List of products by brand TSC
Technical Service Consultants (TSC) has been a trusted UK manufacturer of premium microbiology consumables and sampling supplies for over 30 years. Specialising in a wide range of products including sterile swabs, surface sampling kits, and other sampling tools, TSC supports laboratories and quality control teams across multiple industries such as pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, healthcare, and environmental monitoring.
With a strong focus on quality, reliability, and innovation, TSC’s microbiology consumables are designed to meet stringent regulatory standards and ensure accurate microbial testing and monitoring. At Gem Scientific, we are proud to offer TSC’s comprehensive range of consumables that help safeguard product quality, enhance safety, and streamline microbiological sampling processes across diverse sectors.
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£41.61 vat excl.
£49.93 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Includes Polystyrene shaft/Viscose tip swab in peel pouch (M40 compliant)
Pack size: 100 Swabs
£42.90 vat excl.
£51.48 vat Inc.
Inoculating Loops, 10µl White Soft, 20 Per Bag
Ideal for General purpose use or routine samples.
Pack size: 1000 loops
£46.24 vat excl.
£55.49 vat Inc.
Includes Polystyrene shaft, Viscose tip swab in peel pouch (M40 compliant)
Sterility integrity seal
Write-on label with fields for Name, DOB, sample, date, HPL no., Ward. Lot and expiry are shown on the label and outer peel pouch.
Ideal for 24-hour transport of microbiological samples (including clinical), for fastidious, non-fastidious and anaerobic microorganisms
Pack size: 100 Swabs
£57.86 vat excl.
£69.43 vat Inc.
Availability: 44 In Stock
10ml Neutralising Buffer swab Polystyrene shaft Polyester tip in Peel Pouch
Ideal for maintaining & transporting microbiological samples & eliminating any traces of sanitisers or disinfectants remaining on surfaces.
Accurate volumes for serial dilution techniques
Pack size: 100 Swabs
£51.71 vat excl.
£62.05 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
L (Hockey Stick Shape)Blue Shaped Sterile Disposable Plastic Spreaders, 25 Per Bag. Supplied in 1000
Ideal for surface spreading of samples
Pack size: 1000 spreaders
£51.71 vat excl.
£62.05 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
L (Hockey Stick Shape)Shaped Clear Sterile Disposable Plastic Spreaders, 25 Per Bag. Supplied in 1000
Ideal for surface spreading of samples
Pack size: 1000 spreaders
£55.63 vat excl.
£66.76 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Protect Select Meat Free clear caps and black beads in moisture resistant freezer tray
Ideal for P.aeruginosa ATCC 27853, S.aureus ATCC 25923, B.subtilis ATCC 66335
Successful recovery at -20â, -70â and -80â
Long-term storage of a wide range of bacteria, yeasts and fungi
Frozen storage of fastidious and non-fastidious organisms
FDA approved permitting assured quality and traceability
Pack size: 25
£55.63 vat excl.
£66.76 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Protect Select Dairy lilac caps and beads in a moisture-resistant freezer tray
Ideal for Dairy organisms including - E.coli O157 (E coli / ecoli / e. coli), L.brevis ATCC 8287, S.marcescens ATCC8100, S.pyogenes ATCC19615
Successful recovery at -20â, -70â and -80â
Long-term storage of a wide range of bacteria, yeasts and fungi
Frozen storage of fastidious and non-fastidious organisms
FDA approved permitting assured quality and traceability
Pack size: 25
£57.87 vat excl.
£69.44 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
5ml Neutralising Buffer swab blue breakpoint Polystyrene shaft viscose tip in Peel Pouch
Ideal for Eliminating any traces of sanitizers or disinfectants remaining on surfaces
Pack size: 100 Swabs
£57.96 vat excl.
£69.55 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Protect Select Yeast and Moulds grey caps and beads in moisture resistant freezer tray
Ideal for Yeasts and Moulds including C.albicans ATCC 10231, A.niger ATCC 16404 Yeasts moulds, candida, penicillium, aspergillus, rhizopus
Successful recovery at -20℃, -70℃ and -80℃
Long-term storage of a wide range of bacteria, yeasts and fungi
Frozen storage of fastidious and non-fastidious organisms
FDA approved permitting assured quality and traceability
Pack size: 25
£57.96 vat excl.
£69.55 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Protect Select Anaerobe Beads
Ideal for Anaerobes including C.perfringens ATCC 13124, B.fragilis ATCC 25285, Prevotella, bacteroids
Successful recovery at -20â, -70â and -80â
Long-term storage of a wide range of bacteria, yeasts and fungi
Frozen storage of fastidious and non-fastidious organisms
FDA approved permitting assured quality and traceability
Pack size: 25
£66.23 vat excl.
