Published date: 26 May 2021

This notice was replaced on 18 October 2021

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

Awarded contract (published 18 October 2021)

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

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

Location of contract

TW9 3AE

Value of contract

£60,000

Procurement reference

RBGKEW/817 Benchtop flow cytometer (2)

Published date

26 May 2021

Closing date

16 June 2021

Closing time

1am

Contract start date

31 August 2021

Contract end date

31 January 2022

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?

Yes

Description

RBG Kew require a high specification/high sensitivity bench-top flow cytometer which enables plant and fungal genome sizes to be estimated using the fluorochromes propidium iodide (PI) across the full diversity encountered.

Tender documents can only be obtained from the BRAVO portal:

https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk

Suppliers who are not registered with BRAVO will be required to register before they can access the tender documents.

Tender details as in BRAVO:

itt_8734 - RBGKEW/817 Bench-top flow cytometer (re-issue)
Project: project_33172 - RBGKEW/817 Bench-top flow cytometer (re-issue)

Any enquiries related to the BRAVO portal should be directed to their helpdesk:
Phone: 0800 069 8630
Email: help@bravosolution.co.uk

More information

Additional text

Tender documents can only be obtained from the BRAVO portal:

https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk

Suppliers who are not registered with BRAVO will be required to register before they can access the tender documents.

Tender details as in BRAVO:

itt_8734 - RBGKEW/817 Bench-top flow cytometer (re-issue)
Project: project_33172 - RBGKEW/817 Bench-top flow cytometer (re-issue)

Any enquiries related to the BRAVO portal should be directed to their helpdesk:
Phone: 0800 069 8630
Email: help@bravosolution.co.uk

About the buyer

Address

Kew Green
RICHMOND
TW93AE
England

Email

procurement@kew.org