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38400000: Instruments for checking physical characteristics

141 UK public contracts under 38400000 end in the next 18 months. Get the new tenders filed under it every weekday morning.

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1,294
Contracts since 2023
278
Buyers
141
Ending in 18 months
CPV 38400000: contracts by end datefrom award notices with a published end date, each contract counted once

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141 contracts under 38400000 ending in the next 18 months

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ContractBuyerHeld byEnds
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
Provision of an Oceanographic CO2 CoulometerNational Oceanography CentreR. & L. SLAUGHTER LIMITEDNov 2026in 9 days
Provision of a Total Alkalinity (TA) and Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (DIC) Analytical SystemNational Oceanography CentreMarianda Marine Analytics and DataNov 2026in 9 days
Single Channel PipetteCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTSARTORIUS UK LIMITEDNov 2026in 9 days

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What 38400000 covers

CPV code 38400000 is "Instruments for checking physical characteristics", a group in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 1,294 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 278 buyers, most often UK Research and Innovations and NHS Shared Business Services Limited. The typical contract was worth about £135k.

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UK public contracts since 2023

How buyers use 38400000

Contracts
1,294
Buyers
278
Typical value
£135k
Ending in 18 months
141

By year of award: 2023 468 · 2024 231 · 2025 353 · 2026 242. Figures as of 6 November 2026. Typical value is the median of single-supplier contracts with a published value (941).

Recent contracts under 38400000

ContractBuyerValueAwarded
SMCL Illumina Miseq i100 systemCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST£33kNov 20263 days ago
CSP26975 - RGA unitsUK Research and Innovation£31kOct 20269 days ago
Gas analyserRoyal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust£49kOct 20269 days ago
Octet R8 SystemDefence Science and Technology Laboratory£197kOct 202610 days ago
Radon ProgrammePlymouth Community Homes£312kOct 202612 days ago
Procurement of a Headspace Gas Chromatograph Mass SpectrometerMinistry of Defence£227kOct 20262 weeks ago
Supply of Laserflow assembly systemSellafield Limited£43kOct 20263 weeks ago
Supply of Benchtop High-Resolution Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer InstrumentSwansea University£50kOct 20263 weeks ago

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Where it sits

Codes above 38400000

  1. 38000000Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
  2. 38400000Instruments for checking physical characteristics

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About CPV code 38400000

What is CPV code 38400000?

CPV code 38400000 is "Instruments for checking physical characteristics", a group in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 1,294 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 278 buyers, most often UK Research and Innovations and NHS Shared Business Services Limited. The typical contract was worth about £135k.

Which codes sit above and below 38400000?

38400000 sits under 38000000 (Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)). It has 3 more specific codes beneath it, the most used being 38430000 (Detection and analysis apparatus).

Who wins contracts under CPV code 38400000?

The suppliers named most often on UK public contracts under 38400000 since 2023 are Fisher Scientific UK LTD (68), Scientific Laboratory Supplies Limited (67), Agilent Technologies LDA UK LTD (59). 1,012 different suppliers have won work under this code.

How do I get alerts for tenders using CPV code 38400000?

Add 38400000 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 38400000 also catches notices classified under its more specific codes.

How to cite this data

Tender Radar (2026) CPV code 38400000: Instruments for checking physical characteristics [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/cpv-codes/38400000-instruments-for-checking-physical-characteristics (Accessed: 7 November 2026).

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