Checking and testing apparatus tenders in South West
We track 79 awarded checking and testing apparatus contracts (CPV 385*) in South West. 8 of them have a published end date between 9 Jan 2027 and 9 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £50k, and half of awards fall between £23k and £186k (79 awards with a value). 8 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.
Ending in 3-18 months8
Open tenders0
Median award£50k
Contracts tracked79
Contracts ending soonest (8 of 8)
| Contract | Buyer | Incumbent supplier(s) | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKRI-5530 High Resolution Confocal Microscope
call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 38510000 |
UK Research & Innovation | CARL ZEISS LTD | £628k | 12 Feb 2027
re-tender may already be under way
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| UKRI-1818 Micro CT System
Contracts Finder · CPV 38510000 |
UK Research & Innovation | Bruker UK Ltd | £364k | 31 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
| CF Awarded Contract - Procurement of a Transmission Electron Microscope
Contracts Finder · CPV 38511200 |
University of Bristol | FEI (UK) Ltd | £698k | 31 Jul 2027
re-tender likely from ~31 Jan 2027
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| Atomic Force Microscope
call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 38510000 |
University of Bristol | BRUKER UK LIMITED, Commercial Transfer Ltd, Harrow Green Ltd +1 more | £869k | 5 Sep 2027
re-tender likely from ~5 Mar 2027
|
| C221471-Framework for the purchase of Irradiation Indicator Labels
framework
Contracts Finder · CPV 38580000 |
NHS Blood and Transplant | Ashland Inc. | £421k | 31 Oct 2027
re-tender likely from ~30 Apr 2027
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| Call off agreement for the supply of Irradiation Indicator Labels
call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 38580000 |
NHS Blood and Transplant | Ashland Inc. | £220k | 31 Oct 2027
re-tender likely from ~30 Apr 2027
|
| C221473-Framework Agreement for the purchase of Irradiation Indicator Labels
framework
Contracts Finder · CPV 38580000 |
NHS Blood and Transplant | RadTag Technologies Inc. | £156k | 31 Oct 2027
re-tender likely from ~30 Apr 2027
|
| Call off agreement for the supply of Irradiation Indicator Labels
call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 38580000 |
NHS Blood and Transplant | RadTag Technologies Inc. | £82k | 31 Oct 2027
re-tender likely from ~30 Apr 2027
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Top buyers
| Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED | 23 | £458k |
| Defence Science and Technology Laboratory | 11 | £955k |
| UK Research & Innovation | 9 | £1.5m |
| University of Bristol | 6 | £4.0m |
| University Of The West Of England | 6 | £341k |
| University of Plymouth | 5 | £1.4m |
| University of Exeter | 5 | £1.1m |
| Ministry of Defence | 5 | £974k |
| NHS Blood and Transplant | 4 | £879k |
| UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) | 4 | £190k |
Most frequent incumbents
| Supplier | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| CARL ZEISS LTD | 4 | £1.3m |
| FEI (UK) Ltd | 3 | £2.8m |
| Ashland Inc. | 2 | £641k |
| Intelligent Imaging Innovations Ltd | 2 | £385k |
| Agilent Technologies Lda UK Limited | 2 | £265k |
| RadTag Technologies Inc. | 2 | £238k |
| KISTLER INSTRUMENTS LIMITED | 2 | £73k |
| Testometric Company Ltd | 2 | £50k |
| BRUKER UK LIMITED | 1 | £869k |
| Commercial Transfer Ltd | 1 | £869k |
Sub-categories
Microscopes (342)Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring (150)Scanners (56)Meters (39)Non-medical equipment based on the use of radiations (29)Diffraction apparatus (23)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.