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RBGKEW1573 phenoTest for SPEED project

Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

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Key details

Contracting authority
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Public authority - central government
Region
KEW GREEN
Contract value
Not stated by buyer
Submissions closed
Not stated by buyer
Published
2 October 2026

Procurement

Contract period
9 November 2026 - 31 August 2028
2 years
Procedure type
Direct award
CPV classifications
  • 38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
  • 48000000 Software package and information systems
  • 51000000 Installation services (except software)

What happened

Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew awarded this contract to PhenoKey B.V. worth £600,000. The contract runs until 31 Aug 2028.

Description

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew intends to award a contract for the provision of a custom-built phenoTest 3D X-ray computed tomography (CT) imaging platform to support the ARIA-funded SPEED project.

The contract will include delivery, installation, commissioning, software licences, maintenance, calibration, technical support and training.

The platform will be used to measure dynamic seed and seedling traits at individual-seed level using non-destructive longitudinal 3D X-ray CT imaging. The requirement includes access to the associated proprietary hardware, software, algorithms and processing workflows necessary to generate and analyse the required research data.

The supplier will retain ownership of the equipment. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew will receive operational access to the platform and the associated rights required to use the system for project purposes.

Delivery, installation and commissioning are required in sufficient time to support project milestones, with installation planned at Wakehurst, West Sussex, United Kingdom.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
PhenoKey B.V.
GB-PPON: PGTQ-4635-TGMN
Award value
£600,000

Contact

Address
The Herbarium, Kew green, TW9 3AE

Identifiers

Buyer reference
RBGKEW1573
Notice ID
093272-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077f8f
PPON
PGTT-3583-QXLN

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