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RBGKEW1500 - Seed viability X-ray cabinet

Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 02:31.

Opportunity overview

The Millennium Seed Bank laboratories (RBG Kew) are seeking to update their X-Ray Machine to continue supporting the assessment of quality seed collections during the cleaning and processing stage to assess the final number of "good" seeds prior to banking, which allows to keep the collections to be kept at top quality.

Awarded to

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Southern Scientific Limited

Matched by number
Contract value
£150k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Dec 2025
Award ID
007729-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01800317
Location
West Sussex,, UK, BN5 9SL, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV33111000 — X-ray devices

Lots

  • The Millennium Seed Bank laboratories (RBG Kew) are seeking to update their X-Ray Machine to continue supporting the assessment of quality seed collections during the cleaning and processing stage to assess the final number of "good" seeds prior to banking, which allows to keep the collections to be kept at top quality. Market route via Single Tender Action is justified because early market engagement demonstrated that competition is absent for technical reasons, with no reasonable alternative or substitute available that can meet RBG Kew's combined scientific and IT compliance requirements.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
RBGKEW1500
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
The STA is justified because early market engagement demonstrated that competition is absent for technical reasons, with no reasonable alternative or substitute available that can meet RBG Kew's combined scientific and IT compliance requirements. The supplier is offering a highly competitive price for a state-of-the-art unit, along with maintenance support that will ensure core operations can continue and enable new research activities, such as efficient measurement of X-ray seed density. The equipment's specifications, specialised agricultural/seed-focused design, and accompanying software are not available from other suppliers.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
33111000
Description
X-ray devices

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The Millennium Seed Bank laboratories (RBG Kew) are seeking to update their X-Ray Machine to continue supporting the assessment of quality seed collections during the cleaning and processing stage to assess the final number of "good" seeds prior to banking, which allows to keep the collections to be kept at top quality. Market route via Single Tender Action is justified because early market engagement demonstrated that competition is absent for technical reasons, with no reasonable alternative or substitute available that can meet RBG Kew's combined scientific and IT compliance requirements.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

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

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Legal Name
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Id
803428
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Street Address
THE HERBARIUM
Locality
KEW GREEN
Region
UKI75
Postal Code
TW93AE
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
MINISTRY
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
05
Description
Environmental protection
Organisation 2
Name
Southern Scientific Limited
Id
GB-COH-01800317

Identifier

Legal Name
Southern Scientific Limited
Id
01800317
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Street Address
Scientific House, Henfield Business Pk, Shoreham Rd,Henfield
Locality
West Sussex,
Region
UK
Postal Code
BN5 9SL
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
Head of Procurement & Contract Management, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Id
GB-FTS-172912

Identifier

Legal Name
Head of Procurement & Contract Management, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Address

Street Address
The Herbarium, Kew Green
Locality
London
Postal Code
TW9 3AE
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
007729-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01800317
Name
Southern Scientific Limited

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
007729-2026-1
Award ID
007729-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
9 Dec 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
150,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · KEW GREEN · UKI75 · TW93AE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC
  • Delivery location · UKD
  • Delivery location · UKE
  • Delivery location · UKF
  • Delivery location · UKG
  • Delivery location · UKH
  • Delivery location · UKI
  • Delivery location · UKJ
  • Delivery location · UKK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 007729-2026award, contract ·