£79.48 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
L (Hockey Stick Shape)Shaped Clear Sterile Disposable Plastic Spreaders, 5 Per Bag. Supplied in 1000
Ideal for surface spreading of samples
Pack size: 1000 spreaders
£67.49 vat excl.
£80.99 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Polystyrene (breakpoint at 45mm) shaft with Viscose Tip in Tube (Clinical - Female). For Patient use.
Ideal for vaginal samples.
Pack size: 250 Swabs
£75.26 vat excl.
£90.31 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Polystyrene shaft with Viscose Tip, in Tube. For Patient use.
General sampling, useful for all organisms.
Pack size: 250 Swabs
£78.87 vat excl.
£94.64 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Inoculating White Needles, 20 Per Bag. Supplied in 1000
Ideal for removing Protect beads from vials
Pack size: 1000 Needles
£78.87 vat excl.
£94.64 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Inoculating Loops - 1µl Clear Firm Inoculating Loops, 20 Per Bag.
Ideal for heavily contaminated or clinical samples
Pack size: 1000 loops
£78.87 vat excl.
£94.64 vat Inc.
Inoculating Loops - 10µl Green Firm Inoculating Loops, 20 Per Bag.
Ideal for General purpose use or routine samples.
Pack size: 1000 loops
£78.87 vat excl.
£94.64 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Inoculating Loops - 1µl Yellow Soft Inoculating Loops, 20 Per Bag.
Ideal for heavily contaminated or clinical samples
Pack size: 1000 loops
£78.87 vat excl.
£94.64 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Inoculating Loops - 5µl Red Soft Inoculating Loops, 20 Per Bag.
Ideal for General purpose use or routine samples.
Pack size: 1000 loops
£81.70 vat excl.
£98.04 vat Inc.
Polypropylene shaft (flexible) with Pure Viscose Tip, in Tube.
Ideal for awkward or invasive sampling, useful for all organisms.
Pack size: 250 Swabs
£82.46 vat excl.
£98.95 vat Inc.
Wood shaft with Cotton Tip, Single in Peel Pouch
Ideal for General swabbing & laboratory techniques.
Pack size: 250 Swabs
£83.00 vat excl.
£99.60 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Blue Polystyrene Shaft with Breakpoint at 45mm, viscose tip, in Tube
Ideal for General sampling especially useful for all organisms. Includes convenient breakpoint for whole swab analysis.
Pack size: 250 Swabs
£83.46 vat excl.
£100.15 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Aluminium Shaft, Viscose MiniTip Swab, Single in Tube. For Patient use.
Ideal for intricate or delicate sampling including the following organisms: Gonorrhoeae, streptococcus, gram negatives, gram positives, anaerobes.
Pack size: 100 Swabs
£88.53 vat excl.
£106.24 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Includes Aluminium shaft/Viscose Mini tip swab in peel pouch (M40 compliant)
Pack size: 100 Swabs
£88.53 vat excl.
£106.24 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Includes Aluminium shaft, Viscose Mini tip swab in peel pouch (M40 compliant)
Sterility integrity seal
Write-on label with fields for Name, DOB, sample, date, HPL no., Ward. Lot and expiry is shown on the label and outer peel pouch.
Ideal For 24 hour transport of microbiological samples (including clinical), for fastidious, non-fastidious and anaerobic microorganisms
Pack size: 100 Swabs
£104.39 vat excl.
£125.27 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Polystyrene (breakable) shaft with Polyester (dacron) Tip, in Tube. For Patient use.
Ideal for General sampling, useful for all organisms.
Pack size: 250 Swabs
£107.50 vat excl.
£129.00 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Pre-moistened Viscose Tip Swab in Neutralising Buffer, Blue Polystyrene Breakpoint (at 45mm) Shaft. Supplied in a tube only
Ideal for whole sample analysis as all sample is contained on the swab. Breakpoint included for convenient sample removal, transfer to smaller vials & further analysis.
Blue shaft for identification in critical areas
Breakpoint for easy sample analysis
Easy to break off into a vial
No swab cap once broken, so stops the stomacher bag getting damaged, potentially affecting sample count.
Pack size: 250
£109.57 vat excl.
£131.48 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Includes Plasticised Paper shaft/Cotton mini tip swab in peel pouch (M40 compliant)
Pack size: 100 Swabs
£119.06 vat excl.
£142.87 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Protect Multi-purpose cryobeads mixed colours
Ideal for Daily/frequent users to guarantee consistent & reliable performance control. Supplied in freezer rack box for system stacking.
Successful recovery at -20_, -70_ and -80_
Long-term storage of a wide range of bacteria, yeasts and fungi
Frozen storage of fastidious and non-fastidious organisms
FDA approved permitting assured quality and traceability
Pack size: 80
£119.80 vat excl.
