Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) contracts in South West England
0 live and 9 total public-sector opportunities matched to CPV 38000000 in South West England.
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Procuring laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in South West England
This page tracks public-sector demand for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (CPV 38000000) published by contracting authorities in South West England. Tendarix has indexed 9 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.
The South West mixes urban centres (Bristol, Plymouth, Exeter) with the most rural procurement landscape in England — unitary councils across Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire, significant defence spend (Devonport, MoD Abbey Wood near Bristol), NHS trusts spread across long distances, and two national parks. Contract sizes skew smaller outside Bristol, and delivery geography features heavily in specifications.
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 South 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
4 contracts worth £615k in disclosed value were published for Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in South 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 South West England
Supply of Sewer Level Monitoring Devices
Orthopaedic Microscope
£185kEA Purchase of Decacell Cuvettes and TON Enzymatic Reagents
£165k–335kLiquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometer
£95kVersatile Ultra-High Speed Camera
£145kUKRI-4747 Cryogen-Free Bottom-Loading Dilution Refrigerator System
£204kGrism Wheels
$33kTracers and reactive gases analytical equipment
£350kSupply, Installation and Maintenance of Car Parking Equipment
Frequently asked questions
How many Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) tenders are live in South West England?
There are 0 live Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) opportunities in South West England right now, out of 9 indexed in total. This page updates daily as buyers publish new notices.
Who buys Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in South West England?
The most active buyers in South West England for this category on Tendarix include UK Research & Innovation, Environment Agency, YTL Construction (UK) Ltd.. 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 South 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. Distance and coverage are scored realities here: evidence depots, engineers or staff within sensible travel of the buyer, because "can you actually service Cornwall?" is the unwritten question in many evaluations. Supplying the South West portal network (ProContract is widespread) and Devon & Cornwall's collaborative frameworks opens recurring rural lots with thin competition.
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