APHA Preventative Maintenance Service Contract for Sakura Finetek Tissue-Tek VIP

Official notice

Authority: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£18,570published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Sept 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Sakura Finetek UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

APHA require a two (2) year gold preventative maintenance contract for three (3) Tissue-Tek VIP® 6 AI tissue processors (the ‘Equipment’), which are essential for the daily preparation of tissue samples for histological analysis.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

71900000 Laboratory services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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: 30 Sept 2025, 12:14 BST
Last source update: 30 Sept 2025, 12:14 BST
Authority reference: C30322
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-060844
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a4cc Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
30 Sept 2025, 12:14 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £18,5701 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Sakura Finetek UK Ltd	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

C30322 - Service Contract for VIP Processors · Sakura Finetek UK Ltd
Signed
30 Sept 2025
Value
£18,570
Period
1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
(with a potential two (2) year extension period, to 30/09/2029
2 agreed KPIs: Customer Service · Service Delivery
- Customer Service, The Contractor shall respond to suitably addressed emails or telephone calls. The response shall provide the Customer with either a suitable resolution within twenty-four (24) hours or agree a timescale for when the issue shall be resolved.
- Service Delivery, The Contractor shall meet the requirements as detailed in Schedule 2 of the Specification of Services.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBHC-6261-BLLQ Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Sakura Finetek UK LtdAwarded supplier 12-20 Oxford Street, Newbury, South East, RG14 1JBContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender30 Sept 2025, 12:14 BST