Summary:
Delivery Charges: no delivery charges (not including dry ice)

  Lonza Biologics Plc

Website: www.lonza.com

Sales Contact:
Contact: Alexander Cook (Account Manager)
Mobile: 07587 772187
Tel: 01753 716953
Email: alexander.cook@lonza.com

Customer Services:
Tel: 0808 2349 788            
Email: order.uk@lonza.com

Agreement Summary:
Discount Summary: up to 7.5% discount on list price for reagent and consumable products, up to 25% discount on high volume annual purchases
Delivery Charges: no delivery charges (unless urgent delivery required)

Sustainability program details

Visit https://www.lonza.com/sustainability 

  Mabtech AB

Website: www.mabtech.com

Sales Contact:
Contact: Helena Humphries (Account Manager)
Tel: 07730 101515
Email: helena.humphries@mabtech.com

Customer Services:
Tel: +46 8 7162700
Email: mabtech@mabtech.com

Agreement Summary:
Discount Summary:

  • Consumables catalogue and non-catalogue items have 30%-36% minimum discount off the published price list.
  • Equipment will have a minimum 10% off published price list.
  • Service and maintenance will be quoted on an individual basis.

Delivery Charges: No delivery, installation or commissioning charges.
Delivery time: Catalogue items will be delivery within 2 business days, non-catalogue delivery times will be quoted on an individual basis.

Requests for quotes, by telephone, voicemail or email will be responded to within 2 business days.

Goods delivered in error will be collected within 72 hours and then credit not issues within 72 hours.

Goods will only be substituted with prior notification and approval by the call off representative.

   Merck Life Science UK Ltd

Website: www.sigmaaldrich.com

Sales Contact:
Contact: Marzieh Zamani (Account Manager)
Mobile: 07770 604 410
Email: marzieh.zamani@merckgroup.com

Contact: Liam Traynor (Key Account Manager)
Mobile: 07824 160 051
Email: liam.traynor@merckgroup.com

Customer Services:
Tel: 0800 71 71 81
Email: UKCustomerrelations@merckgroup.com

Agreement Summary:
Delivery Charges: Standard delivery is free including wet and dry ice

Sustainability Services:

The range of returnable stainless steel barrels currently comprises 10 liter, 30 liter and 185 liter volumes.

The return of the barrels is mandatory and is handled with a deposit which is refunded when the barrel is sent back. 400 L and 1000 L containers are available on request. 

Many of the University’s preferred suppliers take back their packaging and recyclable waste, offer sustainable products or sustainable packaging. You can find information about these initiatives and contact details for sustainability representatives on the Sustainability services preferred suppliers webpage.

Molecular Dimensions Ltd

Website: www.moleculardimensions.com

Sales Contact:
Contact: Paul Driver
Mobile: 07411239488
Tel: 0114 224 2235 
Email: pdriver@calibrescientific.com

Customer Services:
Tel: 0114 224 2235 
Email: orders-uk@calibrescientific.com

Agreement Summary:

Discount Summary: NeXtal 3% discount off list price. Anatrace, Molecular Dimensions 5% discount off list price. BioServUk 7% discount off list price. Molecular Dimensions (MD2 products), Protein Ark, 10% discount off list price
Delivery Charges: no delivery charges
Delivery Leadtime:

  • Next day delivery available for hosted catalogue items.
  • Daily cut-off time for order processing is 1pm.

 

Returns: Goods for return or delivered in error will be collected within 72 hours of request to collect and a corresponding credit note issued within 72 hours of collection.
Substitutions: Goods will not be substituted without prior and written confirmation.

 

   New England Biolabs (UK) Ltd

Website: www.neb.com

Sales Contact:
Contact: Laura Wood (Technical Account Manager)
Mobile: 07918 275067
Email: lwood@neb.com

Customer Services:
Tel: 01462 420616
Email: customersupport.uk@neb.com

Agreement Summary:
Use of goods: No Commercial use
Discount Summary: All items have 20% minimum discount off published list price.
Delivery time: Catalogue items delivered next day, non-catalogue/custom items to be delivered within 3 days.
Delivery Charges: no delivery charges.

Requests for quotes, by telephone, voicemail or email will be responded to within 2 business days.

Goods delivered in error will be collected within 72 hours, with credit note then issued within 72 hours.

Goods will only be substituted with prior notification and approval by the call-off representative.

Sustainability Services:
Takeback: Monthly collection of polystyrene boxes and ice packs
Products: Recyclable Monarch Nucleic Acid Purification kits
Packaging: Ambient temperature shipping of a wide range of products

Many of the University’s preferred suppliers take back their packaging and recyclable waste, offer sustainable products or sustainable packaging. You can find information about these initiatives and contact details for sustainability representatives on the Sustainability services preferred suppliers webpage.

