Published date: 19 October 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: 16 November 2023, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000

Location of contract

LA1 4YQ

Value of contract

£400,000 to £480,000

Procurement reference

IT-32-1117-SP/23/1338

Published date

19 October 2023

Closing date

16 November 2023

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

4 December 2023

Contract end date

3 December 2025

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 University is inviting tenders on the terms set out in this ITT for the supply, delivery and installation of an automated platform for plant phenotyping-by-imaging, using a sensor-to-plant approach and with integrated control and data analytics capability. A key feature of the system will be capability for hyperspectral measurements. The system will be installed within a high performance controlled environment (CE) facility and integrated with a lysimetry platform as part of the Centre for Photosynthetic Diversity, jointly supported by the Wolfson Foundation and the University. The Centre, including the separately contracted CE facility and lysimeter system, will be delivered by August 2024, is anticipated to support research needs of Lancaster University academics in the Plant and Crop Sciences over at least the next two decades, and in future may be integrated with a UK phenotyping infrastructure.

The location of the site is Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster, LA1 4YW.

There could be a requirement for further purchases, dependent on future funding.

Lancaster University reserves the right not to award a contract following this tender, nor does it bind itself to accept the lowest price or any quotation. The contract awarded shall not be split in multiple suppliers to fulfil the options.

More information

Links

Additional text

This tender is being conducted electronically using the Lancaster University e-tendering system which can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/lancaster/
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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Amanda Fryers

Address

Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster
LA1 4YQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1524594499

Email

a.fryers@lancaster.ac.uk