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Soil Sample Metabarcoding for Natural England's Long Term Monitoring Network (LTMN)

NATURAL ENGLAND

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

11 May 2023 at 15:25

Award Notice
TenderAmendment

05 Dec 2022 at 11:12

Tender Notice
Tender

02 Dec 2022 at 17:29

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Natural England has awarded a contract for the project titled "Soil Sample Metabarcoding for Natural England's Long Term Monitoring Network (LTMN)" in the services category. The project involves analysing soil samples from their monitoring network using metabarcoding techniques. The contract, with a value of £20,825, was awarded to the School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield. The tender process began on 2nd December 2022, with a deadline for submission by 19th December 2022. The contract period is from 4th January 2023 to 31st March 2023, providing opportunities for SMEs in the research sector to participate.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the research laboratory and consultancy services sector to engage with Natural England's monitoring network project. The procurement method used is limited and utilises a competitive quotation process below the threshold value. The buying organisation, Natural England, located in Exeter, England, aims to expand their data capabilities by incorporating modern metabarcoding approaches. The project requires suppliers to deliver metabarcoding services for soil samples and provide raw and taxonomically assigned data. Businesses interested in environmental research and genetic analysis would be well-suited to bid for this tender.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Soil Sample Metabarcoding for Natural England's Long Term Monitoring Network (LTMN)

Notice Description

This project aims to analyse soil samples from Natural England's Long Term Monitoring Network using metabarcoding, to generate data which can be used to explore how past tRFLP analysis of microbial communities can be made compatible with modern metabarcoding approaches. This project will specifically deliver metabarcoding of a limited number of samples using two primer sets: those used for tRFLP, and those used in modern metabarcoding, and deliver both raw and taxonomically assigned data, with advice on use of sequence data for in-silico tRFLP for comparison. Additional information: To apply please respond to the attached Request for Quotation. Responses should be emailed to matthew.j.shepherd@naturalengland.org.uk and victoria.sloan@naturalengland.org.uk quoting reference "LTMNSOIL - METABARCODING" and "Final Submission", no later than 17:00 on 19th December 2022. Clarification questions can be submitted by emailing the above addressed prior to 15th December 2022; noting that unless commercially sensitive, the question and response will be circulated to all tenderers that request this.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6fb8951f-9f8c-4b04-8e06-8d0fc1ba5d3a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/47bc34b8-74e7-46e7-9d5d-1d643b0e24b6
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Competitive quotation (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73111000 - Research laboratory services

73210000 - Research consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£24,999 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£20,825 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 May 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
19 Dec 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Jan 20233 years ago
Contract Period
4 Jan 2023 - 31 Mar 2023 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATURAL ENGLAND
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX1 1QA
Post Town
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
St David's
Westminster Constituency
Exeter

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SCHOOL OF BIOSCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

Further Information

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