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GB-LONDON: RBGKEW1349 Succulents SIRA and TEA 2024

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · published 24 Mar 2025. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID75612e11-bd77-47e8-821b-f6a15b9fa505-835762
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-0f704cb4-37f6-49d5-806c-7c3f8cd984ed
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-295943
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£96,000
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Tender value
£96,000
tender field
Procurement method
Open procedure
Category
services
CPV
73111000
Research laboratory services
Delivery
London, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew wishes to appoint a supplier to apply Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis (SIRA) and Trace Element Analysis (TEA) to sample material derived from a range of succulent plant species. Objectives of the analysis include: To characterise the chemical fingerprints of wild succulent plants threatened by illegal trade, and their use in determining the geographic origin and provenance of the plant. Exploring the potential of an isotope marker applied through watering, to help trace cultivated plant specimens within commercial supply chains. Please refer to the tender documents for comprehensive details of this project. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release24 Mar 2025
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published21 Nov 2024
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published2 Dec 2024
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published30 Apr 2025
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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British Geological Survey

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Published 24 Mar 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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