Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
THE HERBARIUM
KEW GREEN
TW93AE
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI75 - Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
Companies House
803428
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
CHN Elemental Analyser
Reference number
RBGKEW1457
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71900000 - Laboratory services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ('RBG Kew') does not currently have the ability to perform total carbon and nitrogen analysis in house. Recently, research at Kew has moved into areas where there is increasing demand for such measurements from soil, peat, plant and fungal samples. RBG Kew is therefore seeking to acquire a base elemental analysis system capable of at least total carbon and total and nitrogen (CN) measurement by combustion analysis to meet current needs. For future-proofing, this base system should also be capable of sulphur and hydrogen analyses and preferably be upgradable in the future to measure oxygen, total organic carbon and total inorganic carbon.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £69,440.25
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- 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)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Call off from the framework
Direct Award, to highest ranked supplier through Lot 3 of LAB2010 NE Life Sciences Equipment, Materials & Services Framework.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Direct Award, to highest ranked supplier through Lot 3 of LAB2010 NE Life Sciences Equipment, Materials & Services Framework
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 December 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Elementar UK Ltd
Commerzbank AG 30 Gresham Street,
London
EC2V 7PG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
06436978
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £69,440.25
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
THE HERBARIUM KEW GREEN
London
TW9 3AE
Country
United Kingdom