  Promega UK Ltd

Website: www.promega.com

Sales Contact:
Contact: Alex Kirby (Key Account Manager)
Mobile: 07920 548 851
Email: alex.kirby@promega.com

Customer Services:
Tel: 0800 378994 (8:30am - 5:30pm)
Email: ukcustserve@promega.com

Technical Services:
Tel: 0800 559900 (8:30am - 5:30pm)
Email: uktechserve@promega.com

Instrumentation Support:
Email: ukinstrumentsupport@promega.com

Agreement Summary:
Discount Summary: up to 47% off list price, 5% minimum off anything purchased on and off catalogue and 5% off service contracts. Information on types of contracts available can be obtained by contacting the University Purchasing Department.
Delivery Charges: no delivery charges. Catalogue items delivery within 2 business days, non-catalogue items delivered within 15 business days, bespoke items are agreed at the time of purchase, and equipment to be delivered as per the suppliers quote or 25 business days from order.

Requests for quotation and order queries: response within 2 days

Goods return: delivery errors by the Supplier will be collected within 72 hours, and credited within 72 hours after collection. The University cannot return non-ambient/opened/equipment/system products or custom order products unless they do not meet goods specification. For other products the goods will be collected within 72 hours, and credited within 72 hours after collection.

Substitution: goods will not be substituted without prior notification and acceptance.

Sustainability Services:
Promega UK offers prepaid packaging return and reuse schemes, including EPS foam cooler and gel pack take-back, alongside reduced and recyclable packaging and shipping innovations that cut dry ice use, packaging waste and transport emissions, helping customers lower their Scope 3 footprint.

Many of the University’s preferred suppliers take back their packaging and recyclable waste, offer sustainable products or sustainable packaging. You can find information about these initiatives and contact details for sustainability representatives on the Sustainability services preferred suppliers webpage.

  Proteintech Europe Ltd

Website: www.ptglab.com  

Sales Contact:
Contact: Alastair McKee (Account Manager)
Mobile: 0747 0649466
Email: alastair.mckee@ptglab.com

Customer Services:
Tel: 0161 8393007
Email: alastair.mckee@ptglab.com & europe@ptglab.com

Agreement Summary:
Discount Summary: 22% discount off list price
Delivery Charges: no delivery charges. Orders placed Monday-Thursday will be shipped the next day if the PO is received before 2pm.
Proteintech Guarantee: all products are guaranteed regardless of a user’s species or application requirements. Technical support is available for all products, but is not a requirement to qualify for a refund.

  Qiagen Ltd

Website: www.qiagen.com/gb/

Sales Contact:
Contact: Chloe Steels (Account Manager)
Tel: 07721 520109
Email: Chloe.Steels@QIAGEN.com

Customer Services:
Tel: 0808 234 3665
Email: customercare-uk@qiagen.com

Technical Services:
Tel: 0808 234 3974
Email: Techservice-uk@qiagen.com

Agreement Summary:
Discount Summary: up to 32% off published list price
Delivery Charges: no delivery charges

  Roche Diagnostics Ltd

Website: http://sequencing.roche.com/en.html (KAPA product range)

Sales Contact:
Primary Contact: Noel Drury (Sequencing Solutions Sales Specialist )
Mobile: 07928 505435
Email: noel.drury@roche.com

Contact: Emma Paice (Tissue Diagnostics)
Email: emma.paice@roche.com

Customer Services:
Tel: 0808 100 99 98
Email: burgesshill.customerservice@roche.com

Agreement Summary:
Discount Summary:

  • 20% discount off list price for all KAPA products.
  • Services will be quoted on an individual basis. Please contact the supplier for service plan options.
  • Payment terms for services will be on the completion of the relevant service.

Delivery Charges: no delivery charges
Delivery Leadtime:

  • Catalogue items within three business days for items held in stock, and within seven business days for items not held in stock.
  • For non-catalogue and bespoke items the leadtime will be agreed during the quotation process.
  • Equipment: Delivery date will be specified in the Supplier’s quote or delivery will be within twenty-five business days.
  • Daily cut-off time for order processing is 11am.

Returns: Goods for return or delivered in error will be collected within 72 hours of request to collect and a corresponding credit note issued within 72 hours of collection.
Substitutions: Goods will not be substituted without prior and written confirmation.
Warranties: Equipment warranties will be a minimum of twelve months from when the goods have passed the acceptance tests. The warranty includes all parts, labour and travel.

