Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 1 Apr 2026, 14:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Post-Warranty Maintenance of 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)

Award under framework
Awarded value£630,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 Mar 2026
Awarded to Axlab Ltd.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Post-Warranty Maintenance of a Fully Automated System for the Sectioning of Wax Tissue Blocks including Mounting Onto a Glass Slide for Further Staining for Cambridge University Hospitals

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award under framework
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Call-off under a framework
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 Apr 2026, 14:58 BST
Last source update
7 Apr 2026, 08:58 BST
Authority reference
ADD/PU/EW/25/53
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031248
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067ae5 Find a Tender
Related procedures1

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Apr 2026
  1. Contract award notice published
    1 Apr 2026, 14:58 BST
    UK6
  2. Contract details notice published
    7 Apr 2026, 08:58 BST
    UK7
  3. Contract signature expected
    7 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £630,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Axlab Ltd.1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2034£630,00024 Mar 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Axlab Ltd.

    Signed
    7 Apr 2026
    Value
    £630,000
    Period
    1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2034
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Contract value is less than £5 million

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RGT Hills Road, Cambridge, East of England, CB2 0QQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Axlab LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 14471643 112C High Street, Hadleigh, Suffolk, East of England, IP7 5ELContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure