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RBGKEW1398 - Fungarium Sequencing Project Phase 2

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Buyer Address: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew,, The Herbarium, Kew Green, Richmond, TW9 3AE, UK

Contact Name: Jamal Jimenez

Contact Email: procurement@kew.org

Contact Telephone: +442083325000

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
444000.0 GBP
Published
31 Jul 2025, 15:55
Deadline
29 May 2025, 23:00
Contract Start
01 Jun 2025, 23:00
Contract End
01 Dec 2028, 23:59
Category
services
CPV
73111000 - Research laboratory services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Edinburgh Genetics Limited
Official Source
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Description

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ('RBG Kew') intends to appoint a Supplier for a period of up to 36 months with the option to extend by up to a further 6, from contract commencement in 2025. The Supplier will provide sequencing services primarily for the Fungarium Sequencing project, but also for other projects using fungal whole genome sequencing approaches. The Fungarium Sequencing project at RBG Kew aims at whole genome sequencing several thousands of fungi from a combination of fresh samples and mostly historical/ancient dried fungarium collections. Samples are mostly reference type specimens with very low DNA yield. Library preparation requires ancient DNA protocols. The Supplier will provide high-throughput sequencing data either from DNA extracts or from library preparations supplied by RBG Kew, according to the sequencing requirements below:

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