Published date: 5 April 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 19 April 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory services - 71900000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£25,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

BIP769550751

Published date

5 April 2023

Closing date

19 April 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

3 May 2023

Contract end date

15 September 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

RBG Kew wishes to appoint a supplier to sequence whole genomic DNA from 510 silver birch (Betula pendula) and 510 common oak (Quercus robur) trees to over 10X genome coverage. B. pendula and Q. robur have genome sizes of 440 and 780Mbp, respectively. DNA extractions from either dried leaf material or cambium tissues will be performed at RGB Kew, and DNA from each sample will be provided in individually labelled 2ml Eppendorf tubes.

We wish to maximise the coverage per sample of 510 individuals per species based on a fixed budget of £43,000 GBP. Coverage must be the same for both species.

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The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Jamal Jimenez

Address

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond
TW9 3AE
UK

Telephone

02083325654

Email

procurement@kew.org