# Regulating and controlling instruments and apparatus (CPV 38570000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/regulating-and-controlling-instruments-and-apparatus-38570000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Regulating and controlling instruments and apparatus (CPV 38570000) covers UK public procurement for Regulating and controlling instruments and apparatus. Tracked across 3 published procedures (2 in the last 12 months) across 2 contracting authorities, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** Regulating and controlling instruments and apparatus

- **CPV Code:** `38570000`

- **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:** 2

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 3

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 1 (2 lifetime)

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/regulating-and-controlling-instruments-and-apparatus-38570000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/regulating-and-controlling-instruments-and-apparatus-38570000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £73k (median net contract award; interquartile range £47k–£81k)

## 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 Regulating and controlling instruments and apparatus work:

1. [National Highways Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-highways-limited-gov-ot1346): 2 notices (2 in last 12m)

2. [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Regulating and controlling instruments and apparatus:

1. [ERB GAS SOLUTIONS LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/erb-gas-solutions-ltd-coh-13299025): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

2. [The Police And Crime Commissioner For Avon And Somerset](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-avon-and-somerset-GB-PPON-PCBG-5572-BPZL): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

3. [The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-cambridgeshire-GB-FTS-181210): 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 Regulating and controlling instruments and apparatus intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/regulating-and-controlling-instruments-and-apparatus-38570000)

## 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/regulating-and-controlling-instruments-and-apparatus-38570000

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