Laboratory, optical & precision equipment tenders in East Midlands
We track 144 awarded laboratory, optical & precision equipment contracts (CPV 38*) in East Midlands. 11 of them have a published end date between 8 Jan 2027 and 8 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £59k, and half of awards fall between £29k and £175k (143 awards with a value). 35 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.
Ending in 3-18 months11
Open tenders0
Median award£59k
Contracts tracked144
Contracts ending soonest (10 of 11)
| Contract | Buyer | Incumbent supplier(s) | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunable Laser System
Find a Tender · CPV 38636100 |
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) | Individual / sole trader (name not shown) | £156k | 29 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
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| Domestic Property Health & Safety Check / Service
Contracts Finder · CPV 38431200 |
Nottinghamshire County Council | Individual / sole trader (name not shown) | £3.2m | 31 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
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| Gas Automated Meter Reading ("AMR") Services
Contracts Finder · CPV 38551000 |
Nottinghamshire County Council | Energy Assets Limited | £144k | 31 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
| Permeability & Drying Rate Testers
Find a Tender · CPV 38900000 |
Nottingham Trent University | PPT Group UK Limited t/a James Heal | £34k | 30 Apr 2027
re-tender likely from ~30 Oct 2026
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| Purchase of Lode Bikes, Metalyzer and Accessories.
Find a Tender · CPV 38900000 |
Nottingham Trent University | Cranlea Human Performance Ltd | £47k | 14 Jun 2027
re-tender likely from ~14 Dec 2026
|
| LUV01495 Procurement of Quad Systems C4 NMR Spectrometer and associated peripherals
Find a Tender · CPV 38433000 |
University of Leicester | Quad Systems AG | £990k | 2 Aug 2027
re-tender likely from ~2 Feb 2027
|
| Rutland County Council Weather Station and Data Collection and Management Service
Contracts Finder · CPV 38127000 |
Rutland County Council | Vaisala Ltd | £68k | 31 Aug 2027
re-tender likely from ~28 Feb 2027
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| Tunable Laser System
Find a Tender · CPV 38636100 |
Nottingham Trent University | LASER 2000 (UK) LIMITED | £325k | 19 Oct 2027
re-tender likely from ~19 Apr 2027
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| 3D Motion Capture System
Find a Tender · CPV 38651600 |
Nottingham Trent University | Individual / sole trader (name not shown) | £102k | 31 Dec 2027
re-tender likely from ~30 Jun 2027
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| 36940 - Provision of a Floor standing Maxi Freeze Dryer
Contracts Finder · CPV 38000000 |
Defra Network eTendering Portal | MechaTech Systems Ltd, | £150k | 23 Feb 2028
re-tender likely from ~23 Aug 2027
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Top buyers
| Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| UK Research & Innovation | 24 | £3.2m |
| UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED | 21 | £387k |
| UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE) | 15 | £678k |
| UNIVERSITY OF DERBY | 14 | £749k |
| University of Lincoln | 9 | £3.3m |
| Nottingham Trent University | 6 | £905k |
| Loughborough University | 5 | £5.1m |
| University of Leicester | 4 | £1.9m |
| Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust | 4 | £874k |
| Derbyshire County Council | 4 | £411k |
Most frequent incumbents
| Supplier | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Vaisala Ltd | 6 | £666k |
| ELEMENTAR UK LIMITED | 5 | £785k |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LTD | 4 | £159k |
| FEI (UK) Ltd | 3 | £2.3m |
| Silixa LTD | 3 | £577k |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | 3 | £100k |
| CARL ZEISS LTD | 3 | £80k |
| MTS Systems Limited | 3 | £47k |
| DSI Europe GmbH | 2 | £4.0m |
| Akoya Biosciences, Inc | 2 | £812k |
Sub-categories
Instruments for checking physical characteristics (1121)Checking and testing apparatus (684)Optical instruments (598)Measuring instruments (267)Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments (239)Geological and geophysical instruments (162)Navigational and meteorological instruments (146)Industrial process control equipment and remote-control equipment (55)Time registers and the like; parking meters (54)Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder; updated every 2 hours. Where a notice doesn't publish a contract end date we show "end date not published" - we never guess.