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RBGKEW1365 - Contract Title 7-place Microbalance

The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Buyer Address: Kew, The Herbarium, RICHMOND, TW93AE, England

Contact Email: procurement@kew.org

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
54000.0 GBP
Published
26 Mar 2025, 15:50
Deadline
12 Feb 2025, 12:00
Contract Start
17 Feb 2025, 00:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2025, 22:59
Category
goods
CPV
38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Mettler-Toledo GmbH
Official Source
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Description

The Millennium Seed Bank (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) houses the world's largest ex situ collection of wild seeds. Fruit and seed weight measurements are crucial for seed morphological studies, gravimetric moisture content experiments, and estimating seed numbers in large collections. When seeds or collections are too small to be measured with standard analytical balances, it is important to have specialized equipment to accurately measure seed weight, such as a microbalance. Specifically, we require a microbalance with at least 0.1 µg readability, internal calibration, a minimum total capacity of 2 g, and a clear, responsive display. Additionally, it should have the capability to transfer balance readings directly into a computer spreadsheet at the press of a button.

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