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Published 24 Mar 2025

GB-LONDON: RBGKEW1349 Succulents SIRA and TEA 2024

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · United Kingdom

Key facts

Contract value
£96,000
Awarded
21 Nov 2024
Contract starts
02 Dec 2024
Contract ends
30 Apr 2025
Procedure
Open procedure
Buyer type
Other public body

Awarded to

SupplierValue
British Geological Survey£96,000

Description

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.

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