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Published 5 Dec 2023, 11:52 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

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

Official notice

Authority: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£978,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 5 Dec 2023no call for competition
Awarded to Axlab Ltd.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1As described at Section II.1.4 above
Delivery: East of England · Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
5 Dec 2023, 11:52 GMT
Last source update
5 Dec 2023, 11:52 GMT
Authority reference
ADD/PU/SM/23/27
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-035770
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0421bc Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

The 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.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £978,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Axlab Ltd.Subcontracting: declared£978,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

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

    Signed
    5 Dec 2023
    Value
    £978,000
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Hills Rd, Cambridge, East of England, CB2 0QQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Axlab LtdAwarded supplier 112c High Street, Hadleigh,, Ipswich,, East of England, IP7 5EL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.