Notice Information
Notice Title
Smart Agricultural Research Centre Development
Notice Description
The design, supply, installation, and commissioning of a state-of-the-art modular vertical farming system. This infrastructure will support a wide range of academic and commercial research projects in controlled environment agriculture (CEA), with a strong emphasis on flexibility, modularity, and precision control.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0586fd
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002283-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
77100000 - Agricultural services
77300000 - Horticultural services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £459,266 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £459,266 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £456,771 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £456,771 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 25 Nov 2025 - 31 Mar 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY (NTU)
- Contact Name
- Mark Lucas
- Contact Email
- mark.lucas@ntu.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1158488747
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NOTTINGHAM
- Postcode
- NG1 4FQ
- Post Town
- Nottingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF14 Nottingham
- Delivery Location
- TLF14 Nottingham
-
- Local Authority
- Nottingham
- Electoral Ward
- St. Ann's
- Westminster Constituency
- Nottingham East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002283-2026
12th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067921-2025
23rd October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054046-2025
4th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048379-2025
13th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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