Laboratory, optical & precision equipment tenders in North East
We track 146 awarded laboratory, optical & precision equipment contracts (CPV 38*) in North East. 14 of them have a published end date between 8 Jan 2027 and 8 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £178k, and half of awards fall between £50k and £348k (139 awards with a value). 37 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.
Ending in 3-18 months14
Open tenders1
Median award£178k
Contracts tracked146
Contracts ending soonest (10 of 14)
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Open tenders (1 of 1)
| Opportunity | Buyer | Value | Deadline | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Turnkey Skid Mounted Process for the Synthesis of Polyacrylonitrile PAN
Find a Tender · CPV 38000000 |
Centre for Process Innovation Limited | £1.0m | 26 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time expression of interest |
North East |
All open tenders in this category
Top buyers
| Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED | 46 | £56.0m |
| Newcastle University | 36 | £5.9m |
| Northumbria University | 10 | £1.0m |
| Durham University | 9 | £4.5m |
| The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 6 | £692k |
| Teesside University | 5 | £222k |
| Centre for Process Innovation | 3 | £1.9m |
| Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult | 3 | £191k |
| University of Northumbria at Newcastle | 2 | £1.3m |
| Education Training Collective | 2 | £674k |
Most frequent incumbents
| Supplier | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | 6 | £8.8m |
| Waters Limited | 5 | £9.2m |
| Premier Farnell Limited | 4 | £435k |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LTD | 3 | £5.1m |
| WOLF LABORATORIES LIMITED | 3 | £5.1m |
| BRUKER UK LIMITED | 3 | £3.0m |
| Hiden Analytical Ltd | 3 | £2.1m |
| Ken Kimble Ltd | 3 | £2.0m |
| PerkinElmer LAS (UK) Ltd | 3 | £1.1m |
| CARL ZEISS LTD | 3 | £1.1m |
Sub-categories
Instruments for checking physical characteristics (785)Checking and testing apparatus (473)Optical instruments (391)Measuring instruments (154)Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments (133)Navigational and meteorological instruments (97)Geological and geophysical instruments (97)Time registers and the like; parking meters (36)Industrial process control equipment and remote-control equipment (33)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.