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

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 10:13.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Sakura Finetek UK Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£18.6k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Sept 2025
Including VAT
£22.3k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Newbury, UKJ11, RG14 1JB, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C30322
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBHC-6261-BLLQ
Name
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PBHC-6261-BLLQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Kevin Abbott
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-162515
Name
Sakura Finetek UK Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ11
Country
GB
Locality
Newbury
Postal Code
RG14 1JB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
12-20 Oxford Street

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71900000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Laboratory services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-162515
Name
Sakura Finetek UK Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
C30322 - Service Contract for VIP Processors
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
30 Sept 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
18,570
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
22,284

Period

Ends
30 Sept 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
(with a potential two (2) year extension period, to 30/09/2029

Documents

Entry 1
Id
060844-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
30 Sept 2025, 12:14

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Customer Service
Description
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.
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Service Delivery
Description
The Contractor shall meet the requirements as detailed in Schedule 2 of the Specification of Services.

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05a4cc-2025-09-30T12:14:05+01:00Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·