Published date: 20 September 2024

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: 21 October 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research laboratory services - 73111000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP890690074

Published date

20 September 2024

Closing date

21 October 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

2 December 2024

Contract end date

30 April 2025

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?

No

Description

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew wishes to appoint a supplier to apply Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis (SIRA) and Trace Element Analysis (TEA) to sample material derived from a range of succulent plant species.

Objectives of the analysis include:

To characterise the chemical fingerprints of wild succulent plants threatened by illegal trade, and their use in determining the geographic origin and provenance of the plant.

Exploring the potential of an isotope marker applied through watering, to help trace cultivated plant specimens within commercial supply chains.

Please refer to the tender documents for comprehensive details of this project.

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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.

About the buyer

Contact name

Jamal Jimenez

Address

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

Telephone

02083325000

Email

procurement@kew.org