Published date: 22 May 2025

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


Closing: 31 March 2025, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

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Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£50,000

Procurement reference

BIP952298309

Published date

22 May 2025

Closing date

31 March 2025

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

24 April 2025

Contract end date

31 December 2029

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?

Yes

Description

The scope of this contract is the delivery of report content and potentially other incidental pieces of written work for RBG Kew. The primary focus is the 2026 State of the World's Plants and Fungi report, produced in close collaboration with Kew's Director of Science, Senior Science Editor and Creative Services Studio.

State of the World's Plants and Fungi report (to be published in June 2026)

The State of the World's Plants and Fungi (SOTWPF) project provides a regular digest of current knowledge on plants and fungi, and the threats they face, through a cutting-edge report and associated symposium. Further information about the project and pdfs of all previous reports can be found here: https://www.kew.org/science/state-of-the-worlds-plants-and-fungi. The project is one of RBG Kew's Corporate Objectives and must therefore be delivered on time and to an extremely high quality.

The 2026 report will include up to twelve chapters of text with associated illustrative images, infographics and captions. The total length of the report is aimed at around 60-80 pages, depending on the base content that comes through. Please see the 2023 report for an indication of chapter length.

More information

Links

Additional text

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.The period of the initial contract is intended to be two years and may be extended up to the end of 2029

Award information

Awarded date

31 March 2025

Contract start date

24 April 2025

Contract end date

31 December 2029

Total value of contract

£50,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Carolyn Fry - Science Writer and Communications Consultant

Address

Millbrook Cottage,
1 Old Rectory Close, Emsworth,
Hampshire
PO10 8UB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Jamal Jimenez

Address

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew,
The Herbarium, Kew Green
Richmond
TW9 3AE
UK

Telephone

02083325000

Email

procurement@kew.org