CPV category
38911000: Manual swab test kits
CPV code 38911000 is "Manual swab test kits", 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 9 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 3 buyers, most often UK Health Security Agency and UKHSA. The typical contract was worth about £621k.
UK public contracts since 2023
How buyers use 38911000
- Contracts
- 9
- Buyers
- 3
- Typical value
- £621k
- Ending in 18 months
- 0
By year of award: 2023 3 · 2024 1 · 2025 4 · 2026 1. Figures as of 23 September 2026. Typical value is the median of single-supplier contracts with a published value (9).
Buyers using this code most
Suppliers winning most often
- Cepheid UK Limited2
- SAVING LIVES1
- AA XPRESS LTD1
- Medical Wire & Equipment Co (Bath) Ltd1
- PreventX Ltd1
- Cambridge Bioscience1
- Hologic LTD.1
- Mornington 2000 LLP T/A Sterilab Services1
Recent contracts under 38911000
Where it sits
Codes above 38911000
- 38000000Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 38900000Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
- 38910000Hygiene monitoring and testing equipment
- 38911000Manual swab test kits
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More specific
Codes beneath 38911000
None. 38911000 is as specific as the vocabulary goes for manual swab test kits.
Questions
About CPV code 38911000
What is CPV code 38911000?
CPV code 38911000 is "Manual swab test kits", 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 9 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 3 buyers, most often UK Health Security Agency and UKHSA. The typical contract was worth about £621k.
Which codes sit above and below 38911000?
38911000 sits under 38000000 (Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)), then 38900000 (Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments), then 38910000 (Hygiene monitoring and testing equipment). It has no more specific codes beneath it.
Who wins contracts under CPV code 38911000?
The suppliers named most often on UK public contracts under 38911000 since 2023 are Cepheid UK Limited (2), SAVING LIVES (1), AA XPRESS LTD (1). 8 different suppliers have won work under this code.
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