RBGKEW1500 - Seed viability X-ray cabinet
Awarded to Southern Scientific Limited
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew(buyer)
- Published
- Published 28 January 2026
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Overview
Contracting authority
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KEW GREEN, United Kingdom
GB-COH: 803428
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Contract signed
- Category
- Goods
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Rules
- Public Contracts Regulations 2015
- Published
- 28 January 2026
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £150,000
- Award date
- 9 December 2025
- Bids received
- 1
- Southern Scientific Limited
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About the winner
Southern Scientific Limited
- Based in
- West Sussex,
- Public contracts won
- 24
- Across UK and EU notices
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
1
Open and restricted tenders in Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 20% received only one.
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Price 100% · Quality 0%
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Market context
Typical award in Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
£101,100
Median of 4,213 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 48% above the median.
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in the last 12 months
7
contracts awarded, worth £1,032,678 in total
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Notice history
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Contract
28 January 2026
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