Metering instruments: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 38410000·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.
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
38412000 Thermometers12 notices · 39%38418000 Calorimeters6 notices · 19%38410000 Metering instruments3 notices · 10%38413000 Pyrometers1 notices · 3%- 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.
NHS & health29%(9 notices)
9 of 31 notices are NHS & health (29%).Education & universities26%(8 notices)
8 of 31 notices are Education & universities (26%).Central government16%(5 notices)
5 of 31 notices are Central government (16%).Other public bodies13%(4 notices)
4 of 31 notices are Other public bodies (13%).Not classified16%(5 notices)
5 of 31 notices are Not classified (16%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") | NHS & health | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| UK Atomic Energy Authority | Other public bodies | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership | NHS & health | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheffield Hallam University | Education & universities | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) | NHS & health | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) | not classified | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority | not classified | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| MHRA | Central government | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Met Office | Central government | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NATIONAL GRID METERING | not classified | 1 | 0 | 0 |
22 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 24 of 31 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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| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — |
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.
Contract68%(21 notices)
21 of 31 notices are Contract (68%).Framework32%(10 notices)
10 of 31 notices are Framework (32%).
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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.
Limited / restricted32%(10 notices)
10 of 31 notices are Limited / restricted (32%).Open29%(9 notices)
9 of 31 notices are Open (29%).Direct award26%(8 notices)
8 of 31 notices are Direct award (26%).Route not published13%(4 notices)
4 of 31 notices are Route not published (13%).
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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 threshold67%(2 notices)
2 of 3 notices are Above threshold (67%).Below threshold33%(1 notices)
1 of 3 notices are Below threshold (33%).
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 · 29 awards to 18 suppliers
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Welch Allyn (U.K.) Limited | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Cardinal Health UK 432 Limited | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| PVA Industrial Vacuum Systems GmbH | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Hillrom UK Ltd | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Atkins Realis Rail & Transit Limited | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| BRUKER UK LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Baxter Healthcare Ltd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gas arc Group limited | 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 · 6 of 31 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
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 3841. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 5 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.