Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) contracts in North West England
3 live and 21 total public-sector opportunities matched to CPV 38000000 in North West England.
3
Live now
21
Indexed (all time)
Procuring laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in North West England
This page tracks public-sector demand for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (CPV 38000000) published by contracting authorities in North West England. Tendarix has indexed 21 matching contracts here, 3 of which are open for bids right now.
Division 38 covers laboratory, optical and precision equipment — microscopes, analysers, sensors, survey instruments and weather stations. Consumables often ride along in the same notices; lab services (testing, analysis) are division 71 or 73.
The North West is anchored by Greater Manchester (ten boroughs plus the GMCA, which runs joint procurement through STAR Procurement for several boroughs) and the Liverpool City Region, with Lancashire, Cumbria and Cheshire adding county-scale spend. It has one of the largest NHS footprints in the country and active combined-authority commissioning in transport, housing retrofit and adult education.
Notices are aggregated from Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, the devolved-nation portals and 400+ council procurement sites, then summarised in plain English. Suppliers working in North West England use the chart below to gauge how active this category is month-to-month, and the list to find live opportunities to bid on.
Procurement activity over the last 12 months
11 contracts worth £475k in disclosed value were published for Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in North West England in the last year. Bars show monthly contract volume; the line tracks known award value.
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) opportunities in North West England
Meter Operator Services
£340kPRO005084 - Services-Framework-DNM Linear Monitor Installs
T064MN26 - Radiation and Tritium Safety Diagnostics
PRO005014 - Laboratory Equipment and Maintenance Services Framework – Lots 1 and 2
T/074MN/26 - LiBRTI Diagnostics
T/020MN/26 - Foil Retrieval System
T/080MN/26 - Whole Energy Absorption Spectrometer (WEAS)
T/066MN/26 - Hot Cells integration
Photo Ionisations Detector (PID) & equipment
£79kOxygen Monitors
£56kMSSS (Magnox Swarf Storage Silo) Plant Control System Offline Feasibility Rig
Supply, Support and Maintenance of Body-Worn Cameras and Two-Way Radios Framework_24
Electronic Personal Dosimeters (EPD's)
£357kSupply and Servicing of Portable Gas Detectors
£250k–650kBury Based Supplier List (BBSL)
T/067CAB/26 - Remote Teleoperation Robotic Systems & End Effector Tooling
T/085DB/26 - Control Software
Purchase of In Vivo Optical Imaging System
T/072DB/26 - IR Camera
PRO005171 - Supply of Wastewater Sample Systems
Frequently asked questions
How many Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) tenders are live in North West England?
There are 3 live Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) opportunities in North West England right now, out of 21 indexed in total. This page updates daily as buyers publish new notices.
Who buys Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in North West England?
The most active buyers in North West England for this category on Tendarix include Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority, Liverpool City Council, United Utilities Water Limited. Universities and research institutes are the heaviest buyers (research-grant-funded equipment), followed by NHS pathology networks, the Environment Agency (monitoring instruments), and Defra agencies. UKRI-funded equipment tenders cluster around financial year-end.
What does CPV code 38000000 cover?
Division 38 covers laboratory, optical and precision equipment — microscopes, analysers, sensors, survey instruments and weather stations. Consumables often ride along in the same notices; lab services (testing, analysis) are division 71 or 73.
How do I win Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) contracts in North West England?
University tenders are usually specification-led with named comparator instruments — if you cannot match the headline spec, bid the service wrapper: installation, validation (IQ/OQ), training, extended warranty and uptime guarantees are where evaluations are won. Grant deadlines make delivery lead-time a scored criterion; guaranteed pre-year-end delivery is a genuine differentiator. The Chest (ProContract) is the region's dominant portal — most councils and many NHS and blue-light buyers advertise there, including sub-threshold quotes that never reach Contracts Finder. Greater Manchester's social-value framework is the most developed in England (weighting commonly 20%+): prepare GM-specific social-value answers rather than recycling generic ones.
Get Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) alerts for North West England
7-day free trial. Plain-English saved searches and semantic alerts the moment a fit lands.
Get started free →