Checking and testing apparatus: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 38500000·Supplies · class·in Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
Newest open tenders
2 of 5 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| BCU-FTS-63146-MAINTEANCE AND TESTING OF ALL ENDOSCOPE DRYING CABINETS ACROSS BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD | Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board | 16 Nov 2026 | 21d | £418,200 |
| PHW-FTS-64080-Service, Maintenance and Calibration of Pipettes across Public Health Wales Sites | Public Health Wales | 2 Nov 2026 | 7d | £250,000 |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
38500000 Checking and testing apparatus13 notices · 65%- Detection and analysis apparatus 181 · 12m
- Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring 54 · 12m
- Astronomical and optical instruments 53 · 12m
- Photographic equipment 51 · 12m
- Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances 44 · 12m
- Instruments for measuring quantities 41 · 12m
- Microscopes 34 · 12m
- Instruments for measuring flow, level and pressure of liquids and gases 24 · 12m
- Meteorological instruments 19 · 12m
- Measuring instruments 19 · 12m
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Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Central government42%(8 notices)
8 of 19 notices are Central government (42%).Education & universities32%(6 notices)
6 of 19 notices are Education & universities (32%).Other public bodies5%(1 notices)
1 of 19 notices are Other public bodies (5%).NHS & health5%(1 notices)
1 of 19 notices are NHS & health (5%).Police, fire & emergency5%(1 notices)
1 of 19 notices are Police, fire & emergency (5%).Not classified11%(2 notices)
2 of 19 notices are Not classified (11%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Public Health Wales | Central government | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board | Education & universities | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Agri-Food and BioSciences Institute | not classified | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board | Central government | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defence Science and Technology Laboratory | Central government | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | Central government | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire | Police, fire & emergency | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Public Health England | not classified | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency | Central government | 1 | 1 | 0 |
18 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 14 of 20 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract100%(20 notices)
20 of 20 notices are Contract (100%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Open60%(12 notices)
12 of 20 notices are Open (60%).Direct award25%(5 notices)
5 of 20 notices are Direct award (25%).Limited / restricted10%(2 notices)
2 of 20 notices are Limited / restricted (10%).Selective5%(1 notices)
1 of 20 notices are Selective (5%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold80%(4 notices)
4 of 5 notices are Above threshold (80%).Below threshold20%(1 notices)
1 of 5 notices are Below threshold (20%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 15 awards to 14 suppliers
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Malvern Panalytical Ltd | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| AMPCS LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alvatek Ltd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bell Isolation Systems Ltd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| BioPharma Dynamics LTD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bronkhorst UK Ltd | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Edinburgh Instruments Ltd | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| JTF Wireless | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 9 of 20 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in checking and testing apparatus
5 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| PHW-FTS-64080-Service, Maintenance and Calibration of Pipettes across Public Health Wales Sites | Public Health Wales | 2 Nov 2026 | 7d | £250,000 |
| BCU-FTS-63146-MAINTEANCE AND TESTING OF ALL ENDOSCOPE DRYING CABINETS ACROSS BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD | Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board | 16 Nov 2026 | 21d | £418,200 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 3850. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 14 Oct 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.