£143.76 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Wood shaft with Cotton Tip, Single in Peel Pouch
Ideal for one use, sterile techniques
Pack size: 1000 Swabs
£120.60 vat excl.
£144.72 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Plasticised Paper shaft with Cotton MiniTip, in Tube. For Patient use.
Ideal for intricate or delicate sampling.
Pack size: 250 Swabs
£132.74 vat excl.
£159.29 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Poultry Boot Swab (boot covers) for Salmonellae. Dosed with Maximum Recovery Diluent (MRD) Contains 2 Pairs & Gloves in resealable outer bag.
Ideal for Poultry house litter testing for Salmonella
Pack size: 30
£133.00 vat excl.
£159.60 vat Inc.
Polypropylene (flexible) shaft with Viscose Tip Swab, in Peel Pouch. For Patient use.
Ideal for awkward or invasive sampling, useful for all organisms.
Pack size: 1000 Swabs
£142.60 vat excl.
£171.12 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Sterile Woodstick/Cotton Tip swab, 50 x 100 in Mini Grip Bags.
Ideal for General purpose swab for most applications.
Pack size: 5000 Swabs
£147.33 vat excl.
£176.80 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Polystyrene shaft with Viscose Tip in Peel Pouch. For Patient use.
General sampling, useful for all organisms.
Pack size: 1000 Swabs
£150.84 vat excl.
£181.01 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
10 x 10cm¬â¤ Sterile Plastic Template
Ideal for accurate & consistent surface sampling to conform to recognised standards. Sponge sampling.
Pack size: 40
£151.49 vat excl.
£181.79 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Poultry Boot Swab (boot covers) for Salmonellae. Dosed with Maximum Recovery Diluent (MRD) Contains 5 Pairs & Gloves in resealable outer bag.
Ideal for Poultry house litter testing for Salmonella
Pack size: 20
£153.84 vat excl.
£184.61 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
12 inch blue Plastic shaft with blue jumbo foam tip in tube
Ideal for sampling down small pipes or curved drains.
Pack size: 100 Swabs
£155.69 vat excl.
£186.83 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Polystyrene (breakpoint at 45mm) shaft with Viscose Tip in peel pouch (Clinical - Female).. For Patient use.
Ideal for vaginal samples.
Pack size: 1000 Swabs
£157.64 vat excl.
£189.17 vat Inc.
Availability: 50 In Stock
Pre-moistened Viscose tip swab in TSC Neutralising Buffer, polystyrene (breakable) shaft. Supplied in tube only.
Ideal for whole sample analysis as all sample is contained on the swab. Food security from 'farm to fork' scenarios, including HACCP validation. Suitable for clinical and veterinary infection control settings.
Pack size: 250
£159.04 vat excl.
£190.85 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Poultry Boot Swab (boot covers) for Salmonellae. Dosed with Maximum Recovery Diluent (MRD) Contains 5 Pairs, overboots & gloves in resealable outer bag.
Ideal for Poultry house litter testing for Salmonella
Pack size: 20
£161.41 vat excl.
£193.69 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
L (Hockey Stick Shape)Shaped Clear Sterile Disposable Plastic Spreaders, packed individually in peel pouch. Supplied in 1000
Ideal for surface spreading of samples
Pack size: 1000 spreaders
£170.49 vat excl.
£204.59 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
White Protect Multi-purpose cryobeads
Ideal for Daily/frequent users to guarantee consistent & reliable performance control. Supplied in freezer rack box for system stacking.
Successful recovery at -20_, -70_ and -80_
Long-term storage of a wide range of bacteria, yeasts and fungi
Frozen storage of fastidious and non-fastidious organisms
FDA approved permitting assured quality and traceability
Pack size: 80
£172.49 vat excl.
£206.99 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Poultry Boot Swab (boot covers) for Salmonellae. Dosed with Maximum Recovery Diluent (MRD) Contains 2 Pairs, overboots & gloves in resealable outer bag.
Ideal for Poultry house litter testing for Salmonella
Pack size: 25
£177.40 vat excl.
£212.88 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Mixed Colour Protect in Polypropylene Freezer Tray, microorganism bead preservation system.
Ideal for Daily/frequent users to guarantee consistent & reliable performance control. Supplied in freezer rack box for system stacking.
Successful recovery at -20℃, -70℃ and -80℃
Long-term storage of a wide range of bacteria, yeasts and fungi
Frozen storage of fastidious and non-fastidious organisms
FDA approved permitting assured quality and traceability
Pack size: 100
£177.40 vat excl.
£212.88 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
White Protect in Polypropylene Freezer Tray, microorganism bead preservation system.
Ideal for Daily/frequent users to guarantee consistent & reliable performance control. Supplied in freezer rack box for system stacking.
