Official UK procurement notice
RBGKEW1308 Expanding the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in root fungal colonisation assessment
Authority: Royal Botanic Gardens
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRBG Kew require a consultancy service, to expand the work developed during phase 1, to adapt AMFinder, an AI visualisation tool developed by Evangelisti et al (2021) to assess fungal-colonisation, for use with more complex field root samples. The work in phase 2 would focus on improving the accuracy of the outputs that AMFinder generates and expanding its functionality to detect different mycorrhizal types. This will build on the preliminary work carried out in phase 1, exploring the potential of a semi-supervised learning approach, and improving the user experience of the tool, by editing the dashboard interfaces and developing pipelines. The AMFinder tool should provide a method for rapid quantification of fungal colonisation in plant roots. Input to the tool will be images of ink-stained fungal structures inside roots mounted on microscopy slides, taken with a digital slide scanner (Panoramic Midi II) at RBG Kew. Adherence to data regulation and standards is essential.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The total contract value for the Core Work Requirements is £250,000 excluding VATAwardedPublished value£500,000
The total contract value for the Core Work Requirements is £250,000 excluding VAT. Tenders above this value will be excluded. Additional Work Requirements are subject to the needs of RBGKEW and will also form part of the contract. The total contract value is anticipated to be between £200,000 - £500,000 excluding VAT.
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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Criteria: 75%
- price: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Criteria: 75
- Price: 25
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Jul 2024, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Oct 2024, 19:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Aug 2024 – …
- Authority reference
RBGKEW1308- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-034768- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047daaFind a Tender
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=896966890 GO Reference: GO-20241025-PRO-28288115
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 15 Aug 2024, 12:02 BST
Timeline
15 Aug 2024 → 25 Oct 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline15 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened15 Aug 2024, 12:02 BST
- Contract starts9 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published25 Oct 2024, 19:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete25 Oct 2024, 19:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-fine GmbH | £500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 034768-2024-1 · D-fine GmbH
- Signed
- 15 Aug 2024
- Value
- £500,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Head of Procurement & Contract Management, Royal Botanic Gardens, KewReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- D-fine GmbHAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.