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The automated system for the sectioning of wax tissue blocks

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
Wolverhampton
Delivery: UKG39
Contract value
£1,498,660ex VAT
Submissions closed
Not stated by buyer
Published
21 February 2025

Procurement

Procedure type
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
CPV classifications
  • 38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
  • 85111800 Pathology services

What happened

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust awarded this contract to AXLAB LIMITED worth £1,498,660 on 21 Feb 2025.

Description

Provision of a fully automated system for the sectioning of wax tissue blocks including

mounting onto a glass slide for further staining a

Full description

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.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
AXLAB LIMITED
Award value
£1,498,660
Award date
21 February 2025

Contact

Address
New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, WV10 0PQ
Contact name
Mr Andrew Ambleton

Identifiers

Buyer reference
BCPS\0226
Notice ID
006979-2025
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e74a

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