CPV category
38546000: Explosives detection system
CPV code 38546000 is "Explosives detection system", a category in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 6 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 5 buyers, most often Ministry of Defence and Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. The typical contract was worth about £188k.
UK public contracts since 2023
How buyers use 38546000
- Contracts
- 6
- Buyers
- 5
- Typical value
- £188k
- Ending in 18 months
- 0
By year of award: 2023 3 · 2024 2 · 2025 0 · 2026 1. 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
- John Caunt Scientific Ltd1
- Trimax Technologies Ltd1
- Abionic SA1
- Clean Air Technologies Ltd1
- Westminster International Co., Ltd1
- Southern Scientific LTD1
Recent contracts under 38546000
Where it sits
Codes above 38546000
- 38000000Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 38500000Checking and testing apparatus
- 38540000Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring
- 38546000Explosives detection system
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Questions
About CPV code 38546000
What is CPV code 38546000?
CPV code 38546000 is "Explosives detection system", a category in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 6 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 5 buyers, most often Ministry of Defence and Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. The typical contract was worth about £188k.
Which codes sit above and below 38546000?
38546000 sits under 38000000 (Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)), then 38500000 (Checking and testing apparatus), then 38540000 (Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring). It has 1 more specific code beneath it, the most used being 38546100 (Bomb detectors).
Who wins contracts under CPV code 38546000?
The suppliers named most often on UK public contracts under 38546000 since 2023 are John Caunt Scientific Ltd (1), Trimax Technologies Ltd (1), Abionic SA (1). 6 different suppliers have won work under this code.
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