Published date: 31 July 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: 4 September 2024, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£5,000 to £20,000

Procurement reference

PWNE310724RAM

Published date

31 July 2024

Closing date

4 September 2024

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

23 September 2024

Contract end date

31 January 2025

Contract type

Service 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?

Yes

Description

This project aims to: investigate the most frequently used primers when investigating mammals through eDNA metabarcoding; look at the sequence coverage of these markers for mammals occurring in the UK in open access reference libraries and the confidence we can have in the sequences; look at primer bias through in silico analysis; and bring this information together into a single document that can be referred to when providing guidance.  

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Additional text

To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached.
Your response must be sent to monitoring.innovation@naturalengland.org.uk by 13:00 on 04/09/2024.

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to monitoring.innovation@naturalengland.org.uk . Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

Contract values stated above are VAT exclusive.

About the buyer

Contact name

Debbie Leatherland

Address

Apex Court
Nottingham
NG2 4LA
United Kingdom

Email

monitoring.innovation@naturalengland.org.uk