Successful recovery at -20℃, -70℃ and -80℃
Long-term storage of a wide range of bacteria, yeasts and fungi
Frozen storage of fastidious and non-fastidious organisms
FDA approved permitting assured quality and traceability
Pack size: 100
£181.03 vat excl.
£217.24 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Mixed Colour Protect in Polypropylene Freezer Tray, microorganism bead preservation system. Includes Loops & Needles.
Ideal for Daily/frequent users to guarantee consistent & reliable performance control. Supplied in freezer rack box for system stacking.
Successful recovery at -20℃, -70℃ and -80℃
Long-term storage of a wide range of bacteria, yeasts and fungi
Frozen storage of fastidious and non-fastidious organisms
FDA approved permitting assured quality and traceability
Pack size: 100
£181.03 vat excl.
£217.24 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
White Protect in Polypropylene Freezer Tray, microorganism bead preservation system. Includes Loops & Needles.
Ideal for Daily/frequent users to guarantee consistent & reliable performance control. Supplied in freezer rack box for system stacking.
Successful recovery at -20℃, -70℃ and -80℃
Long-term storage of a wide range of bacteria, yeasts and fungi
Frozen storage of fastidious and non-fastidious organisms
FDA approved permitting assured quality and traceability
Pack size: 100
£196.94 vat excl.
£236.33 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Blue Polystyrene Shaft with Breakpoint at 45mm, Viscose tip in Peel Pouch.
Ideal for easy sample detachment to ensure whole sample testing.
Pack size: 1000 Swabs
£200.73 vat excl.
£240.88 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Polystyrene shaft with Viscose Tip in Peel Pouch. For Patient use.
General sampling, useful for all organisms.
Pack size: 1000 Swabs
£202.88 vat excl.
£243.46 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
5ml Liquid Peptone Saline Diluent (MRD) medium in tube with Hygiene Label. Includes a Polystyrene shaft/Viscose Tip Swab in peel pouch
Ideal for convenient analysis for non-disinfected equipment surfaces or hand swabbing - contains no harsh chemicals.
Pack size: 100 Swabs
£206.69 vat excl.
£248.03 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Envirostik - Blue Sponge dosed in neutralising buffer in easy open stomacher bag
Ideal for easier handling & sampling of organisms from awkward areas including: TVC, Listeria spp, Staphylococci, Enterobacteriaceae eg. Salmonella, E.coli, Enterobacter, staphylococcus, klebsiella, E.coli Enterobacter, Enterobacter sakazakii.
Pack size: 125
£212.29 vat excl.
£254.75 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Polystyrene (breakable) shaft with Polyester (dacron) Tip Swab in Pouch. For Patient use.
Ideal for clinically significant samples offering extra absorbancy and suitable for DNA or PCR Techniques
Pack size: 1000 Swabs
£238.86 vat excl.
£286.63 vat Inc.
Availability: Out of stock
Plasticised Paper shaft with Cotton MiniTip, in peel pouch. For Patient use.
Ideal for intricate or delicate sampling.
Pack size: 1000 Swabs
£270.34 vat excl.
£324.41 vat Inc.
Availability: 49 In Stock
Blue Sponge in easy Open Stomacher Pouch, dosed with Neutralising Buffer.
Ideal for surface sampling for hygiene monitoring and control programs.
Pack size: 200
£327.70 vat excl.
£393.24 vat Inc.
Availability: 50 In Stock
Blue Sponge dosed in saline (0.9% NaCI) in an easy-open stomacher bag
Ideal for Carcass sponge sampling when testing for the following: TVC, Listeria spp., Staphylococci, Enterobacteriaceae eg Salmonella, E.coli (E coli / ecoli / e. coli), Enterobacter, staphylococcus, klebsiella, E. coli Enterobacter.
Pack size: 200
£366.67 vat excl.
£440.00 vat Inc.
Availability: 50 In Stock
Blue Sponge dosed in neutralising buffer in 100ml Plastic Container with glove
Ideal for direct addition of enrichment media after sampling. No other container necessary.
Pack size: 95
£674.06 vat excl.
£808.87 vat Inc.
Availability: 50 In Stock
10ml Universal Neutralising Buffer Polystyrene shaft Polyester tip in Peel Pouch
Ideal for maintaining & transporting microbiological samples & eliminating any traces of sanitisers or disinfectants remaining on surfaces.
Accurate volumes for serial dilution techniques
Pack size: 100 Swabs (Minimum order quantity - 5 boxes (5x100 Swabs))
£691.75 vat excl.
£830.10 vat Inc.
Availability: 50 In Stock
Chromogenic detection of Pathogenic Listeria from food contact and other environmental surfaces
Ideal for detecting pathogenic Listeria from surfaces.
Pack size: 81
