Regulating and controlling instruments and apparatus: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 38570000·Supplies · class·in Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
38570000 Regulating and controlling instruments and apparatus12 notices · 86%38571000 Speed limiters2 notices · 14%- Detection and analysis apparatus 134 · 12m
- Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring 54 · 12m
- Photographic equipment 44 · 12m
- Instruments for measuring quantities 37 · 12m
- Meters 35 · 12m
- Instruments for measuring flow, level and pressure of liquids and gases 32 · 12m
- Checking and testing apparatus 29 · 12m
- Navigational instruments 28 · 12m
- Astronomical and optical instruments 27 · 12m
- Microscopes 26 · 12m
- All of Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) →
Who buys
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
- Police, fire & emergency 7% (1 notices)
- Education & universities 7% (1 notices)
- Other public bodies 7% (1 notices)
- Local authorities 7% (1 notices)
- Not classified 71% (10 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority | not classified | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED | Other public bodies | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| The Council of the Borough of Kirklees | Local authorities | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| The Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire | Police, fire & emergency | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| University of Greater Manchester | Education & universities | 1 | 1 | 0 |
5 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 12 of 14 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is bought
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
- Contract 86% (12 notices)
- Framework 14% (2 notices)
- Route not published 71% (10 notices)
- Selective 21% (3 notices)
- Open 7% (1 notices)
- Above threshold 67% (2 notices)
- Below threshold 33% (1 notices)
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 3 of 14 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Method
What the numbers on this page are and are not
Which notices count?
Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 3857. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 3 Jul 2026.
Competition figures
From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 3857. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.
Why no total value or month-by-month chart?
Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.