APHA Preventative Maintenance Service Contract for Sakura Finetek Tissue-Tek VIP
Details
- Supplier(s)
- SAKURA FINETEK UK LIMITED
- Value
- £18,570
- Duration
- 2 years
- Topic
- Laboratory services
- Published
- 30 September 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender 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 award
Timeline
- Completed: Award published30 September 2025Current notice
- Completed: Award date30 September 2025
- Next: Contract expiry date30 September 2027in 12 months
About the buyer
Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Defra Group Commercial handles tendering on APHA's behalf, publishing opportunities through the Find a Tender service. APHA also works on behalf of the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government. Goods, services and works are acquired by competition, with single-tender contracts limited to exceptional cases. Larger purchases need procurement strategy approval from Defra's sponsor team once APHA passes its delegated authority limit. APHA takes part in cross-government collaborative procurement projects to secure value for money.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of APHA's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, architectural and engineering services and research and development.
Relevant CPV codes
- 71900000 · Laboratory services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@animal-and-plant-health-agency-apha.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@animal-and-plant-health-agency-apha.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@animal-and-plant-health-agency-apha.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@animal-and-plant-health-agency-apha.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@animal-and-plant-health-agency-apha.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@animal-and-plant-health-agency-apha.gov |
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