# Mirrors (CPV 38620000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/mirrors-38620000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Mirrors (CPV 38620000) covers UK public procurement for Mirrors. Tracked across 29 published procedures (11 in the last 12 months) across 9 contracting authorities, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** Mirrors

- **CPV Code:** `38620000`

- **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector)

- **Parent Division:** [Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (CPV 38000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000)

- **Live Open Tenders:** 0

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 11

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 29

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 4 (9 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 20 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/mirrors-38620000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/mirrors-38620000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (middle half 2–4) (median of 12 procedures, 36 months, contracts)

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £355k (median net contract award; interquartile range £264k–£450k)

- **Deadline to Award Decision:** 54 days (median)

- **Local Win Rate:** 60% of awards won by suppliers registered in the delivery region

## Other Classes in Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

1. [Detection and analysis apparatus (CPV 38430000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/detection-and-analysis-apparatus-38430000): 181 notices/12m

2. [Astronomical and optical instruments (CPV 38630000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/astronomical-and-optical-instruments-38630000): 54 notices/12m

3. [Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring (CPV 38540000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/machines-and-apparatus-for-testing-and-measuring-38540000): 54 notices/12m

4. [Photographic equipment (CPV 38650000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/photographic-equipment-38650000): 51 notices/12m

5. [Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances (CPV 38290000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/surveying-hydrographic-oceanographic-and-hydrological-instru-38290000): 44 notices/12m

6. [Instruments for measuring quantities (CPV 38340000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/instruments-for-measuring-quantities-38340000): 41 notices/12m

## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector

Top public sector buyers procuring Mirrors work:

1. [DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/diamond-light-source-limited-coh-04375679): 14 notices (7 in last 12m)

2. [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221): 7 notices (2 in last 12m)

3. [United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority-GB-FTS-1212): 2 notices (0 in last 12m)

4. [NSS National Procurement](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nss-national-procurement-GB-FTS-44992): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

5. [Queen's University Belfast](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/queen-s-university-belfast-GB-NIC-101788): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

6. [The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-shrewsbury-and-telford-hospital-nhs-trust-nhs-rxw): 1 notices (1 in last 12m)

7. [UK Atomic Energy Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-atomic-energy-authority-gov-pb137): 1 notices (1 in last 12m)

8. [University of Warwick](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-warwick-urn-133809): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region:

1. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 18 notices (82%)

2. [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber): 1 notices (5%)

3. [East Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-midlands): 1 notices (5%)

4. [West Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/west-midlands): 1 notices (5%)

5. [Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/scotland): 1 notices (5%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Mirrors:

1. [XDS OXFORD LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/xds-oxford-limited-coh-04138193): 6 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

2. [Instrument Design Technology Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/instrument-design-technology-ltd-coh-03950882): 5 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

3. [Manx Precision Optics Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/manx-precision-optics-ltd-GB-FTS-178253): 2 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

4. [Cicada Educational Equipment Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cicada-educational-equipment-limited-coh-04327591): 1 procedures (2 awards) across 1 contracting authorities

5. [Sport & Playbase Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sport-playbase-limited-coh-01557907): 1 procedures (2 awards) across 1 contracting authorities

6. [ARW OPTICAL CORPORATION](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/arw-optical-corporation-GB-FTS-163105): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

7. [Alluxa](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/alluxa-GB-PPON-PPRY-3991-PZRH): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

8. [Bestec GmbH](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bestec-gmbh-GB-FTS-37008): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive Mirrors intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/mirrors-38620000)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

- **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/mirrors-38620000

- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt