Published date: 31 January 2018

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


Closing: 5 January 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Glasshouses - 44211500

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£45,000

Procurement reference

Award - SG/UoP/PLANT_FACTORY/027/017

Published date

31 January 2018

Closing date

5 January 2018

Contract start date

15 January 2018

Contract end date

28 February 2018

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

For full access to the tender documentation please go to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/plymouthuni .

The University of Plymouth is installing a Plant Factory to act as a growing space for research and development of autonomous plant growth facilities.

This installation forms part of a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) supported research project entitled Plant Factory Cornwall. This project forms part of the wider Agri-tech Cornwall Project https://www.agritechcornwall.co.uk/

The Plant Factory will be a conversion of an existing glasshouse with Solar Panels above and fitted out with a Hydroponic plant growing system. Some elements of the installation are already available and will need to be incorporated with other elements that form part of this tender.
For full access to the tender documentation please go to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/plymouthuni

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Erection and Installation of Plant Factory

  • Opportunity
  • Published 6 December 2017

Award information

Awarded date

21 January 2018

Contract start date

1 February 2018

Contract end date

28 February 2019

Total value of contract

£37,502

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

SolaGrow Ltd

Address

1 Wayside
St Ives Road
Carbis Bay
Cornwall
TR26 2JS

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Drake Circus
Plymouth
PL4 8AA
England

Email

procurement@plymouth.ac.uk