Published date: 26 June 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 28 November 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

CO4 3SQ

Value of contract

£575,000

Procurement reference

580ccac0-8451-4f36-b419-7b4c9abd6241

Published date

26 June 2025

Closing date

28 November 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 January 2024

Contract end date

30 June 2034

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Not specified

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University of Essex are seeking a suitably experienced and capable contractor to provide Plant Imaging Equipment, including delivery, installation, commissioning, training and maintenance. The equipment will comprise of a fully robotic plant phenotyping gantry in a contained environment capable of replicating current and future field conditions. Details of the technical capability and performance requirements are detailed in the technical specification contained within the tender document pack.

A key requirement is for completion of delivery, installation, commissioning and training for the system to be completed by 1st July 2024.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

T1047 Plant Imaging Equipment ( Plant Phenotyping Gantry)

  • Opportunity
  • Published 27 October 2023

Links

Award information

Awarded date

26 June 2025

Contract start date

1 January 2024

Contract end date

30 June 2034

Total value of contract

£689,664

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r.o.

Address

PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r.o., Prumyslova 470, Drasov, Brno-venkov, 66424, CZECH REPUBLIC

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Nigel Hopgood

Address

University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park
, ,
Colchester
CO4 3SQ
UNITED KINGDOM

Telephone

01206 874217

Email

nigel.hopgood@essex.ac.uk