Microscopes tenders in the UK
We track 278 awarded microscopes contracts (CPV 3851*) in the UK. 14 of them have a published end date between 8 Jan 2027 and 8 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £137k, and half of awards fall between £50k and £351k (268 awards with a value). 91 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.
Ending in 3-18 months14
Open tenders1
Median award£137k
Contracts tracked278
Contracts ending soonest (10 of 14)
| Contract | Buyer | Incumbent supplier(s) | Value | Ends | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKRI-5463 Transmission Electron Microscope
Find a Tender · CPV 38511200 |
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) | JEOL UK Ltd | £460k | 8 Jan 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
East of England |
| 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
|
South West |
| GB-Harwell: UKRI-2201 Live Cell Confocal Microscope
Contracts Finder · CPV 38510000 |
UK Research & Innovation | CARL ZEISS LTD | £274k | 29 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
|
South East |
| 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
|
South West |
| CSP25189 - Multi tray microscope system
Find a Tender · CPV 38515000 |
UK Research & Innovation | Evident Europe GMBH | £23k | 18 May 2027
re-tender likely from ~18 Nov 2026
|
UK-wide |
| Service Contract for K3 Camera and Gatan Image Filter (GIF)
Contracts Finder · CPV 38510000 |
Birkbeck College | AMETEK (GB) Limited | £268k | 12 Jul 2027
re-tender likely from ~12 Jan 2027
|
London |
| 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
|
South West |
| CSP25170 - Service contract Olympus confocal microscope
Find a Tender · CPV 38512200 |
UK Research & Innovation | Evident Europe GMBH | £21k | 31 Jul 2027
re-tender likely from ~31 Jan 2027
|
UK-wide |
| Brunel Medical School (BMS) - Virtual Microscope
Contracts Finder · CPV 38511000 |
Brunel University London | Aiforia Technologies Oyj | £89k | 17 Aug 2027
re-tender likely from ~17 Feb 2027
|
London |
| 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
|
South West |
See all 14 in the renewal radar
Open tenders (1 of 1)
| Opportunity | Buyer | Value | Deadline | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BU322026-Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope
Find a Tender · CPV 38510000 |
Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University | £437k | 9 Oct 2026, 17:00 UK time | Wales |
All open tenders in this category
By region
| Region | Contracts | Ending in window |
|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | 45 | 0 |
| South West | 39 | 4 |
| South East | 36 | 2 |
| East of England | 32 | 1 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 29 | 0 |
| Scotland | 21 | 0 |
| London | 20 | 4 |
| East Midlands | 11 | 0 |
| North West | 10 | 0 |
| North East | 8 | 0 |
| Wales | 4 | 0 |
Top buyers
| Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| UK Research & Innovation | 47 | £11.6m |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM | 21 | £1.9m |
| UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD | 19 | £5.0m |
| UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED | 12 | £232k |
| University of Warwick | 9 | £1.9m |
| UK Health Security Agency | 9 | £1.2m |
| United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority | 8 | £6.6m |
| University of Bristol | 8 | £6.3m |
| APUC Limited | 7 | £80.0m |
| University of Glasgow | 7 | £7.7m |
Most frequent incumbents
| Supplier | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| CARL ZEISS LTD | 38 | £93.4m |
| Tescan-uk Ltd | 12 | £6.1m |
| Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd | 11 | £50.7m |
| FEI (UK) Ltd | 11 | £11.6m |
| JEOL UK Ltd | 10 | £5.8m |
| LEICA MICROSYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED | 10 | £1.6m |
| Cairn Research Ltd | 9 | £71.2m |
| FEI UK LIMITED | 9 | £5.9m |
| Evident Europe GMBH | 9 | £660k |
| Photon Lines Ltd | 8 | £70.7m |
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.