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Automating Histopathology Sectioning with AS-410M Auto Slide preparation system

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 04:02.

Opportunity overview

Procurement of Automating Histopathology Sectioning with AS-410M Auto Slide preparation system

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.

Syntec Scientific Ltd.

No match
Contract value
£905k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
25 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£905k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PMTH-1413-TRPH
Location
Ballycoolin, Dublin 15, IE, D15 PY00, Ireland

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
DAC20412
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The Belfast Health & Social Care Trust intends to award this direct award contract without competition under Procurement Act 2023 - Section 41 and Schedule 5. For the AS 410M Auto Slide Preparation System is an automated histology sectioning platform that cuts paraffin blocks and produces consistent, high quality slides with minimal manual input. It streamlines microtomy, slide mounting, drying, and barcode based traceability, helping the laboratory increase throughput and reduce pressure on staff. Syntec Scientific Ltd. are the sole supplier and authorised technical support provider for the AS 410M Auto Slide Preparation System. No alternative supplier is able to provide a system that meets the required technical specifications or integrates with the authority's existing histopathology infrastructure.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

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
Belfast Health & Social Care Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PLQJ-5727-JCLR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLQJ-5727-JCLR

Address

Street Address
Trust Headquarters, 2nd Floor, Non Clinical Support Building, Royal Victoria Hospital
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT12 6BA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
Syntec Scientific Ltd.
Id
GB-PPON-PMTH-1413-TRPH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMTH-1413-TRPH

Address

Street Address
618 Northwest Logistics Park,
Locality
Ballycoolin, Dublin 15
Postal Code
D15 PY00
Country
IE
Country Name
Ireland
Region
IE

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
38000000
Description
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMTH-1413-TRPH
Name
Syntec Scientific Ltd.

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
25 Mar 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
As the contract is under £5M KPI's are not required.

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
905,000
Amount
905,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
031690-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
8 Apr 2026, 08:26
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT12 6BA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 012736-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 013030-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 031690-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·