CPV subcategory
38511100: Scanning electron microscopes
CPV code 38511100 is "Scanning electron microscopes", a subcategory in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 17 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 11 buyers, most often North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium and University of Leeds. The typical contract was worth about £251k.
UK public contracts since 2023
How buyers use 38511100
- Contracts
- 17
- Buyers
- 11
- Typical value
- £251k
- Ending in 18 months
- 8
By year of award: 2023 7 · 2024 7 · 2025 3 · 2026 0. Figures as of 23 September 2026. Typical value is the median of single-supplier contracts with a published value (14).
Buyers using this code most
Suppliers winning most often
- TESCAN-UK Ltd.5
- Hitachi High-Tech Europe GmbH4
- cARL zEISS3
- Agilent Technologies LDA UK Limited3
- BlueScientific Ltd3
- EM Systems Support Limited3
- Etek Europe Limited3
- Fisher Scientific UK LTD3
Recent contracts under 38511100
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| T24/0084 - Environmental SEM | University of Northumbria at Newcastle | £221k | Jul 2025 |
| SEM Picomechanical Indenter (NU-Pico) | University of Northumbria at Newcastle | £290k | Mar 2025 |
| Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) elemental analysis system | University of Leeds | £181k | Jan 2025 |
| 2023-24/4174 - Supply of a Scanning Precession Electron Diffraction (SPED) system | University of Leeds | £242k | Dec 2024 |
| Nanomanipulator upgrade for Analytical Cryo enabled versatile Focused ion beam / Scanning Electron Microscope instrument | University of Leeds | £32k | Oct 2024 |
| Thermo-Fisher (FEI) Electron Microscope Service Contract | University Of Sheffield | £82k | Jul 2024 |
| Provision of Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) | Department for International Trade | £448k | Mar 2024 |
| Confocal Microscope | The University of Birmingham | £672k | Jan 2024 |
Where it sits
Codes above 38511100
- 38000000Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 38500000Checking and testing apparatus
- 38510000Microscopes
- 38511000Electron microscopes
- 38511100Scanning electron microscopes
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More specific
Codes beneath 38511100
None. 38511100 is as specific as the vocabulary goes for scanning electron microscopes.
Questions
About CPV code 38511100
What is CPV code 38511100?
CPV code 38511100 is "Scanning electron microscopes", a subcategory in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 17 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 11 buyers, most often North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium and University of Leeds. The typical contract was worth about £251k.
Which codes sit above and below 38511100?
38511100 sits under 38000000 (Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)), then 38500000 (Checking and testing apparatus), then 38510000 (Microscopes), then 38511000 (Electron microscopes). It has no more specific codes beneath it.
Who wins contracts under CPV code 38511100?
The suppliers named most often on UK public contracts under 38511100 since 2023 are TESCAN-UK Ltd. (5), Hitachi High-Tech Europe GmbH (4), cARL zEISS (3). 42 different suppliers have won work under this code.
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