CPV code 38510000-3Microscopes
Public sector buyers use this code when a contract is for microscopes. It sits under 38500000, checking and testing apparatus.
What it covers
The code above it
Codes beneath this one
More specific codes inside this one. Buyers pick one of these when a contract is narrower.
- 38511000Electron microscopes
- 38512000Ion and molecular microscopes
- 38513000Inverted and metallurgical microscopes
- 38514000Darkfield and scanning probe microscopes
- 38515000Fluorescent and polarising microscopes
- 38516000Monocular and/or binocular light compound microscopes
- 38517000Acoustic and projection microscopes
- 38518000Wide field, stereo or dissecting light microscopes
- 38519000Miscellaneous compounds for microscopes
Codes at the same level
Codes that share this one's parent. Buyers often file a contract under a neighbour instead of the code you'd expect.
Codes buyers use instead
Codes that appear on the same notices as this one. If you watch this code alone, this is where the work you miss tends to go.
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Questions people ask
What is CPV code 38510000?
38510000-3 is the CPV code for microscopes. It sits under 38500000, checking and testing apparatus. 9 more specific codes sit beneath it.
Do buyers always use 38510000 for this work?
Not always. Buyers often pick a broader code, reuse last year's code, or file a mixed contract under its largest part. So searching by 38510000 alone misses work. Jonty reads each notice in full and matches it to what you do, whatever code the buyer chose.
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