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RBGKEW1473 UV-vis spectrophotometer plate reader

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 04:27.

Opportunity overview

The Millennium Seed Bank laboratories (RBG Kew) are seeking a solution to allow multimodal microplate-based spectrophotometric readings to support research requiring measurements from seed extracts.

Awarded to

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Tecan UK Ltd

Matched by number
Contract value
£34.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
25 Nov 2025
Including VAT
£41.6k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02027512
Location
Reading, UKJ11, RG7 5AH, 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
RBGKEW1473
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
Name
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Id
GB-CHC-803428

Identifier

Scheme
GB-CHC
Id
803428

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGTT-3583-QXLN

Address

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

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Tecan UK Ltd
Id
GB-COH-02027512

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02027512

Address

Street Address
Theale Court 11-13 High Street Theale
Locality
Reading
Postal Code
RG7 5AH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ11

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
38433000
Description
Spectrometers

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

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02027512
Name
Tecan UK Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
25 Nov 2025, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
1 Mar 2029, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
41,632.01
Amount
34,693.34
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
005510-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
21 Jan 2026, 17:08
Format
text/html

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. 005510-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·