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AXLAB LIMITED

Repair & maintenance · Ipswich
Large

Axlab is a company that supplies advanced equipment to hospitals and laboratories, focusing on optimizing laboratory workflows and improving patient outcomes. They offer a range of automated solutions and consumables for pathology labs.

axlab.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£49.7m
Live
15
Buyers
9
12m
£45.6m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts15 / 26
  • Top buyers9
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — AXLAB LIMITEDUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

AXLAB LIMITED has won £49.7m across 9 public-sector buyers, with 15 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust at 81% · 100% in Repair & maintenance · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
15 of 26Live contracts
81%Top-buyer concentration
100%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

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Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 11
Automated WorkflowSolutions to automate and improve the workflow in pathology labs and operating rooms. ↗SentinelA cutting-edge grossing solution designed collaboratively by histotechnicians and AI experts. ↗FlexPath™Redefining Pathology Through Trusted Automation. ↗High-quality consumablesCrafting precision for efficient and reliable laboratory workflows. ↗MT1 Semi-Automated Rotary MicrotomeErgonomic and easy-to-use microtome. ↗ARGOS 6XA high-efficiency, multi-functional slide scanner system. ↗SurePrint S200 Slide PrinterFast, rich-content and consumable-free slide printing. ↗AT-192 FFPE Tissue Block Automatic Facing DeviceEfficient, safe, and accurate tissue block trimming. ↗Slide Manager by AxlabRevolutionizing pathology labs with a true walk away slide managing system. ↗AS-410M – Auto Slide Preparation SystemAutomated high-quality, consistent sectioning ideal for digital pathology. ↗
Glass Coverslipper CS500Fully automatic glass cover slipper.
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Post-Warranty Maintenance of a Fully Automated System for the Sectioning of Wax Tissue Blocks including Mounting Onto a Glass Slide for Further StainingCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £630k

Extracted automatically from axlab.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

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Buyer references

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Accreditations & memberships

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KPI performance

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✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 15 live · 11 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Histology Modernisation
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust—29 Apr 2026£1.0m10.3 yrspending
Maintenance contract for Autosectioner
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust5042000030 Mar 2026£47k12 moLive
Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Post-Warranty Maintenance of a Fully Automated System for the Sectioning of Wax Tissue Blocks including Mounting Onto a Glass Slide for Further Staining
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST—01 May 2026£630k8 yrsLive
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
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST—01 Apr 2026£1.9m7 yrspending
Automated Slide Preparation System
NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST—03 Nov 2025£830k5 mopending
Purchase of an Auto Slide Preparation System and Automated Trimming Instrument
THE MERSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR COMPANY LIMITED—01 Nov 2025£938k5 yrspending
Purchase of auto trimmer
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust—09 Jan 2026£275k5 yrspending
Anatomical Pathology Automation
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust—27 Oct 2025£40.0m2 yrspending
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
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST————Live
Maintenance contract for Autosectioners
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust————Live
Total live value £677k · mean award £1.9m1–10 of 26

Top buyers · 9 buyers · top 3 = 90%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
2 contracts
81%
since 2025
2
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
7 contracts
5%
since 2026
3
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
3 contracts
4%
since 2026
4
THE MERSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR COMPANY LIMITED
3 contracts
4%
since 2025
5
NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
2 contracts
3%
since 2025
6
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
2 contracts
2%
7
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
5 contracts
1%
since 2025
8
HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (“Authority/MSE”)
1 contract
0%
9
THE ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON NHS TRUST
1 contract
0%

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
Repair & maintenance50
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Eastern9 contracts
86%
South West3 contracts
4%
North West3 contracts
4%
East Midlands2 contracts
3%
South East2 contracts
2%
Yorkshire5 contracts
1%
West Midlands2 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). AXLAB LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
RD
Roche Diagnostics Ltd
No£201.0m9
AX
AXLAB LIMITED
No£45.6m—
NS
NHS SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED (NHSSC - SCCL)
No£5.9m21
TP
TSQUARED P2 LIMITED
Yes£3.3m1
BU
BRUKER UK LIMITED
Yes£2.1m4
AV
Advanced Visualisation Technologies Limited T/A Digital Autopsy UK
No£1.9m1
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Red flags · 0 active

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✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 22 Nov 2026
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

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Companies House

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Registered details

Company no.
14471643
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
09 Nov 2022
Reg. office
112c High Street, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 5EL
SIC codes
71122 · 74909
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • CHRISTENSEN, Soren Kofoed — director
    Appointed 09 Nov 2022
  • Mr Ragn Toghøje Gaihede — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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AXLAB LIMITED
14471643 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.