Scope
Reference
ADD/PU/EW/25/33
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
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £1,900,000 excluding VAT
- £2,280,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
4 February 2026
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
4 February 2026
Standstill period
- End: 13 February 2026
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
16 February 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2033
- Possible extension to 31 March 2036
- 10 years
Description of possible extension:
An option to extend for a period of further 3 years at the Authority's discretion
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 48921000 - Automation system
Information about tenders
- 1 tender received
- 1 tender assessed in the final stage:
- 1 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 0 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Submission
Submission type
Tenders
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Supplier
Axlab Ltd
- Companies House: 14471643
112C High Street, Hadleigh
Suffolk
IP7 5EL
United Kingdom
Email: matt.anderton@axlab.co.uk
Region: UKH14 - Suffolk
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- NHS Organisation Data Service: RGT
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
United Kingdom
Contact name: Eos Wong
Telephone: +44 7719 412765
Email: eos.wong1@nhs.net
Website: https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/
Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Organisation type: Public authority - central government