Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) contracts in Scotland
0 live and 142 total public-sector opportunities matched to CPV 38000000 in Scotland.
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Procuring laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in Scotland
This page tracks public-sector demand for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (CPV 38000000) published by contracting authorities in Scotland. Tendarix has indexed 142 matching contracts here.
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.
Scotland runs its own procurement regime: the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act rather than the Procurement Act 2023, with all public notices published on Public Contracts Scotland (PCS). Thirty-two councils, NHS Scotland boards, Scottish Government directorates and agencies like Scottish Procurement and Scotland Excel (the councils' centre of expertise) structure the market, with national frameworks covering many common categories.
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 Scotland 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
88 contracts worth £325.9m in disclosed value were published for Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in Scotland in the last year. Bars show monthly contract volume; the line tracks known award value.
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) opportunities in Scotland
Supply and Delivery of Laser Cameras
X-Ray Sources Framework
£3500kPURCH2982 – PPE1005122 Direct Award for the Provision of Fida Evolve with Associated Add-Ons, Services and Maintenance
£274kThermometer Probe Covers (Cardinal)
£738kProbe Covers (Welch Allyn)
£1809kPrimary Surveillance Radar (LSI)
£4500kPURCH2985 – PPE1005025 Direct Award for the Provision of BD FACSDiscover S8 with Hood
£685kPURCH2865 Provision of Photoresist Plasma Ashing Tool
Microscopy and Imaging Equipment
£10000k–20000kThe Supply of Nutrient Analysers
£504kBD FACSDiscover S8 Spectral Cell Sorter with CellView Imaging Technology
£535kSupply and Support of Automated Film Scanners
£303kEstablish a Supply Agreement for Evosep One Instrumentation, consumables and related accessories, including IonOpticks Consumables
£60k–200kMALDI-TOF System
£340kPurchase of Class II Biosafety Cabinet
£160kSupply, Delivery and Installation of Matrix Plasma Asher
Supply, Delivery and Installation of Inductively Coupled Plasma Chemical Vapour Deposition System
Supply, Delivery and Installation of High Accuracy Motion Control and Imaging System
Supply, Delivery and Installation of Wafer-Level Optical Tester
£788kProcurement of Bioreactors for Carbon Loop
£200kFrequently asked questions
How many Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) tenders are live in Scotland?
There are 0 live Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) opportunities in Scotland right now, out of 142 indexed in total. This page updates daily as buyers publish new notices.
Who buys Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in Scotland?
The most active buyers in Scotland for this category on Tendarix include University Of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, University of Strathclyde. 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 Scotland?
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. Register on Public Contracts Scotland and PCS-Tender — nothing Scottish reaches English portals reliably. Scottish policy emphasises community benefits (their social-value equivalent), fair work practices (real Living Wage, no inappropriate zero-hours) and SME access through lotting; Scotland Excel frameworks are the route into council goods and care markets, and Quick Quotes on PCS distribute sub-threshold work to registered suppliers only.
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