Published date: 26 March 2025
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000
Location of contract
TW93AE
Value of contract
£54,000
Procurement reference
RBGKEW1365
Published date
26 March 2025
Closing date
12 February 2025
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
17 February 2025
Contract end date
31 March 2025
Contract type
Supply contract
Procedure type
Single tender action (below threshold)
A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.
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 Millennium Seed Bank (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) houses the world's largest ex situ collection of wild seeds. Fruit and seed weight measurements are crucial for seed morphological studies, gravimetric moisture content experiments, and estimating seed numbers in large collections. When seeds or collections are too small to be measured with standard analytical balances, it is important to have specialized equipment to accurately measure seed weight, such as a microbalance.
Specifically, we require a microbalance with at least 0.1 µg readability, internal calibration, a minimum total capacity of 2 g, and a clear, responsive display. Additionally, it should have the capability to transfer balance readings directly into a computer spreadsheet at the press of a button.
Award information
Awarded date
12 February 2025
Contract start date
17 February 2025
Contract end date
31 March 2025
Total value of contract
£54,000
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Mettler-Toledo GmbH
Address
Ockerweg 3
Gieen
Hessen
35396
DEReference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
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