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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
Published 4 Feb 2026
4 Feb 2026
- Primary CPV
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48921000 *
Automation system
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Cambridgeshire County, East of England
- Value
- £1,900,000
- Contract
-
7 years Duration
01/04/2026 31/03/2033
- Contract Types
-
48 *Software packages & information systemsFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom · UKH12
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUND...
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Reference: ADD/PU/EW/25/33
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
Full CPV breakdown
- 48921000 — Automation system (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Goods
- Bids received
- 1
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Procurement method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Main category
- Goods
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Award date
- 4 Feb 2026
- Standstill period ends
- 13 Feb 2026
- Contract can be extended to
- 31 Mar 2036
- Renewal
- An option to extend for a period of further 3 years at the Authority's discretion
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 04 Feb 2026 15:17
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ebdf
- Notice ID
- ADD/PU/EW/25/33
Competition
1
Bids received
1
Bids considered at final stage
1
SME bids at final stage
0
VCSE bids at final stage
Organisations on this notice
Supplier SME
112C High Street, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 5EL, United Kingdom
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Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 16 Feb 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Hills Road |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Cambridge |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | CB2 0QQ |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKH12 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/ |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 2 › Name | Axlab Ltd |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 112C High Street, Hadleigh |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Suffolk |
| 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 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Business size | sme |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 2 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 2 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
Tender
| Title | 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 |
| Description | 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 |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Status | pending |
| Date | 4 Feb 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £2,280,000 |
| Value › Value | £1,900,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | goods |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | Axlab Ltd |
| Item › CPV › Description | Automation system |
| Standstill period › End | 13 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period › Start | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2033 |
| Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Mar 2036 |
| Can be renewed | Yes |
| Renewal › Description | An option to extend for a period of further 3 years at the Authority's discretion |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010083-2026 |
| Document › Published | 4 Feb 2026 |
| Assessment Summaries Date Sent | 4 Feb 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |