Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Value
- £16,252.19
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Laboratory & precision equipment · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (CPV 38000000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date15 Jan 2025
- Published22 Apr 2025Published 97 days after the contract date
Description
We are looking to purchase a Geno/Grinder Automated Tissue Homogenizer and Cell Lyser to improve our workflow for PacBio sequencing. This will accelerate plant root disruption and homogenisation, increasing the throughput of DNA extractions. We will require a 3-year service and maintenance contract. Framework information : LAB2010 NE Life Sciences Equipment, Materials & Services - Direct Award to highest ranked supplier under provider under Lot 1
About the supplier
Thermo Fisher Scientific: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00441506).