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Purchase of an Auto Slide Preparation System and Automated Trimming Instrument
Published 19 Sep 2025
19 Sep 2025
- Primary CPV
-
33910000 *
Pathology dissection instruments and supplies
- Location
- 🇬🇧 North West
- Value
- £938,025
- Contract
-
5 years Duration
01/10/2025 30/09/2030
- Contract Types
-
33 *Medical equipment, pharmaceuticals & per...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Whiston Hospital, Warrington Rd, Prescot, L35 5DR, United Kingdom · UKD
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSP...
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
33910000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: W204582
AS-410M Auto Slide Preparation System (inclusive of service contract)
AT-192M Automated Trimming Instrument (inclusive of service contract)
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 33910000 — Pathology dissection instruments and supplies (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
- 19 Sep 2025 17:25
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059e78
- Notice ID
- W204582
Organisations on this notice
Supplier SME
112c High Street, Ipswich, IP7 5EL, United Kingdom
GB-COH 14471643
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 30 Sep 2025 · Scheduled
Full notice record
54 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Whiston Hospital, Warrington Rd |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Prescot |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | L35 5DR |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKD71 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | purchasing@merseywestlancs.nhs.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | https://www.merseywestlancs.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 | MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST |
Tender
| Title | Purchase of an Auto Slide Preparation System and Automated Trimming Instrument |
| Description | AS-410M Auto Slide Preparation System (inclusive of service contract) AT-192M Automated Trimming Instrument (inclusive of service contract) |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Direct award |
| Reason for this procedure | The Trust believes there are no other suppliers able to offer this specialist equipment, the provision of which is unique and exclusive to Axlab Ltd, as the supplier of the equipment. |
| Lot › Status | complete |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Document › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Description | Not published |
Awards
| Status | pending |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £1,125,630 |
| Value › Value | £938,025 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | goods |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | AXLAB LIMITED |
| Item › CPV › Description | Pathology dissection instruments and supplies |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKD |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Contract period › Start | 1 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period › End | 30 Sep 2030 |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Transparency notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058274-2025 |
| Document › Published | 19 Sep 2025 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |