Scope
Reference
RBGKEW1460
Description
Wakehurst Ecosystem Observatory is Kew Wakehurst's Living Laboratory. Currently the facility consists of a network of 23 plots within the Wakehurst 210 ha site in West Sussex. An aim of WEO is to provide a baseline of long-term climate data collection to inform other landscape ecology science conducted across the site, from pollinator to carbon cycle research.
to procure a research grade weather station that has a similar specification to other stations in the UKCEH Environmental Change Network. Doing so will allow Kew Wakehurst to integrate their data into a wider network of research sites as well as provide a rigorous baseline of change over periods of time relevant to climate science,
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £21,063.30 excluding VAT
- £25,275.96 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
7 October 2025
Contract dates
- 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2027
- Possible extension to 30 March 2028
- 2 years
Description of possible extension:
There may be a 12-month extension end of the contract.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 71351600 - Weather-forecasting services
- 71351611 - Climatology services
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
Campbell Scientific Ltd
Campbell Park, 80 Hathern Road | Shepshed, Loughborough,
Leicestershire , UK
LE12 9GX
United Kingdom
Region: UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
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
Email: procurement@kew.org
Region: UKI75 - Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
Organisation type: Public authority - central government