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RBGKEW1487 High Magnification Stereomicroscope

Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 14:53.

Opportunity overview

The requirements are for 1x stereomicroscopes and 01 LED light. These pieces of equipment will be essential to support the important ongoing research in species identification, analysis, and new species discovery, enhancing the quality of future scientific articles. Magnification capability of 120x is important for the taxonomic study of plant families such as Compositae where examination of micromorphology is an important component of species identification.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Leica Microsystems UK Limited

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Contract value
£15.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Oct 2025
Including VAT
£18.6k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Milton Keynes, UKJ12, MK14 6FG, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
RBGKEW1487
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-CHC-803428
Name
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI75
Country
GB
Locality
KEW GREEN
Postal Code
TW9 3AE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
THE HERBARIUM

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
803428
Scheme
GB-CHC

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PGTT-3583-QXLN
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-170360
Name
Leica Microsystems UK Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ12
Country
GB
Locality
Milton Keynes
Postal Code
MK14 6FG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Larch House, Woodlands Business Park Breckland, Linford Wood

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
38518200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Stereo or dissecting light microscopes

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-170360
Name
Leica Microsystems UK Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
3 Oct 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
15,500
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
18,600

Period

Ends
31 Oct 2026, 23:59
Starts
31 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description
1+1 years The requirements are for 1x stereomicroscopes and 01 LED light. These pieces of equipment will be essential to support the important ongoing research in species identification, analysis, and new species discovery, enhancing the quality of future scientific articles. Magnification capability of 120x is important for the taxonomic study of plant families such as Compositae where examination of micromorphology is an important component of species identification.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
086477-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
30 Dec 2025, 15:28

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · KEW GREEN · UKI75 · TW9 3AE · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05fe49-2025-12-30T15:28:25ZContract details notice on Find a Tender ·