Published date: 4 March 2021

Last edited date: 4 March 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.


Closing: 5 April 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • File storage box - 30193700

  • Box files, letter trays, storage boxes and similar articles - 30199500

  • Storage containers - 44613400

    • Library, archives, museums and other cultural services - 92500000

    • Library and archive services - 92510000

    • Archive services - 92512000

    • Archive destruction services - 92512100

Location of contract

RG6 6AB

Value of contract

£150,000 to £175,000

Procurement reference

UOR-EST-21-055

Published date

4 March 2021

Closing date

5 April 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

27 April 2021

Contract end date

31 May 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Herbarium is a research and teaching facility, containing around 400,000 specimens of flowering plants, conifers, cycads, ferns, lycophytes and non-vascular plants. The Herbarium will need to be repacked into new boxes ahead of the move to Worton Grange. Consideration will need to be given to manage risks around biscuit beetle. A tender is sought for the supply of new boxes for the Herbarium, with the number and specification set out below.

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Martin McMahon

Address

Univerity of Reading
Whiteknights Campus
Reading
RG6 6AB
United Kingdom

Telephone

0118 378 8308

Email

m.t.b.mcmahon@reading.ac.uk