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TENDERNorfolk County Council · Bikeability Cycle Training·£2.5M·East of England
GRANTInnovate UK, part of UK Research and… · Battery Innovation: Concept Development Rd 3·£4.0M·National
TENDERScottish Parliamentary Corporate Body · Auditor for Audit Scotland·Value TBC·Scotland
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Arts Derbyshire·Value TBC·East Midlands
TENDERLeicestershire County Council · Bespoke Bus Shelter- Melton Mowbray·£25k·Leicester
GRANTInnovate UK on behalf of the Department for… · Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3·£500k·National
TENDERStirling Council · EV Infrastructure Back Office·£315k·Scotland
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Sir James Knott Fund·Value TBC·North East
TENDEROffice of Rail and Road · ​​Independent review of ORR's approach to cost assessment and…·£100k·London
GRANTMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local… · Common Ground Award 2026-2027·£250k·England
TENDERHome Group · Housing Disrepair Legal Support Framework·£1.8M·North East
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · South West Investment Fund (SWIF)·Value TBC·South West
TENDERNorfolk County Council · Bikeability Cycle Training·£2.5M·East of England
GRANTInnovate UK, part of UK Research and… · Battery Innovation: Concept Development Rd 3·£4.0M·National
TENDERScottish Parliamentary Corporate Body · Auditor for Audit Scotland·Value TBC·Scotland
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Arts Derbyshire·Value TBC·East Midlands
TENDERLeicestershire County Council · Bespoke Bus Shelter- Melton Mowbray·£25k·Leicester
GRANTInnovate UK on behalf of the Department for… · Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3·£500k·National
TENDERStirling Council · EV Infrastructure Back Office·£315k·Scotland
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Sir James Knott Fund·Value TBC·North East
TENDEROffice of Rail and Road · ​​Independent review of ORR's approach to cost assessment and…·£100k·London
GRANTMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local… · Common Ground Award 2026-2027·£250k·England
TENDERHome Group · Housing Disrepair Legal Support Framework·£1.8M·North East
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · South West Investment Fund (SWIF)·Value TBC·South West
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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT · CPV 38

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) — UK government contracts

According to ENKII, UK public bodies have awarded 6,498 laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) contracts worth £8.1bn to 2,910 suppliers across 709 buyers, with 60 tenders open now, and the top five suppliers holding 40% of spend.

Contracts awarded
6,498
Total spend
£8.1bn
Buyers
709
Suppliers
2,910
Open tenders
60

Top buyers

Who buys laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

BuyerAwardsValue
LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM10£2.0bn
Ministry of Defence83£957.2M
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium22£944.0M
Ministry of Defence80£424.5M
UK Hydrographic Office6£400.0M
LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM4£320.0M
Southern Water Services Ltd.3£306.2M
Centre for Process Innovation Limited42£258.6M
CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED42£258.5M
NHS England3£210.7M

Top suppliers

Who wins laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) contracts

The top five suppliers hold 40% of contract value.

SupplierAwardsValue
Wolf Laboratories Ltd.7£1.4bn
Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Ltd8£573.0M
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LTD101£450.8M
WOLF LABORATORIES LIMITED43£400.3M
NORBIT Subsea AS2£400.1M
Fisher Scientific UK LTD25£375.7M
Horizon Water Infrastructure Limited1£300.0M
GXO LOGISTICS UK LIMITED2£210.5M
Wolf Laboratories1£200.0M
Camlab4£200.0M

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Live laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) tenders

AF186 Supply of Laboratory Equipment to MLW

Liverpool School Of Tropical Medicine · closes 2026-09-17

AF186 Supply of Laboratory Equipment to MLW

Liverpool School Of Tropical Medicine · closes 2026-09-17

AF186 Supply of Laboratory Equipment to MLW

Liverpool School Of Tropical Medicine · closes 2026-09-17

AF186 Supply of Laboratory Equipment to MLW

Liverpool School Of Tropical Medicine · closes 2026-09-17

1D Measurement Beam - Stage 1

NPL Management Limited · closes 2026-09-21

£300K

Sensory Equipment

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust · closes 2026-09-21

£2.5M

Greater Manchester Drugs Early Warning System (DEWS)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority · closes 2026-09-24

£111K

153_27 Drawing, Measuring and Geometry Equipment

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO · closes 2026-09-24

£1.3M

Sub-categories

What's inside laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

CPV 3803,164
Instruments for checking physical characteristics1,132
Checking and testing apparatus739
Optical instruments593
Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments260
Measuring instruments247
Geological and geophysical instruments135
Navigational and meteorological instruments128
Time registers and the like; parking meters72
Industrial process control equipment and remote-control equipment28

Frequently asked

Common questions about laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) procurement

How big is the UK public-sector market for laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)?
UK public bodies have awarded 6,498 laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) contracts worth £8.1bn across 709 buyers and 2,910 suppliers (CPV division 38). There are currently 60 live tenders.
Who are the biggest buyers of laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) in UK government?
The largest buyers by award value are LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM, Ministry of Defence, North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium. See the full list below.
What certifications do laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) tenders usually require?
Requirement data for this category is still aggregating.
How can my business win laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) contracts?
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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Aggregated by ENKII from public-record UK procurement data (Find a Tender + Contracts Finder, Open Government Licence v3.0), grouped by CPV division 38. We fetch, deduplicate and aggregate source records — we don't edit the underlying facts. find-tender.service.gov.uk