Sustainability Services:
Products: Sustainable technologies and processes to minimize the impact on the environment.

Many of the University’s preferred suppliers take back their packaging and recyclable waste, offer sustainable products or sustainable packaging. You can find information about these initiatives and contact details for sustainability representatives on the Sustainability services preferred suppliers webpage.

   Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd

Website: www.scientificlabs.co.uk

Sales Contact:
Contact: Khaled Hebbachi (Territory Sales Manager)
Mobile: 07553 059064
Tel: 01159 821111
Email: KHebbachi@scientific-labs.com

Customer Services:
Contact: Caroline Cann (Oxford Key Account Team)
Tel: 07432 384175
Email: ccann@Scientific-Labs.com

Agreement Summary:
Discount Summary: Brand discount listing
Delivery Charges: No delivery charges off catalogue, charges for off catalogue orders will be quoted on an individual basis.
Delivery Leadtime:

  • Catalogue items will be delivered within 2 business days.
  • Non-catalogue orders will be delivered within 2 business days.
  • Equipment will be delivered within 25 days unless delivery time specified in the order confirmation or suppliers’ quotes.

Quote requests and order queries will be responded to within 2 days.

Goods for return or delivered in errors will be collected within 72 hours and then a credit note within 72 hours.

Goods will not be substituted without prior written notice and acceptance.

Sustainability Services:
Takeback: Collection and recycling of Lab Pro and Corning pipette tip boxes for energy recovery

Many of the University’s preferred suppliers take back their packaging and recyclable waste, offer sustainable products or sustainable packaging. You can find information about these initiatives and contact details for sustainability representatives on the Sustainability services preferred suppliers webpage.

  Stemcell Technologies UK Ltd

Website: www.stemcell.com

Sales Contacts:
Contact: Paola Piras (Cell Separation Products)
Email: paola.piras@stemcell.com

Contact: Fred Hudd (Cell Culture Products)      
Email: fred.hudd@stemcell.com

Customer Services:
Tel: +33 (0) 4 76047530
Email: orders.eu@stemcell.com

Agreement Summary:
Discount Summary:

  • 9% off EasySep
  • 7.5 % off all RosetteSep
  • 9% off CD4 and CD8 RosetteSep
  • 30% off magnets
  • 8% off SepMates
  • 11% off mTeSR1 - 25 pack
  • 8% off mTeSR1 - 10 pack
  • 9.5% off TeSR-E8
  • 7.5% off StemSpan SFEM
  • 7% off StemSpan SFEM II **New
  • 7% off MethoCult H4435 Enriched (Catalog # 04435) **New
  • 6% off mTeSR Plus **New
  • 5% off everything else

Delivery Charges: no delivery charges.

Sustainability Services:

Packaging: More sustainable alternatives to product packaging are continually evaluated

Many of the University’s preferred suppliers take back their packaging and recyclable waste, offer sustainable products or sustainable packaging. You can find information about these initiatives and contact details for sustainability representatives on the Sustainability services preferred suppliers webpage.

  Stratech Scientific Ltd

Website: www.stratech.co.uk

Sales Contact:
Contact: Adam Stanley (Account Manager)
Mobile: 07889 721351
Tel: 01638 782600
Email: adam@stratech.co.uk

Customer Services:
Tel: 01638 782600
Email: info@stratech.co.uk
For order related queries contact: orders@stratech.co.uk

Agreement Summary:
Discount Summary: 5% off list price for all products listed on R12
Delivery Charges: no delivery charges

Sustainability Services:
Packaging: Sustainably sourced cardboard packaging and biodegradable chips. Phasing out bubble wrap envelopes this year.

Many of the University’s preferred suppliers take back their packaging and recyclable waste, offer sustainable products or sustainable packaging. You can find information about these initiatives and contact details for sustainability representatives on the Sustainability services preferred suppliers webpage.

  Thistle Scientific Ltd

Website: www.thistlescientific.co.uk

Sales Contact:
Contact: Jackson Hughes (Account Manager)
Mobile: 07711 199490
Email: Jackson@thistlescientific.co.uk

Customer Services:
Tel: 01698 338844
Email: Irene@thistlescientific.co.uk

Agreement Summary:
Discount Summary: 5%-25% discount from published list price.
Delivery Charges:

  • Equipment and plastic ware - delivery free on orders over £250 (ex VAT) for products listed in Oracle Financials.
  • For orders under £250 delivery is £9.95 up to 25 kilos in weight.
  • Wet chemicals - delivery on liquid chemicals and reagents e.g. acrylamide, will be free of charge on orders over £150 (ex VAT). Any orders under £150 will be charged at £13.50 per order.

