RFP QuestBeta
Awarded · ResultStage · contract

FORESTRY COMMISSION

Supply of two portable/relocatable, external, weather-resistant, growth chambers for plants/saplings (self-contained, walk-in growing rooms)

ChemicalsCPV 24000000 24400000 24450000 44000000 44200000 44210000 44211000
Value£537k
Awarded13 Dec 2024
Published28 Mar 2025
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£537ktotal contract value
median £101k
this tender£0£6.4m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Chemical Products band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 1,041 valued Chemical Products tenders in our corpus.

The brief

Forest Research is seeking costed proposals/quotations for the design, supply and delivery of two (2) portable/relocatable, self-contained, weather-resistant (units will be sited outdoors) growth chambers for plants/saplings, that each have external dimensions of 4m x 12m x 2.35m (L x W x H).

1 x growth chamber will be a single bay unit, and 1 x growth chamber will be a double bay unit.

The scope of supply includes all design, fabrication, supply, pre-assembly, fitting out, transport to site, off-loading, siting, post-assembly, connection and commissioning.

The groundworks and/or any foundations required for siting of the units will be provided by Forest Research (to the specification of the supplier).

But scope of supply includes any fabricated items, equipment or structures (such as pads, legs, frame) required for siting the unit on the pre-prepared base.

Delivery of both growth chambers to: Alice Holt Research Station, Farnham, Surrey, UK, GU10 4LH.

Delivery is required by no later than 31 March 2025.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Forest Research is seeking costed proposals/quotations

Forest Research is seeking costed proposals/quotations for the design, supply and delivery of two (2) portable/relocatable, self-contained, weather-resistant (units will be sited outdoors) growth chambers for plants/saplings, that each have external dimensions of 4m x 12m x 2.35m (L x W x H).

02

The scope of supply includes all design

The scope of supply includes all design, fabrication, supply, pre-assembly, fitting out, transport to site, off-loading, siting, post-assembly, connection and commissioning.

03

But scope of supply includes any fabricated

But scope of supply includes any fabricated items, equipment or structures (such as pads, legs, frame) required for siting the unit on the pre-prepared base.

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Source & provenance
OCID
dbd60342-400b-4f3d-ae5f-261971030490
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
CR2024/25/061
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