Notice Information
Notice 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
Notice 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
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: An option to extend for a period of further 3 years at the Authority's discretion
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ebdf
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017349-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48921000 - Automation system
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,900,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,900,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Feb 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Feb 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2033 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active, Pending
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CAMBRIDGE
- Postcode
- CB2 0QQ
- Post Town
- Cambridge
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Cambridge
- Electoral Ward
- Queen Edith's
- Westminster Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017349-2026
26th February 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010083-2026
4th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078457-2025
1st December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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