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# T1047 Plant Imaging Equipment ( Plant Phenotyping Gantry)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t1047-plant-imaging-equipment-plant-phenotyping-gantry-ocds-h6vhtk-040fc3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Essex: "T1047 Plant Imaging Equipment ( Plant Phenotyping Gantry)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £575,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: supplierlive.proactisp2p.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Essex](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-essex-urn-133805)
- **Published Value:** £575,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 November 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £689,664 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040fc3`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t1047-plant-imaging-equipment-plant-phenotyping-gantry-ocds-h6vhtk-040fc3#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplierlive.proactisp2p.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupplierlive.proactisp2p.com%2FAccount%2FLogin)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t1047-plant-imaging-equipment-plant-phenotyping-gantry-ocds-h6vhtk-040fc3#participate

## Description
The University of Essex are seeking a suitably experienced and capable contractor to provide Plant Imaging Equipment, including delivery, installation, commissioning, training and maintenance. The equipment will comprise of a fully robotic plant phenotyping gantry in a contained environment capable of replicating current and future field conditions. Details of the technical capability and performance requirements are detailed in the technical specification contained within the tender document pack.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £575,000
- **Description:** The University of Essex are seeking a suitably experienced and capable contractor to provide Plant Imaging Equipment, including delivery, installation, commissioning, training and maintenance. The equipment will comprise of a fully robotic plant phen...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Plant Imaging Equipment ( Plant Phenotyping Gantry) (active)
  - Award id: `000895-2024-T1047-1`
  - Supplier(s): **PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r.o.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-102223`
  - Value: £689,664 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Plant Imaging Equipment ( Plant Phenotyping Gantry) (active)
  - Signed Value: £689,664
  - Signed Date: 08/12/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000895-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-11T09:30:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T13:02:23.303Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-040fc3