Laboratory and precision equipment tenders in United Kingdom
Buyers in United Kingdom published 160 calls for tender and 844 contract award notices in CPV division 38 (Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)) in the last 12 months; 1,149 notices since 2024-03, 2 calls open today. Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
Monthly volume
Notices per month by publication date, 2024-11 to 2026-10; solid bars: calls for tender, light bars: awards.
Recent calls for tender
Recent contract awards
| Published | Contract | Buyer | Winners | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | PURCH2989 - PPE1005198 Direct Award for the Provision of Magnetic Wafer Prober | University of Glasgow | Hprobe | n/a |
| 2026-10-22 | ZetaView Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis | THE OPEN UNIVERSITY | ANALYTIK LIMITED | n/a |
| 2026-10-22 | Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) system upgrade | Northumbria University | DANTEC DYNAMICS LTD | n/a |
| 2026-10-21 | Procurement of endoscope for FHP inspections | UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED | EVIDENT EUROPE GMBH - UK BRANCH | n/a |
| 2026-10-21 | CSP26940 - PIP-II Titanium Posts | UK Research and Innovation | Triples Apparel Ltd T/A Oxton Engineering | n/a |
| 2026-10-21 | CSP26943 - PIP-II C-Clamps | UK Research and Innovation | EGKenn Vacuum Technology SP. Z O. O. | n/a |
| 2026-08-24 | ID 6396032 - AFBI – Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of an Imaging Flow-Cytometry System for… | Agri-Food and BioSciences Institute | Mclane Research Laboratories Inc | €226k |
| 2026-04-10 | Purchase of a Materials Tester | University Of Edinburgh | €76,055 |
Top buyers
| Buyer | Notices |
|---|---|
| UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) | 134 |
| NPL Management Limited | 121 |
| UK Research and Innovation | 82 |
| Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency | 43 |
| Queen's University Belfast | 32 |
| DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED | 25 |
| Met Office | 23 |
| UK Atomic Energy Authority | 22 |
| National Oceanography Centre | 19 |
| Sellafield Limited | 18 |
Top winners
Winners with a page here (3+ awards matched to a company website, or 5+ awards under a registered company name). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Other sectors in United Kingdom
- Health and social work services 7,261 notices
- Construction work 6,057 notices
- Business services 4,706 notices
- IT services 2,981 notices
- Architecture and engineering services 2,932 notices
- Education and training 2,706 notices
- Software packages and information systems 2,345 notices
- Repair and maintenance services 2,308 notices
- Transport services 2,118 notices
- Waste, cleaning and environmental services 1,671 notices
- Medical equipment and pharmaceuticals 1,653 notices
- Transport equipment 1,181 notices
Laboratory and precision equipment tenders in other countries
- Poland 9,356 notices
- France 7,236 notices
- Germany 7,140 notices
- Czechia 5,333 notices
- Spain 2,846 notices
- Romania 2,744 notices
- Italy 2,660 notices
- Bulgaria 2,192 notices
- Sweden 1,817 notices
- Belgium 1,492 notices
- Austria 1,427 notices
- Latvia 1,359 notices
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Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,362,786 official public procurement notices from EU TED and UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data APIs (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-23.
Questions
How many public tenders for laboratory and precision equipment are published in United Kingdom?
In the last 12 months buyers in United Kingdom published 160 calls for tender and 844 contract award notices in CPV division 38 (Laboratory and precision equipment); 1,149 notices since 2024-03, 2 calls open today (as of 2026-10-23).
Which public buyers publish the most laboratory and precision equipment tenders in United Kingdom?
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (134), NPL Management Limited (121) and UK Research and Innovation (82) (notices since 2024-03, as of 2026-10-23).
Who wins the most laboratory and precision equipment public contracts in United Kingdom?
Among winners we can name, Agilent Technologies LDA UK Limited (11), PLANET OCEAN LIMITED (9) and Leica Microsystems (UK) Limited (8) have the most awards (as of 2026-10-23). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Laboratory and precision equipment tenders in United Kingdom (CPV 38): 160 calls in 12 months", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/gb/38/, data as of 2026-10-23.