# CPV 38600000-1: Optical instruments

Official label (Regulation (EC) No 213/2008):

- EN: Optical instruments
- PT: Instrumentos ópticos
- ES: Instrumentos ópticos
- FR: Instruments d'optique

In the tree:
- 38000000-5 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (https://trinta.ai/cpv/38000000)

Beneath this code (4):
- 38620000-7 Polarising material
- 38630000-0 Astronomical and optical instruments
- 38640000-3 Liquid crystal devices
- 38650000-6 Photographic equipment

The busiest codes beneath this one, in Portugal:
- 38651600-9 Digital cameras (https://trinta.ai/cpv/38651600): 16 contracts, €343.6k
- 38652120-7 Video projectors (https://trinta.ai/cpv/38652120): 11 contracts, €108.4k
- 38636100-3 Lasers (https://trinta.ai/cpv/38636100): 10 contracts, €883.8k
- 38634000-8 Optical microscopes (https://trinta.ai/cpv/38634000): 5 contracts, €152.8k
- 38635000-5 Telescopes (https://trinta.ai/cpv/38635000): 5 contracts, €65k
- 38652100-1 Projectors (https://trinta.ai/cpv/38652100): 4 contracts, €53.2k
- 38624000-5 Optical aids (https://trinta.ai/cpv/38624000): 2 contracts, €57.9k
- 38654100-5 Microfilm equipment (https://trinta.ai/cpv/38654100): 2 contracts, €245.2k
- 38631000-7 Binoculars (https://trinta.ai/cpv/38631000): 1 contract, €22.3k
- 38633000-1 Telescopic sights (https://trinta.ai/cpv/38633000): 1 contract, €17.5k

Portuguese market, January to July 2026: 135 contracts signed under this code, €4.6m contracted. Counted from the open contract register, all procedure types.
Competition, open procedures only (10 with a published bidder list): 2.5 bids on average, median 1.5. Direct awards excluded, because there the buyer chooses who bids. All divisions ranked: https://trinta.ai/procurement-statistics

Who buys under it in Portugal (by NIF, contracts in the period):
- Universidade do Minho (502011378): 15
- Universidade de Coimbra (501617582): 10
- Instituto de Telecomunicações (502854200): 8
- IST-ID - Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (509830072): 8

French market, January to July 2026: 47 marchés notified under this code, €41.3m in notified amounts (framework ceilings included). Counted from the DECP consolidated files, deduplicated, all procedure types.
Competition, competed procedures only (36 declaring their offers, marchés passed without competition excluded): median 2 offers, mean 2.6 (an allotted marché repeats the consultation total on each lot, so the median is the figure to quote), 33.3% drew a single offer. Method: https://trinta.ai/barometre

Who buys under it in France (by SIRET, marchés in the period):
- CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS) (18008901303720): 7
- DEPARTEMENT DES ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE (22040001400019): 3
- SYNDICAT DE PREVENTION, COLLECTE ET DE VALORISATION DES DECHETS DE L'OUEST DE L'EURE (PRECOVAL) (PRECOVAL) (25270386300024): 3
- SORBONNE UNIVERSITE (13002338500011): 2

Market: Laboratory and research (https://trinta.ai/tenders-by-sector/laboratory-and-research)

Source: https://trinta.ai/cpv/38600000 · All codes: https://trinta.ai/cpv