CPV class
38510000: Microscopes
CPV code 38510000 is "Microscopes", a class in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 125 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 46 buyers, most often UK Research & Innovation and UK Shared Business Services Ltd. The typical contract was worth about £100k.
UK public contracts since 2023
How buyers use 38510000
- Contracts
- 125
- Buyers
- 46
- Typical value
- £100k
- Ending in 18 months
- 19
By year of award: 2023 42 · 2024 50 · 2025 24 · 2026 9. Figures as of 23 September 2026. Typical value is the median of single-supplier contracts with a published value (110).
Buyers using this code most
Suppliers winning most often
- cARL zEISS15
- EVIDENT Europe GmbH8
- Cairn Research Limited7
- JEOL (UK) Ltd7
- FEI UK Limited7
- Hitachi High-Tech Europe GmbH6
- TESCAN-UK Ltd.6
- Leica Microsystems (UK) Limited6
Recent contracts under 38510000
Where it sits
Codes above 38510000
- 38000000Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 38500000Checking and testing apparatus
- 38510000Microscopes
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More specific
Codes beneath 38510000
- 38511000Electron microscopes31
- 38519000Miscellaneous compounds for microscopes11
- 38515000Fluorescent and polarising microscopes7
- 38513000Inverted and metallurgical microscopes5
- 38514000Darkfield and scanning probe microscopes3
- 38516000Monocular and/or binocular light compound microscopes2
- 38518000Wide field, stereo or dissecting light microscopes2
- 38512000Ion and molecular microscopes1
- 38517000Acoustic and projection microscopes
Questions
About CPV code 38510000
What is CPV code 38510000?
CPV code 38510000 is "Microscopes", a class in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 125 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 46 buyers, most often UK Research & Innovation and UK Shared Business Services Ltd. The typical contract was worth about £100k.
Which codes sit above and below 38510000?
38510000 sits under 38000000 (Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)), then 38500000 (Checking and testing apparatus). It has 9 more specific codes beneath it, the most used being 38511000 (Electron microscopes).
Who wins contracts under CPV code 38510000?
The suppliers named most often on UK public contracts under 38510000 since 2023 are cARL zEISS (15), EVIDENT Europe GmbH (8), Cairn Research Limited (7). 102 different suppliers have won work under this code.
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