38290000-4
Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances
The official CPV 2008 entry for 38290000-4. UK public sector buyers use this code to classify contracts on Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Sell2Wales, Public Contracts Scotland and eTendersNI.
Tenders, last 12 months
56
Published value, last 12 months
£1.0B
Buyers publishing most against this code
- National Oceanography Centre19
- UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)4
- Defence Equipment and Support3
- Forestry and Land Scotland3
- Northumbria University3
Data as of 27 July 2026. Counted across Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Sell2Wales, Public Contracts Scotland and eTendersNI.
Codes beneath this one
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Related codes at the same level
Codes that share this one's parent. Worth scanning: buyers regularly file a contract under a neighbour rather than the code you would expect.
- 38210000Geological compasses
- 38220000Geological prospecting apparatus
- 38230000Electromagnetic geophysical instruments
- 38240000Gravity geophysical instruments
- 38250000Induced polarization IP geophysical instruments
- 38260000Magnetometer geophysical instruments
- 38270000Resistivity geophysical instruments
- 38280000Gravimeters
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