Purchase of an Auto Slide Preparation System and Automated Trimming Instrument

Official notice

Authority: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: North West (UKD)

Awarded value£938,025published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill 30 Sept 2025no call for competition

Award (standstill) to Axlab Ltd.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

AS-410M Auto Slide Preparation System (inclusive of service contract)

AT-192M Automated Trimming Instrument (inclusive of service contract)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible

33910000 Pathology dissection instruments and supplies

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
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: 19 Sept 2025, 17:25 BST
Last source update: 30 Sept 2025, 16:55 BST
Authority reference: W204582
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-061055
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059e78 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: 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.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

30 Sept 2025 → 9 Oct 2025 · 2 dates

Notice published392 days ago
30 Sept 2025, 16:55 BST
Standstill ends382 days ago
9 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Sept 2025

Transparency notice published
19 Sept 2025, 17:25 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
30 Sept 2025, 16:55 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £938,0251 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Axlab Ltd.1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2030	£938,025	30 Sept 2025standstill to 9 Oct 2025	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RBN · GB-PPON: PRYN-5195-GTQJ Whiston Hospital, Warrington Rd, Prescot, North West, L35 5DRContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

AXLAB LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 14471643GB-PPON: PQNY-4448-MDCV 112c High Street, Ipswich, East of England, IP7 5ELContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender30 Sept 2025, 16:55 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender19 Sept 2025, 17:25 BST