Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
803428
THE HERBARIUM
KEW GREEN
TW93AE
UK
E-mail: procurement@kew.org
NUTS: UKI75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.kew.org
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
RBGKEW1419 AshSeq2025
Reference number: RBGKEW1419
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73111000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Framework information
NEUPC
Direct Award, Ranked approach .
LAB2010 NE Life Sciences Equipment, Materials & Services-Lot 3
RGB Kew (Science Directorate) is seeking a supplier to extract whole genomic DNA from 2750 ash tree leaf samples and sequence the whole genome of each sample. This work is part of a project on the genomic basis of ash dieback susceptibility.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
135 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
RGB Kew (Science Directorate) is seeking a supplier to extract whole genomic DNA from 2750 ash tree leaf samples and sequence the whole genome of each sample. This work is part of a project on the genomic basis of ash dieback susceptibility.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Framework Agreement NEUPC
Direct Award,
Ranked approach through Lot 3 of LAB2010 NE Life Sciences Equipment, Materials & Services Framework.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/09/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Edinburgh Genetics Limited
SC650426
Pentlands Science Park,Penicuik
Scotland
EH26 0PZ
UK
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 135 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
KEW GREEN
Richmond, London
TW9 3AE
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/11/2025