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Automated Slide Preparation System
Published 3 Oct 2025
3 Oct 2025
- Primary CPV
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38000000 *
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Nottingham, East Midlands
- Value
- £830,000
- Contract
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5 months Duration
03/11/2025 31/03/2026
- Contract Types
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38 *Laboratory, optical & precision equipmen...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Trust Headquarters, City Hospital Campus Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, United Kingdom · UKF14
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
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All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
38000000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: C384954
As part of Nottingham University Hospitals' commitment to delivering world-class diagnostic services, we are introducing two Automated Slide Preparation Systems into the histopathology laboratory. This installation directly supports NUH's strategic aim to Standardise, Centralise and Digitise the diagnostic services. This procurement also aligns with the NHS England's 6-point plan for transforming pathology services.
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 38000000 — Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Goods
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Main category
- Goods
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 03 Oct 2025 17:04
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a849
- Notice ID
- C384954
Organisations on this notice
Supplier SME
112c High Street, Ipswich, IP7 5EL, United Kingdom
GB-COH 14471643
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 31 Oct 2025 · Scheduled
Full notice record
53 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Trust Headquarters, City Hospital Campus Hucknall Road |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Nottingham |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | NG5 1PB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKF14 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | nuhnt.commercialteamnuh@nhs.net |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 2 › Name | AXLAB LIMITED |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 112c High Street |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Ipswich |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | IP7 5EL |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKH14 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | order@axlab.co.uk |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | http://www.axlab.co.uk |
| Party 2 › Business size | sme |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST |
Tender
| Title | Automated Slide Preparation System |
| Description | As part of Nottingham University Hospitals' commitment to delivering world-class diagnostic services, we are introducing two Automated Slide Preparation Systems into the histopathology laboratory. This installation directly supports NUH's strategic aim to Standardise, Centralise and Digitise the diagnostic services. This procurement also aligns with the NHS England's 6-point plan for transforming pathology services. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Direct award |
| Reason for this procedure | The system being procured is the only fully automated tissue embedding system available which is essential to eliminate manual embedding and ensuring consistency at very high throughput levels for the histopathology department. |
| Lot › Status | complete |
| Document › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Description | Not published |
Awards
| Status | pending |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £996,000 |
| Value › Value | £830,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | goods |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | AXLAB LIMITED |
| Item › CPV › Description | Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKF14 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Contract period › Start | 3 Nov 2025 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Transparency notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062319-2025 |
| Document › Published | 3 Oct 2025 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 31 Oct 2025 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |