Top suppliers
Top suppliers to UOE
Top-five suppliers hold 100% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What UOE buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
38Recent contracts
Latest UOE contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Confocal Microscope and Service Contract
Carl Zeiss Ltd · 2024-05-07
£198K
Crystal Powderdose System
Chemspeed Technologies AG · 2024-02-12
£64K
Cryo-Electron Microscope (Cryo-EM)
Thermo Fisher Scientific FEI UK Ltd · 2023-12-18
£2.7M
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Market analysis
Bidding into UOE — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
33%
Awards to SMEs
100%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 33% of UOE’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to UOE
How much does UOE spend on procurement?
UOE awarded 3 contracts totalling £2.9M between 2023-10-12 and 2026-10-12, working with 3 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £982K.
Who are UOE's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to UOE by total award value are Thermo Fisher Scientific FEI UK Ltd, Carl Zeiss Ltd, Chemspeed Technologies AG. The top five suppliers together hold 100% of contract value.
What does UOE buy from suppliers?
UOE's procurement is concentrated in laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-10-12
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
Source portals
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- · Contracts Finder
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