CPV class
38950000: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment
CPV code 38950000 is "Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment", a class in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 31 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 11 buyers, most often UK Health Security Agency and Royal Holloway and Bedford New College University, k/a Royal Holloway University of London. The typical contract was worth about £120k.
UK public contracts since 2023
How buyers use 38950000
- Contracts
- 31
- Buyers
- 11
- Typical value
- £120k
- Ending in 18 months
- 1
By year of award: 2023 8 · 2024 11 · 2025 9 · 2026 3. Figures as of 23 September 2026. Typical value is the median of single-supplier contracts with a published value (27).
Buyers using this code most
Suppliers winning most often
- Bio-Rad Laboratories Limited6
- Life Technologies Limited6
- Roche Diagnostics LTD5
- bioMerieux UK Limited4
- Qiagen Limited4
- Altona Diagnostics UK Ltd.3
- Fisher Scientific UK LTD2
- Illumina Cambridge LTD2
Recent contracts under 38950000
Where it sits
Codes above 38950000
- 38000000Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 38900000Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
- 38950000Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment
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Questions
About CPV code 38950000
What is CPV code 38950000?
CPV code 38950000 is "Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment", a class in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 31 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 11 buyers, most often UK Health Security Agency and Royal Holloway and Bedford New College University, k/a Royal Holloway University of London. The typical contract was worth about £120k.
Which codes sit above and below 38950000?
38950000 sits under 38000000 (Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)), then 38900000 (Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments). It has 1 more specific code beneath it, the most used being 38951000 (Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment).
Who wins contracts under CPV code 38950000?
The suppliers named most often on UK public contracts under 38950000 since 2023 are Bio-Rad Laboratories Limited (6), Life Technologies Limited (6), Roche Diagnostics LTD (5). 96 different suppliers have won work under this code.
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