cpv 38 · Laboratory, optical and precision equipment
laboratory and precision equipment
13,456 UK public sector contracts and tenders for laboratory and precision equipment, from 1,365 buyers since 9 Feb 2015. The typical contract is worth £69,241. 21 are still open.
the biggest awarded contracts in laboratory and precision equipment
Contracts that name a winning supplier, ranked by the value the buyer published, excluding those flagged as a maximum rather than a price. Figures are as published; gvtcx does not adjust them. A large contract is often a multi-year framework, so the value is what may be spent over its whole life — and where several suppliers share one framework, each is shown against the framework's full value rather than its own share.
who wins this work
Suppliers with the most recorded awards in this category. Median rather than total, because framework ceilings are published in the same field as real contract values.
| supplier | awards | median value |
|---|---|---|
| Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd | 203 | £49,458 |
| Carl Zeiss Ltd | 168 | £62,372 |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | 157 | £61,037 |
| Bruker UK Limited | 146 | £78,561 |
| Leica Microsystems (UK) Limited | 131 | £37,066 |
| VWR International Ltd | 116 | £96,600 |
| Life Technologies Limited | 88 | £39,692 |
| Wolf Laboratories Limited | 88 | £50,438 |
| Scientific Laboratory Supplies Limited | 86 | £22,082 |
| Waters Ltd | 81 | £75,520 |
| Photonic Solutions Ltd | 79 | £53,585 |
| SciQuip Ltd | 77 | £176,319 |
| Fisher Scientific UK Ltd | 74 | £28,000 |
| Fisher Scientific U.K., Limited | 63 | £44,941 |
| PerkinElmer LAS (UK) Limited | 52 | £59,999 |
who buys it
by region
- South East 1,007
- Yorkshire and the Humber 995
- Scotland 927
- South West 875
- West Midlands 757
- North East 681
- London 601
- North West 496
- East of England 492
- East Midlands 480
- Northern Ireland 135
- Wales 125
over time
| year | contracts | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 269 | |
| 2016 | 1,243 | |
| 2017 | 933 | |
| 2018 | 847 | |
| 2019 | 1,069 | |
| 2020 | 1,094 | |
| 2021 | 1,634 | |
| 2022 | 1,820 | |
| 2023 | 1,926 | |
| 2024 | 1,397 | |
| 2025 | 749 | |
| 2026 | 475 |
latest laboratory and precision equipment contracts
| contract | buyer | value | published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supply of Colormetric Analysers to the Environment Agency | ENVIRONMENT AGENCY | £480,000 | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Provision and Maintenance of Ultrasonic Rail Flaw Detection Devices | NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | · | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Urine Dip Test (POCT) Market Engagement | Ministry of Justice | £950,000 | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Supply of Hoppers, Screwfeeders, Vibratory Feeders and Rotary Barrels | UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED | £150,000 | 29 Jul 2026 |
| DLSITT1104 - Supply of I14 Beamline M1 and M2 Mirror Systems for Diamond Light Source | DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED | £600,000 | 29 Jul 2026 |
| The Provision of a MSC Class II Cabinet | Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency | £17,718 ceiling | 28 Jul 2026 |
| UKRI-6147 Benchtop Flow Cytometer | UK Research and Innovation | £78,842 ceiling | 27 Jul 2026 |
| NCA31153 Incucyte SX5 (for IRR South) | University Of Edinburgh | £220,990 | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Geomatics team manned flight lidar and 4band camera instrumentation | ENVIRONMENT AGENCY | £3,000,000 | 24 Jul 2026 |
| 5112.SH.JN - High Yield Electrospinning System | University of Sheffield | · | 23 Jul 2026 |
| HHFTVF Spectropyrometer Purchase | UK Atomic Energy Authority | £41,450 | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Meter Verification Goods and Services | YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED | £2,225,000 ceiling | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Supply and delivery of Short Wave Infra-Red (SWIR) Laser | Defence Science and Technology Laboratory | £40,050 ceiling | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Cryogenic System | University of Bristol | £215,775 ceiling | 22 Jul 2026 |
| AF191 Purchase of Anaerobic Workstation | Liverpool School Of Tropical Medicine | · | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Octet R8 System | Defence Science and Technology Laboratory | £250,000 | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Supply and Support of Automated Film Scanners | Historic Environment Scotland | £190,000 | 21 Jul 2026 |
| 4998/AM/GM - Digital Product Passport Cell R3 | UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD | £400,000 | 20 Jul 2026 |
| PfH Decarbonisation, Retrofit and Planned Works Framework for Wales | Procurement for Housing | £455,000,000 ceiling | 20 Jul 2026 |
| Supply of Water Quality Monitoring Sondes | YTL Construction (UK) Ltd. | · ceiling | 20 Jul 2026 |
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