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# Anatomical Pathology Automation

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/anatomical-pathology-automation-ocds-h6vhtk-051b20). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: "Anatomical Pathology Automation". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £33,333,333. 6 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-raj)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £33,333,333 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 September 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 6
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Automation system, Diagnostic devices, Diagnostic systems, Pathology dissection instruments and supplies
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 9 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/anatomical-pathology-automation-ocds-h6vhtk-051b20#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051b20`

- **Who May Use the Framework:** The framework will be open to all UK contracting authorities as defined in Section 1 of the Procurement Act 2023. In particular, entities of a health and/or social care nature listed in the spreadsheet at https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/classificationsandstandards/economicstatisticsclassifications/introductiontoeconomicstatisticsclassifications are envisaged as users.
This includes each organisation’s successors, assigns, equivalents, and associated bodies formed through organisational changes. The framework is open to: any UK health/social care bodies; organisations with similar procurement needs; and UK central government authorities listed in Annex I of Directive 2014/24/EU, where still relevant under retained EU law and consistent with the Procurement Act 2023. · open scheme: new suppliers can join during the term

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/anatomical-pathology-automation-ocds-h6vhtk-051b20#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.shtml)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/anatomical-pathology-automation-ocds-h6vhtk-051b20#participate

## Description
This Framework provides access to laboratory automation equipment for anatomical pathology across five lots: tissue embedding, block facing, slide preparation, storage systems, and block transportation.

## Lots (6)
### Lot 1: Automated Tissue Embedding Systems
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33124100, 33124110, 33910000, 48921000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £33,333,333
- **Description:** Provision of a system that is able to automate the process of embedding tissue specimens in paraffin to create tissue blocks and all associated services.
- **Contract Period:** 23/09/2025 to 24/09/2033

### Lot 2: Tissue Block Facing Systems
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33124100, 33124110, 33910000, 48921000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £33,333,333
- **Description:** Provision of a system that is able to provide automated facing of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue blocks and all associated services.
- **Contract Period:** 23/09/2025 to 24/09/2033

### Lot 3: Automated Slide Preparation Systems
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33124100, 33124110, 33910000, 48921000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £33,333,333
- **Description:** Provision of a system that is able to automate the process of sectioning paraffin blocks and mounting tissue sections onto glass slides and all associated services.
- **Contract Period:** 23/09/2025 to 24/09/2033

### Lot 4: Storage and Archiving Systems (for both blocks and slides)
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33124100, 33124110, 33910000, 48921000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £33,333,333
- **Description:** Provision of a system that is able to provide organised storage and retrieval of histological specimens, including both FFPE tissue blocks and microscope slides and all associated services.
- **Contract Period:** 23/09/2025 to 24/09/2033

### Lot 5: Block Transportation Systems
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33124100, 33124110, 33910000, 48921000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £33,333,333
- **Description:** Provision of a system that is able to automate the transport of FFPE blocks between laboratory workstations including embedding, microtomy, and storage areas and all associated services.
- **Contract Period:** 23/09/2025 to 24/09/2033

### Lot 6: Aggregated Lot
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33124100, 33124110, 33910000, 48921000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £33,333,333
- **Description:** Aggregation of Lot option (1-5) is designed to accommodate suppliers who can offer more than one lot service provision, combining them under a single agreement. This approach ensures that the Participating Authorities have access to a variety of serv...
- **Contract Period:** 23/09/2025 to 24/09/2033

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** HTE Framework Anatomical Pathology Automation Terms and Conditions - Axlab Ltd (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Axlab**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-183523`
  - Value: £40,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 18/09/2025

- **Award:** HTE Framework Anatomical Pathology Automation Terms and Conditions - Technopath Distribution Ltd (active)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **Technopath Distribution**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-51131`
  - Value: £40,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 18/09/2025

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** HTE Framework Anatomical Pathology Automation Terms and Conditions - Axlab Ltd (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/11/2025

- **Contract:** HTE Framework Anatomical Pathology Automation Terms and Conditions - Technopath Distribution Ltd (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/11/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F046453-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-03T10:43:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T19:14:30.682Z
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