   VWR International Ltd

Website: www.vwr.com

Sales Contact:
Contact: Daniel Bouabida (Account Representative)
Mobile: 07408 868823
Email: Daniel.bouabida@avantorsciences.com

Customer Services:
Tel: 08450 708 951
Email: uksales@vwr.com

Agreement Summary:
Discount Summary: 10-25% discount from published list price
Delivery Charges: no delivery charges

Sustainability Services:

Takeback: Collection, disposal and recycling services for various chemicals and materials in partnership with Tradebe, Collection and recycling of gloves through Kimberly Clark RightCycle programme

Many of the University’s preferred suppliers take back their packaging and recyclable waste, offer sustainable products or sustainable packaging. You can find information about these initiatives and contact details for sustainability representatives on the Sustainability services preferred suppliers webpage.

BOC Ltd

Website: www.boconline.co.uk

Sales Contact:
Contact: Jessica Thorpe (Major Account Manager)
Mobile:  07909 848 864
Email: jessica.thorpe@boc.com

Contact: Gill Morgan (Research Account Manager)
Mobile: 07774 487 287
Email: Gill.Morgan@boc.com

Contact: Dan Grime (Associate Account Manager)
Mobile: 07900702875
Email: daniel.grime@boc.com

Customer Services:
Tel: 0800 111 333
Email: custserv@boc.com

Account Summary:
Discount Summary: 30-70% discounts are available from published list prices

Eurofins Genetic Services Ltd

Website: www.eurofinsgenomics.com

Sales Contact:
Contact: Bhavik Bhakta (Genomics National Account Manager UK)
Mobile: 07341 429 918
Tel: 01902 627 251
Email: bhavik.bhakta@genomics.eurofinseu.com

Customer Services:
For online shop admin queries:

Tel:  0800 200 100 20
Email: genomicsuk@genomics.eurofinseu.com

For sample and order queries:
Tel: 0800 200 100 20
Email: support-eu@genomics.eurofinseu.com

Agreement Summary:
Delivery Charges: no delivery charges

  Integrated DNA Technologies

Website: www.idtdna.com

Sales Contact:
Contact: Laurent van Trigt (Sales Manager)
Mobile: 07876 393 420
Email: lvantrigt@idtdna.com

Customer Services:
Tel: 0032 16 28 22 60
Email: emea-custcare@idtdna.com

Webchat and other support services also available:
https://eu.idtdna.com/pages/support

Agreement Summary:
Discount summary: As per published Price List.

Services detailed below will have a minimum discount off published list price:

Product lines/category Minimum discount off list
CRISPR Discount 6%
qPCRDiscount 17%

Services not specified in the table will be quoted on an individual basis.

Delivery Charges: No delivery charges. Goods requiring installation, unless agreed otherwise, will be 80% on delivery and 20% once Goods have passed the agreed acceptance tests. Acceptance tests should be agreed prior to delivery.
Delivery time: Punchout items will be delivered next business day if ordered before 1pm.

Requests for quotes, by telephone, voicemail or email will be responded to within 2 business days.

Goods delivered in error will be collected within 72 hours, and then credit note issued within 72 hours.

Goods will only be substituted with prior notification and approval by the call off representative.

  Life Technologies Ltd (now part of Thermofisher Scientific)

Website: www.lifetechnologies.com/uk/en/home

Sales Contact:
Contact: Lauri Saastamoinen (Key Account Manager)
Mobile: 07909 350 446
Email: lauri.saastamoinen@thermofisher.com

Contact: Dan Brown (Service Sales)
Mobile: 07554334649
Tel: 01418 146016
Email: Daniel.Brown@thermofisher.com

Contact: Olivia Evans (qPCR instruments)
Mobile: 07425619780
Email: olivia.evans@thermofisher.com

Customer Services:
Tel: 0800269210/0800838380
Email: ukorders@lifetech.com

Agreement Summary:
Delivery Charges: no delivery charges (not including dry ice)

   Merck Life Science UK Ltd

Website: www.sigmaaldrich.com

Sales Contact:
Contact: Marzieh Zamani (Account Manager)
Mobile: 07770 604 410
Email: marzieh.zamani@merckgroup.com

Contact: Liam Traynor (Key Account Manager)
Mobile: 07824 160 051
Email: liam.traynor@merckgroup.com

Customer Services:
Tel: 0800 71 71 81
Email: UKCustomerrelations@merckgroup.com

Agreement Summary:
Delivery Charges: Standard delivery is free including wet and dry ice

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