Contract Award: Ultramicrotome Supply for Cambridge University Hospitals
Summary
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract valued at £169,606 (including VAT) to Leica Microsystems (UK) Limited for the supply, installation, validation, verification, and maintenance of an ultramicrotome. The contract is for a period of one year, commencing May 1, 2026.
What changed
This notice announces the award of a contract by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to Leica Microsystems (UK) Limited for the provision of an ultramicrotome. The contract, valued at £169,606 including VAT, covers supply, installation, validation, verification, and post-warranty maintenance. The procurement identifier is ocds-h6vhtk-066082, and the award decision date was March 11, 2026.
This is a contract award notice, indicating a procurement process has concluded. The contract is for goods and is scheduled to run from May 1, 2026, to April 30, 2027. There are no immediate compliance actions required for external entities based on this notice, as it pertains to a specific contract award by a public authority.
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Supply, Installation, Validation, Verification and Post-Warranty Maintenance of Ultramicrotome
- CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-021727
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-066082 (view related notices)
Published 11 March 2026, 12:32pm
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Description
Supply, Installation, Validation, Verification and Post-Warranty Maintenance of Ultramicrotome for Histopathology in Cambridge University Hospitals
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £141,338 excluding VAT
- £169,606 including VAT Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
11 March 2026
Standstill period
- End: 23 March 2026
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
23 March 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2027
- 1 year
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Contract locations
- UKH - East of England
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Supplier
Leica Microsystems (UK) Limited
- Companies House: 00476611 Larch House, Woodlands Business Park, Breckland
Milton Keynes
MK14 6FG
United Kingdom
Email: uksales@leica-microsystems.com
Region: UKJ12 - Milton Keynes
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
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
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