Published date: 26 March 2025

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


Closing: 21 January 2025, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Detection and analysis apparatus - 38430000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£51,194

Procurement reference

BIP936868279

Published date

26 March 2025

Closing date

21 January 2025

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

27 January 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Supply 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

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ('RBG Kew') is setting this procurement to acquire durable, waterproof dataloggers designed to measure water table depth and which are suitable for tropical peatlands as part of our new Global Centre for Biodiversity and Climate (GCBC) project "Using biodiversity to support climate resilient livelihoods in intact tropical peatlands". The devices will provide long-term, accurate data critical for understanding water level fluctuations in these carbon-rich ecosystems, which are vulnerable to climate change and deforestation. Installation, data analysis, and cloud storage are excluded from this contract.

The initiative aligns with RBG Kew's goals of advancing scientific research in biodiversity conservation and supporting sustainable practices, contributing to global policy efforts. The need for this technology arose from a study identifying peatlands as vulnerable ecosystems to recent increases in severe flooding and drought events that threaten peatland species and the livelihoods of people who depend on them. By acquiring these dataloggers, this project aims to generate data that will inform future ecosystem management of resilient useful species to climate change and conservation strategies in tropical peatlands.

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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.

Award information

Awarded date

21 January 2025

Contract start date

27 January 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Total value of contract

£51,194

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

RS Hydro

Address

Canalside, Harris Business Park
Canalside
Stoke Prior
Bromsgrove
B60 4DJ

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