Contract

RBGKEW1473 UV-vis spectrophotometer plate reader

  • Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-005510

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-060b9b

Published 21 January 2026, 5:08pm



Scope

Reference

RBGKEW1473

Description

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.


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Supplier

Contract value

  • £34,693.34 excluding VAT
  • £41,632.01 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

25 November 2025

Contract dates

  • 1 March 2026 to 1 March 2029
  • 3 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 38433000 - Spectrometers

Contract locations

  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - without competition


Supplier

Tecan UK Ltd

  • Companies House: 02027512

Theale Court 11-13 High Street Theale

Reading

RG7 5AH

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ11 - Berkshire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

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Contracting authority

Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

  • Charity Commission (England and Wales): 803428
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGTT-3583-QXLN

THE HERBARIUM

KEW GREEN

TW9 3AE

United Kingdom

Region: UKI75 - Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames

Organisation type: Public authority - central government