Contract

APHA Preventative Maintenance Service Contract for Sakura Finetek Tissue-Tek VIP

  • ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY

UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-060844

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05a4cc

Published 30 September 2025, 12:14pm



Scope

Reference

C30322

Description

APHA require a two (2) year gold preventative maintenance contract for three (3) Tissue-Tek VIP® 6 AI tissue processors (the 'Equipment'), which are essential for the daily preparation of tissue samples for histological analysis.


Contract 1. C30322 - Service Contract for VIP Processors

Supplier

Contract value

  • £18,570 excluding VAT
  • £22,284 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

30 September 2025

Contract dates

  • 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2027
  • Possible extension to 30 September 2029
  • 4 years

Description of possible extension:

(with a potential two (2) year extension period, to

30/09/2029

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 71900000 - Laboratory services

Key performance indicators

Name Description
Customer Service

The Contractor shall respond to suitably

addressed emails or telephone calls. The

response shall provide the Customer with

either a suitable resolution within twenty-four (24) hours or agree a...

Service Delivery

The Contractor shall meet the requirements as detailed in Schedule 2 of the Specification of Services.


Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - without competition


Supplier

Sakura Finetek UK Ltd

12-20 Oxford Street

Newbury

RG14 1JB

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ11 - Berkshire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. C30322 - Service Contract for VIP Processors


Contracting authority

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBHC-6261-BLLQ

Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DF

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - central government