CPV category
38636000: Specialist optical instruments
21 UK public contracts under 38636000 end in the next 18 months. Get the new tenders filed under it every weekday morning.
- 193
- Contracts since 2023
- 40
- Buyers
- 21
- Ending in 18 months
Hatched quarters fall only partly inside the next 18 months. Busiest whole quarter: Q1 2027.
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21 contracts under 38636000 ending in the next 18 months
The 5 ending soonest, with the supplier that holds each now. End dates come from the original award notices, so each one is a re-tender with a date on it.
| Contract | Buyer | Held by | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerosol Doppler Wind Lidar | University of Leeds | Fraunhofer Reserach UK Ltd | Nov 2026in 12 days |
| CSP25592 - Laser Tracker Hardware | UK Research and Innovation | FARO TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED | Nov 2026in 3 weeks |
| UKRI-5460 Harvesting of 200 discs | UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) | Lambda Photometrics Ltd | Dec 2026in 7 weeks |
| UKRI-2763 Dipole S Gain Media | UK Research & Innovation | Cristal Laser | Jan 2027in 2 months |
| Supply of Nd: YAG Lasers | UK Atomic Energy Authority | Photonic Solutions Ltd | Jan 2027in 3 months |
What 38636000 covers
CPV code 38636000 is "Specialist optical instruments", 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 193 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 40 buyers, most often UK Research and Innovations and UK Shared Business Services Ltd. The typical contract was worth about £81k.
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UK public contracts since 2023
How buyers use 38636000
- Contracts
- 193
- Buyers
- 40
- Typical value
- £81k
- Ending in 18 months
- 21
By year of award: 2023 56 · 2024 57 · 2025 54 · 2026 26. Figures as of 6 November 2026. Typical value is the median of single-supplier contracts with a published value (184).
Buyers using this code most
Suppliers winning most often
- Photonic Solutions LTD28
- TOPTICA Photonics AG11
- Amplitude6
- Coherent Europe B.VSME6
- Leica Microsystems (UK) Limited4
- Manx Precision Optics LTD4
- E and EO UK Ltd3
- Thorlabs Ltd3
Recent contracts under 38636000
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSTL0000071532 | Defence Science and Technology Laboratory | £84k | Oct 20262 weeks ago |
| DSTL0000071484 | Defence Science and Technology Laboratory | £91k | Oct 20264 weeks ago |
| Forensic Lasers for Physical Forensics | Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime | £39k | Sept 20267 weeks ago |
| Supply of Nd: YAG Lasers | UK Atomic Energy Authority | £206k | Aug 20263 months ago |
| Supply of a Programmable Optical Processor for Photonics and Optical Communications Research | NPL Management Limited | £5.5m | Aug 20263 months ago |
| Contract for the Supply, delivery, commission, installation, consumables, & maintenance of a Femtosecond Laser Workstation | Queen's University Belfast | £712k | Aug 20263 months ago |
| UKRI-6299 UPLiFT - WP2 - Cristal Laser Ceramic | UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) | £97k | Aug 20263 months ago |
| Supply of Nd: YAG Lasers | UK Atomic Energy Authority | £206k | Aug 20263 months ago |
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Where it sits
Codes above 38636000
- 38000000Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 38600000Optical instruments
- 38630000Astronomical and optical instruments
- 38636000Specialist optical instruments
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Questions
About CPV code 38636000
What is CPV code 38636000?
CPV code 38636000 is "Specialist optical instruments", 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 193 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 40 buyers, most often UK Research and Innovations and UK Shared Business Services Ltd. The typical contract was worth about £81k.
Which codes sit above and below 38636000?
38636000 sits under 38000000 (Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)), then 38600000 (Optical instruments), then 38630000 (Astronomical and optical instruments). It has 1 more specific code beneath it, the most used being 38636100 (Lasers).
Who wins contracts under CPV code 38636000?
The suppliers named most often on UK public contracts under 38636000 since 2023 are Photonic Solutions LTD (28), TOPTICA Photonics AG (11), Amplitude (6). 167 different suppliers have won work under this code.
How do I get alerts for tenders using CPV code 38636000?
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How to cite this data
Tender Radar (2026) CPV code 38636000: Specialist optical instruments [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/cpv-codes/38636000-specialist-optical-instruments (Accessed: 8 November 2026).
Relative dates (such as “in 6 days”) count from 8 November 2026, when this page was built.
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