CPV class
38530000: Diffraction apparatus
CPV code 38530000 is "Diffraction apparatus", 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 9 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 6 buyers, most often North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium and University of Southampton. The typical contract was worth about £133k.
UK public contracts since 2023
How buyers use 38530000
- Contracts
- 9
- Buyers
- 6
- Typical value
- £133k
- Ending in 18 months
- 4
By year of award: 2023 5 · 2024 2 · 2025 2 · 2026 0. Figures as of 23 September 2026. Typical value is the median of single-supplier contracts with a published value (6).
Buyers using this code most
Suppliers winning most often
- Rigaku Europe SE6
- Bruker UK LTD3
- Agilent Technologies LDA UK Limited3
- BlueScientific Ltd3
- EM Systems Support Limited3
- Etek Europe Limited3
- Fisher Scientific UK LTD3
- Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science Limited3
Recent contracts under 38530000
Where it sits
Codes above 38530000
- 38000000Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 38500000Checking and testing apparatus
- 38530000Diffraction apparatus
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More specific
Codes beneath 38530000
None. 38530000 is as specific as the vocabulary goes for diffraction apparatus.
Questions
About CPV code 38530000
What is CPV code 38530000?
CPV code 38530000 is "Diffraction apparatus", 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 9 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 6 buyers, most often North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium and University of Southampton. The typical contract was worth about £133k.
Which codes sit above and below 38530000?
38530000 sits under 38000000 (Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)), then 38500000 (Checking and testing apparatus). It has no more specific codes beneath it.
Who wins contracts under CPV code 38530000?
The suppliers named most often on UK public contracts under 38530000 since 2023 are Rigaku Europe SE (6), Bruker UK LTD (3), Agilent Technologies LDA UK Limited (3). 36 different suppliers have won work under this code.
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