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Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Post-Warranty Maintenance of an Automated System for the Embedding of Tissue Samples in Paraffin Wax including Tracking, Transport and Storage and Retrieval of Wax Tissue Blocks

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 18:07.

Opportunity overview

Framework Call-Off for Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Post-Warranty Maintenance of an Automated System for the Embedding of Tissue Samples in Paraffin Wax including Tracking, Transport and Storage and Retrieval of Wax Tissue Blocks

Awarded to

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Axlab Ltd

Matched by number
Contract value
£1.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
16 Feb 2026
Including VAT
£2.3m
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 14471643
Location
Suffolk, UKH14, IP7 5EL, 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
ADD/PU/EW/25/33
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Id
GB-NHS-RGT

Identifier

Scheme
GB-NHS
Id
RGT

Address

Street Address
Hills Road
Locality
Cambridge
Postal Code
CB2 0QQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH12

Contact

Name
Eos Wong
Telephone
+44 7719 412765

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Axlab Ltd
Id
GB-COH-14471643

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
14471643

Address

Street Address
112C High Street, Hadleigh
Locality
Suffolk
Postal Code
IP7 5EL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH14

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48921000
Description
Automation system

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-14471643
Name
Axlab Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
16 Feb 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Less than £5 million including VAT

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2033, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2036, 23:59

Renewal

Description
An option to extend for a period of further 3 years at the Authority's discretion

Value

Including VAT
2,280,000
Amount
1,900,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
017349-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 Feb 2026, 13:46
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cambridge · UKH12 · CB2 0QQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 010083-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 017349-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·