CPV division

38000000: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

745 UK public contracts under 38000000 end in the next 18 months. Get the new tenders filed under it every weekday morning.

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5,986
Contracts since 2023
641
Buyers
745
Ending in 18 months
CPV 38000000: contracts by end datefrom award notices with a published end date, each contract counted once

Hatched quarters fall only partly inside the next 18 months. Busiest whole quarter: Q1 2027.

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745 contracts under 38000000 ending in the next 18 months

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ContractBuyerHeld byEnds
Provision of Aerodynamic particle sizer (APS)Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security AgencyTSI Instruments LtdNov 2026today
CSP26760 - New hypoxia incubator for Marta ShahbaziUK Research and InnovationScientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd (Sls)Nov 2026today
CSP26666 - Modular Vacuum chamber (Barnacle)UK Research and InnovationKurt J Lesker Company LtdNov 2026in 2 days
SMCL Illumina MiSeq i100 SystemCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTUniversity of Cambridge - UBSNov 2026in 3 days
Hire of EZ2 automated extraction systemCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTUNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGENov 2026in 3 days

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What 38000000 covers

CPV code 38000000 is "Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)", a division in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 5,986 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 641 buyers, most often UK Research and Innovations and UK Shared Business Services Ltd. The typical contract was worth about £73k.

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UK public contracts since 2023

How buyers use 38000000

Contracts
5,986
Buyers
641
Typical value
£73k
Ending in 18 months
745

By year of award: 2023 1,896 · 2024 1,318 · 2025 1,515 · 2026 1,257. Figures as of 6 November 2026. Typical value is the median of single-supplier contracts with a published value (5,068).

Recent contracts under 38000000

ContractBuyerValueAwarded
UKRI-7542 Control Unit and Data LoggerUK Research & Innovation (UKRI)£76kNov 20263 days ago
Humidity and Temperature Probe sensorsMet Office£35kNov 20263 days ago
PECVD System and Ion Beam Etching ToolUniversity Of Edinburgh£1.9mNov 20263 days ago
CSP26960 - Radiation detectorsUK Research and Innovation£18kNov 20263 days ago
CSP26997-replace Obsolete drivesUK Research and Innovation£12kNov 20263 days ago
SMCL Illumina Miseq i100 systemCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST£33kNov 20263 days ago
MicroscopeCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST£52kNov 20263 days ago
CSP26998 - PHYTRON GEARED VACUUM STEPPERUK Research and Innovation£12kNov 20263 days ago

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Codes above 38000000

38000000 is one of the 45 top-level CPV divisions.

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About CPV code 38000000

What is CPV code 38000000?

CPV code 38000000 is "Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)", a division in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 5,986 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 641 buyers, most often UK Research and Innovations and UK Shared Business Services Ltd. The typical contract was worth about £73k.

Which codes sit above and below 38000000?

38000000 is a top-level division. It has 9 more specific codes beneath it, the most used being 38400000 (Instruments for checking physical characteristics).

Who wins contracts under CPV code 38000000?

The suppliers named most often on UK public contracts under 38000000 since 2023 are Agilent Technologies LDA UK LTD (134), Fisher Scientific UK LTD (122), Scientific Laboratory Supplies Limited (97). 3,785 different suppliers have won work under this code.

How do I get alerts for tenders using CPV code 38000000?

Add 38000000 to a Tender Radar profile, with keywords that describe your work. Each weekday morning you get the new UK public sector notices that match, scored for fit. Because codes cover the codes beneath them, adding 38000000 also catches notices classified under its more specific codes.

How to cite this data

Tender Radar (2026) CPV code 38000000: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/cpv-codes/38000000-laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses (Accessed: 7 November 2026).

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Relative dates (such as “in 6 days”) count from 7 November 2026, when this page was built.

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