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Published 30 Dec 2025, 15:28 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

RBGKEW1487 High Magnification Stereomicroscope

Official notice

Authority: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Public body)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Awarded value£15,500published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 3 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The requirements are for 1x stereomicroscopes and 01 LED light. These pieces of equipment will be essential to support the important ongoing research in species identification, analysis, and new species discovery, enhancing the quality of future scientific articles. Magnification capability of 120x is important for the taxonomic study of plant families such as Compositae where examination of micromorphology is an important component of species identification.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
38518200 Stereo or dissecting light microscopes

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 Dec 2025, 15:28 GMT
Last source update
30 Dec 2025, 15:28 GMT
Authority reference
RBGKEW1487
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-086477
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fe49 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    30 Dec 2025, 15:28 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £15,5001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd£15,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd

    Signed
    3 Oct 2025
    Value
    £15,500
    Period
    31 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 2026 · up to 31 Oct 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    1+1 years The requirements are for 1x stereomicroscopes and 01 LED light. These pieces of equipment will be essential to support the important ongoing research in species identification, analysis, and new species discovery, enhancing the quality of future scientific articles. Magnification capability of 120x is important for the taxonomic study of plant families such as Compositae where examination of micromorphology is an important component of species identification.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-CHC: 803428 · GB-PPON: PGTT-3583-QXLN THE HERBARIUM, KEW GREEN, London, TW9 3AEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Leica Microsystems UK LimitedAwarded supplier Larch House, Woodlands Business Park Breckland, Linford Wood, Milton Keynes, South East, MK14 6FGContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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