Awarded· 21 Feb 2025
The automated system for the sectioning of wax tissue blocks
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust · Wolverhampton, West Midlands
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust has awarded The automated system for the sectioning of wax tissue blocks. It is a contract for other health and social care in Wolverhampton.
Source: Find a Tender, published 21 Feb 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 16:12
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About this tender
In brief
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust has awarded The automated system for the sectioning of wax tissue blocks. It is a contract for other health and social care in Wolverhampton. The contract went to Axlab. It was awarded on 21 February 2025. The contract value is £1,498,660.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 21 February 2025. The notice number is 006979-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04e74a.
Summary of the contracting process
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust has completed the procurement process for a fully automated system for the sectioning of wax tissue blocks, including mounting onto glass slides for further staining. This project falls under the category of laboratory, optical, and precision equipment and is located at the Pathology Department of New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton (UKG39).
The process has reached the award stage, with the contract set to be signed on 4th March 2025, following a standstill period that commenced on 21st February 2025 and concludes on 3rd March 2025. The procurement method used is a direct award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, justified by the unique and exclusive provision of the equipment by Axlab Ltd.
The notice in full
Provision of a fully automated system for the sectioning of wax tissue blocks including
mounting onto a glass slide for further staining a
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1
The Trust intends to enter into a contract with Axlab ltd for the provision of a fully automated
system for the sectioning of wax tissue blocks including mounting onto glass slides and
labeling the slides for further staining. 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. Additional information: The Trust intends to enter into a contract with Axlab ltd for the provision of a fully automated
system for the sectioning of wax tissue blocks including mounting onto glass slides and
labeling the slides for further staining. 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. The Trust will now observe a ten day standstill period starting 21/02/2025, The standstill period will end on the 03/03/2025. The contract will be entered into on the 04/03/2025.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Goods
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Axlab
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £1,498,660
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
Not stated in the notice: lots.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 006979-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e74a
- CPV code
- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses); 85111800 - Pathology services
- CPV division
- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses); 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Town
- Wolverhampton
- Postcode
- WV10 0PQ
- Electoral ward
- Heath Town
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton North East
- Delivery area
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Sub-region
- Wolverhampton
- Area
- West Midlands
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- Category
- Goods
- Contact
- Mr Andrew Ambleton
- Phone
- +44 1902481761
- Address
- Wolverhampton, WV10 0PQ · West Midlands · England
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Axlab
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
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Questions about The automated system for the sectioning of wax tissue blocks
Who won the The automated system for the sectioning of wax tissue blocks contract?
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust awarded the contract to Axlab on 21 February 2025.
How much is the The automated system for the sectioning of wax tissue blocks contract worth?
The contract value is £1,498,660.
Who is the buyer for The automated system for the sectioning of wax tissue blocks?
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, based in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. The named contact is Mr Andrew Ambleton, on +44 1902481761.
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