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Published 20 Feb 2025, 14:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

RBGKEW1398 - Fungarium Sequencing Project Phase 2

Official notice

Authority: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: London (UKI)
Published estimate£444,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Apr 2025awarded 30 May 2025
Awarded to Edinburgh Genetics Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (‘RBG Kew’) intends to appoint a Supplier for a period of up to 36 months with the option to extend by up to a further 6, from contract commencement in 2025. The Supplier will provide sequencing services primarily for the Fungarium Sequencing project, but also for other projects using fungal whole genome sequencing approaches.

The Fungarium Sequencing project at RBG Kew aims at whole genome sequencing several thousands of fungi from a combination of fresh samples and mostly historical/ancient dried fungarium collections. Samples are mostly reference type specimens with very low DNA yield. Library preparation requires ancient DNA protocols.

The Supplier will provide high-throughput sequencing data either from DNA extracts or from library preparations supplied by RBG Kew, according to the sequencing requirements below:

CPV: Analysis services · Research laboratory services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£444,000
Delivery: London · LONDON
Extensions: with the option to extend by up to a further 6 months, · cVariant bids: not allowed
71620000 Analysis services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 120Price: 80
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Criteria: 120
  • Commercial Criteria: 80
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Criteria: 120
  • Commercial Criteria: 80
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Feb 2025, 14:05 GMT
Last source update
31 Jul 2025, 19:06 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Apr 2025 – …
Authority reference
RBGKEW1398
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044990
Classification (CPV)
Analysis servicesResearch laboratory services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e50e Find a Tender

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=970069265 GO Reference: GO-2025731-PRO-31652983

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
8 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
8 Apr 2025, 12:02 BST

Timeline

8 Apr 2025 → 31 Jul 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    8 Apr 2025, 12:02 BST
  3. Notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 19:06 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 Jul 2025, 19:06 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £444,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 30 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Edinburgh Genetics LimitedSME£444,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Contracting authorityPublic bodyMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew,, The Herbarium, Kew Green, Richmond, London, TW9 3AEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Head of Procurement & Contract Management, Royal Botanic Gardens, KewReview body RichmondContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.