CPV category

38635000: Telescopes

1 UK public contract under 38635000 ends in the next 18 months. Get the new tenders filed under it every weekday morning.

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6
Contracts since 2023
3
Buyers
1
Ending in 18 months

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1 contract under 38635000 ending in the next 18 months

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Supply of PlaneWave IRDK14 Dall-Kirkham IR telescope, DeltaRho 350 telescope plus accessories and T600 Direct Drive Gimbal Mount.Defence Science and Technology LaboratoryBaader Planetarium GmbHMar 2028in 1 year 4 months

What 38635000 covers

CPV code 38635000 is "Telescopes", 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 3 buyers, most often UK Shared Business Services Ltd and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust. The typical contract was worth about £15k.

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UK public contracts since 2023

How buyers use 38635000

Contracts
6
Buyers
3
Typical value
£15k
Ending in 18 months
1

By year of award: 2023 1 · 2024 4 · 2025 1 · 2026 0. Figures as of 6 November 2026. Typical value is the median of single-supplier contracts with a published value (6).

Suppliers winning most often

  1. KARL STORZ Endoscopy (UK) Limited1
  2. WZW OptIc AG1
  3. Amplitude1
  4. Machine Building Systems Ltd1
  5. Frazer-Nash (Midhurst) Limited1
  6. Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co.KG1

Recent contracts under 38635000

ContractBuyerValueAwarded
CSP25010 - Space Weather CoronographUK Research and Innovation£18kApr 20251 year 6 months ago
GSS24891 - Pre-Compressor Telescope Support Structures + CradlesUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED£14kNov 20241 year 11 months ago
UKRI- GSS24858 Pre-Compressor Telescope Support Structures and Cradles Competitive quotationUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED£17kNov 20242 years ago
Telescope & BeamsplitterUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED£13kMay 20242 years 6 months ago
Medical TelescopeThe Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn Nhs Foundation Trust£12kOct 20233 years 1 month ago
GB-Swindon: UKRI-1460 Speqtre Optical Ground Station Telescope and MountUK Research & Innovation£107kFeb 20224 years 9 months ago
UKRI RE21382 Downsizing telescopeUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED£43kJul 20215 years 4 months ago

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Where it sits

Codes above 38635000

  1. 38000000Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
  2. 38600000Optical instruments
  3. 38630000Astronomical and optical instruments
  4. 38635000Telescopes

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More specific

Codes beneath 38635000

None. 38635000 is as specific as the vocabulary goes for telescopes.

Questions

About CPV code 38635000

What is CPV code 38635000?

CPV code 38635000 is "Telescopes", 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 3 buyers, most often UK Shared Business Services Ltd and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust. The typical contract was worth about £15k.

Which codes sit above and below 38635000?

38635000 sits under 38000000 (Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)), then 38600000 (Optical instruments), then 38630000 (Astronomical and optical instruments). It has no more specific codes beneath it.

Who wins contracts under CPV code 38635000?

The suppliers named most often on UK public contracts under 38635000 since 2023 are KARL STORZ Endoscopy (UK) Limited (1), WZW OptIc AG (1), Amplitude (1). 6 different suppliers have won work under this code.

How do I get alerts for tenders using CPV code 38635000?

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How to cite this data

Tender Radar (2026) CPV code 38635000: Telescopes [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/cpv-codes/38635000-telescopes (Accessed: 8 November 2026).

The figures change as notices are published, so the citation carries the date you read them.

Relative dates (such as “in 6 days”) count from 8 November 2026, when this page was built.

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