Published date: 9 October 2023

Last edited date: 12 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: 6 November 2023, 9am

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

LA1 4YQ

Value of contract

£125,000 to £135,000

Procurement reference

IT-32-1115-SP/23/1339

Published date

9 October 2023

Closing date

6 November 2023

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

1 December 2023

Contract end date

30 November 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 for the provision of an integrated plant phenotyping platform. The platform will measure plant water use efficiency using mass balance, integrated with control of fertigation regimes and measurement of microclimate. It will be one component of a Centre for Photosynthetic Diversity, jointly supported by the University and the Wolfson Foundation. The Centre is scheduled for scheduled for delivery by July 31st 2024, and may become part of a future UK phenotyping infrastructure. The platform will be installed within a controlled environment facility, in parallel with an automated imaging system designed to capture leaf area development and leaf biochemistry. The controlled environment facility and imaging system are tendered separately, and we anticipate a need for the platform supplier to work in concert with the manufacturers of these systems to ensure compatibility.

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