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UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX

T1047 Plant Imaging Equipment ( Plant Phenotyping Gantry)

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38000000
Value£690k
Deadline28 Nov 2023
Published26 Jun 2025
RegionUK-wide
Timeline
Published 26 Jun 2025ClosedCloses 28 Nov 2023
Contract value in context
£690ktotal contract value
median £70k
this tender£0£745k

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The brief

The University of Essex are seeking a suitably experienced and capable contractor to provide Plant Imaging Equipment, including delivery, installation, commissioning, training and maintenance.

The equipment will comprise of a fully robotic plant phenotyping gantry in a contained environment capable of replicating current and future field conditions.

Details of the technical capability and performance requirements are detailed in the technical specification contained within the tender document pack.

A key requirement is for completion of delivery, installation, commissioning and training for the system to be completed by 1st July 2024.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The University of Essex are seeking

The University of Essex are seeking a suitably experienced and capable contractor to provide Plant Imaging Equipment, including delivery, installation, commissioning, training and maintenance.

02

The equipment will comprise of a fully

The equipment will comprise of a fully robotic plant phenotyping gantry in a contained environment capable of replicating current and future field conditions.

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