Published date: 6 September 2018

This notice was replaced on 13 November 2018

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 13 November 2018)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Plants - 03451000

Location of contract

tw9 3ae

Value of contract

£0 to £50,000

Procurement reference

RBGKEW/587 Fungi spawn packets, growing bags and growing substrate

Published date

6 September 2018

Closing date

16 October 2018

Contract start date

26 November 2018

Contract end date

30 June 2019

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The supply of fungi spawn packets, growing bags and growing substrate. These will be distributed by the Grow Wild programme to teams across the UK to share, so they can experience growing their own edible mushrooms and discover the lifecycle and kingdom of fungi. Please note that the budget published above is inclusive of all possible contract extensions.

To apply for this opportunity please follow this link to the Defra e-tendering portal: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html. If you are not already registered you will need to do so first. Once registered and logged in you will need to search for 'itt_4867 - RBGKEW/587 Fungi spawn packets, growing bags and growing substrate' to access the tender documents.

Clarification questions about this opportunity will only be accepted via the Bravo e-tendering portal above up until 12pm on Thursday 27th September 2018. The deadline for tenders to be submitted via the Bravo e-tendering portal above is 12pm on Tuesday 16th October 2018.


About the buyer

Address

Kew Green
RICHMOND
TW93AB
England

Email

procurement@kew.org