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A fully automated system for the sectioning of wax tissue blocks including mounting onto a glass slide for further staining.

Laboratory
optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
East of England (UKH12)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: "A fully automated system for the sectioning of wax tissue blocks including mounting onto a glass slide for further staining.". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityCambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Published history for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
2.5Bids / Report
50% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
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Coverage: 14 active published awards; 2 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityCambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published5 Dec 2023, 11:52 GMT
Last source update5 Dec 2023, 11:52 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0421bc
What is being bought
Provision of a fully automated system for the sectioning of wax tissue blocks including mounting onto a glass slide for further staining.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Dec 2023, 11:52 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    5 Dec 2023, 11:52 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    5 Dec 2023, 11:52 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    As described at Section II.1.4 above
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    5 Dec 2023, 11:52 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 5 Dec 2023, 00:00 GMT · £978,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Axlab Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
A fully automated system for the sectioning of wax tissue blocks including mounting onto a glass slide for further staining.
£978,000 · signed 5 Dec 2023, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authority GB-FTS-799
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  • Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    buyer

    Hills Rd, Cambridge, UKH12, CB2 0QQ
    sue.mulcock@nhs.net
    +44 1223274305

  • Axlab Ltd
    supplier

    112c High Street, Hadleigh,, Ipswich,, UKH12, IP7 5EL

  • Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    reviewBody

    Hills Road, Cambridge, Cb2 )QQ
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThe Trust intends to enter into a contract with Axlab ltd for the provision of a fully automated system for the sectioning of wax tissue blocks including mounting onto glass slides and labeling the slides for further staining. The Trust believes there are no other suppliers able to offer this specialist equipment, the provision of which is unique and exclusive to Axlab Ltd, as the supplier of the equipment.