Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Axlab Limited SME
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Laboratory & precision equipment · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (CPV 38000000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 071602-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Oct 2025
- Published6 Nov 2025Published 14 days after the contract date
Description
Histology Modernisation – Purchase of Fully Automated Microtome and 7 year Maintenance. Additional information: 7 Year maintenance to commence once the manuafacturers warranty ends.
About the supplier
Axlab Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 14471643).