Laboratory, optical & precision equipment tenders in Wales
We track 49 awarded laboratory, optical & precision equipment contracts (CPV 38*) in Wales. 3 of them have a published end date between 7 Jan 2027 and 7 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £156k, and half of awards fall between £76k and £300k (49 awards with a value). 35 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.
Ending in 3-18 months3
Open tenders4
Median award£156k
Contracts tracked49
Contracts ending soonest (3 of 3)
| Contract | Buyer | Incumbent supplier(s) | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AV Methane Survey
Find a Tender · CPV 38296000 |
Natural Resources Wales | GHGSat UK Ltd | £61k | 4 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
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| Supply of Marine and Freshwater Nutrient Monitoring Sensors
Find a Tender · CPV 38344000 |
Carmarthenshire County Council | Prifysgol Aberystwyth University | £381k | 31 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
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| Tender for UV-Enhanced Tuneable Light Source
Find a Tender · CPV 38000000 |
Swansea University | Hamamastsu Photonics UK Ltd | £83k | 6 Oct 2027
re-tender likely from ~6 Apr 2027
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See all 3 in the renewal radar
Open tenders (4 of 4)
| Opportunity | Buyer | Value | Deadline | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHW-ITT-63328 Provision of Microbiological Safety Cabinets
Find a Tender · CPV 38000000 |
Public Health Wales NHS Trust | £122k | 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time | Wales |
| BU322026-Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope
Find a Tender · CPV 38510000 |
Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University | £437k | 9 Oct 2026, 17:00 UK time | Wales |
| Uncrewed Ocean Surface Vehicle (USV)
Find a Tender · CPV 38290000 |
Cardiff University | £100k | 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time | Wales |
| WBS-FTS-64245 Haematology Testing System
Find a Tender · CPV 38434570 |
Velindre University NHS Trust | £409k | 4 Nov 2026, 12:00 UK time | Wales |
All open tenders in this category
Top buyers
Most frequent incumbents
| Supplier | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Keysight Technologies UK Ltd | 8 | £1.2m |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LTD | 3 | £1.2m |
| NanoString Technologies | 2 | £744k |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | 2 | £737k |
| APC Technology Group plc | 2 | £191k |
| Skalar (UK) Ltd. | 2 | £127k |
| LITHOZ GMBH | 1 | £588k |
| Prifysgol Aberystwyth University | 1 | £381k |
| WONDERFUL SCIENTIFIC LIMITED | 1 | £380k |
| Nanonics Imaging Ltd | 1 | £372k |
Sub-categories
Instruments for checking physical characteristics (430)Checking and testing apparatus (285)Optical instruments (235)Measuring instruments (88)Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments (74)Navigational and meteorological instruments (71)Geological and geophysical instruments (63)Industrial process control equipment and remote-control equipment (25)Time registers and the like; parking meters (18)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.