CPV subcategory
38636100: Lasers
CPV code 38636100 is "Lasers", 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 87 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 23 buyers, most often UK Research & Innovation and UK Shared Business Services Ltd. The typical contract was worth about £50k.
UK public contracts since 2023
How buyers use 38636100
- Contracts
- 87
- Buyers
- 23
- Typical value
- £50k
- Ending in 18 months
- 4
By year of award: 2023 27 · 2024 47 · 2025 10 · 2026 3. Figures as of 23 September 2026. Typical value is the median of single-supplier contracts with a published value (85).
Buyers using this code most
Suppliers winning most often
- Photonic Solutions LTD18
- TOPTICA Photonics AG7
- Coherent Europe B.V.3
- Leica Microsystems (UK) Limited3
- TRUMPF Scientific Lasers GmbH + Co. KG2
- FARO Europe GmbH Co.KG2
- Thorlabs Ltd2
- Quantum Light Instruments Ltd2
Recent contracts under 38636100
Where it sits
Codes above 38636100
- 38000000Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 38600000Optical instruments
- 38630000Astronomical and optical instruments
- 38636000Specialist optical instruments
- 38636100Lasers
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Questions
About CPV code 38636100
What is CPV code 38636100?
CPV code 38636100 is "Lasers", 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 87 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 23 buyers, most often UK Research & Innovation and UK Shared Business Services Ltd. The typical contract was worth about £50k.
Which codes sit above and below 38636100?
38636100 sits under 38000000 (Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)), then 38600000 (Optical instruments), then 38630000 (Astronomical and optical instruments), then 38636000 (Specialist optical instruments). It has 1 more specific code beneath it, the most used being 38636110 (Industrial lasers).
Who wins contracts under CPV code 38636100?
The suppliers named most often on UK public contracts under 38636100 since 2023 are Photonic Solutions LTD (18), TOPTICA Photonics AG (7), Coherent Europe B.V. (3). 56 different suppliers have won work under this code.
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