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
- Central Scanning SME
- Value
- £29,750
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Office & computing equipment · Photocopying equipment (CPV 30121200)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date24 Feb 2025
- Published31 Mar 2025Published 35 days after the contract date
Description
Kew is looking to purchase a hand-held Structured Light Scanning setup in order to support the digitisation of the carpological collections. Kew's large Carpological collection consists of fruits, roots, tubers and other bulky plant parts that are unsuitable for mounting as standard herbarium material onto sheets. Due to the 3D nature of these collections, it is not possible to capture all the morphological features of these specimens through 2D imaging alone. Framework information : Mini Competition through APUC DPS for 3D Printers, 3D Scanners and Associated Equipment (LAB1023)
About the supplier
Central Scanning: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05792923).