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38653000: Apparatus for photographic laboratories

CPV code 38653000 is "Apparatus for photographic laboratories", 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 10 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 8 buyers, most often Leeds City Council and UK Shared Business Services Ltd. The typical contract was worth about £30k.

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UK public contracts since 2023

How buyers use 38653000

Contracts
10
Buyers
8
Typical value
£30k
Ending in 18 months
2

By year of award: 2023 1 · 2024 6 · 2025 3 · 2026 0. Figures as of 23 September 2026. Typical value is the median of single-supplier contracts with a published value (4).

Suppliers winning most often

  1. VUE Entertainment Limited3
  2. Proactive UK LTD2
  3. The Flash Centre Limited2
  4. Andor Technology Limited1
  5. Warehouse Express Ltd t/a WEX Photo Video1
  6. WAREHOUSE EXPRESS LIMITED T/A WEX Photo Video1
  7. Park Cameras Limited1
  8. Creative Productions Limited1

Recent contracts under 38653000

ContractBuyerValueAwarded
Hire of Vue Leeds in The Light 2025Leeds City Council£41kAug 2025
Immersive Space (Audio VIsual) - AWARDUniversity of HertfordshireApr 2025
LED Screen for Graduation EventUniversity of East AngliaFeb 2025
ANS Surveillance Data Processing System at Jersey Airport, Channel IslandsPorts of JerseyNov 2024
Hire of Vue Leeds in The Light - November 2024Leeds City Council£30kOct 2024
283_24 Display and Exhibition RangesEspoFrameworkMay 2024
Photographic Equipment & ConsumablesNorth Western Universities Purchasing ConsortiumFrameworkFeb 2024
DDaT24075 - EMCCD Camera for NPL-GOTT ion trap apparatusUK Shared Business Services Ltd£30kJan 2024

Where it sits

Codes above 38653000

  1. 38000000Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
  2. 38600000Optical instruments
  3. 38650000Photographic equipment
  4. 38653000Apparatus for photographic laboratories

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Questions

About CPV code 38653000

What is CPV code 38653000?

CPV code 38653000 is "Apparatus for photographic laboratories", 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 10 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 8 buyers, most often Leeds City Council and UK Shared Business Services Ltd. The typical contract was worth about £30k.

Which codes sit above and below 38653000?

38653000 sits under 38000000 (Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)), then 38600000 (Optical instruments), then 38650000 (Photographic equipment). It has 4 more specific codes beneath it, the most used being 38653400 (Projection screens).

Who wins contracts under CPV code 38653000?

The suppliers named most often on UK public contracts under 38653000 since 2023 are VUE Entertainment Limited (3), Proactive UK LTD (2), The Flash Centre Limited (2). 17 different suppliers have won work under this code.

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