Buyer Name: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
Buyer Address: Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, UKI32, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Kevin Abbott
Contact Email: kevin.abbott@defra.gov.uk
Buyer Name: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
Buyer Address: Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, UKI32, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Kevin Abbott
Contact Email: kevin.abbott@defra.gov.uk
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.
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Lot 1 Status: complete
Contract Title: C30322 - Service Contract for VIP Processors
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