Notice Information
Notice Title
3D Xray CT scanner and 3D laser sorter
Notice Description
Purchase of a 3D Xray scanner which can be used to analyse seed quality and 3D laser seed sorting machine, which can be used to optically grade and sort seeds
Procurement Information
Absence of viable alternatives due to highly specialized, integrated nature of this requirement. No other supplier offers a ready-to-deploy ecosystem combining 3D phenotyping and direct trait-based sorting. No other supplier offers the necessary algorithms to operate such technologies, especially for forestry seeds. Off-the-shelf components or manual integration approaches do not meet performance, calibration, or regulatory requirements. Functional interoperability between imaging and sorting modules is unique to this system and cannot be externally replicated.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05883a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050207-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
16 - Agricultural machinery
-
- CPV Codes
03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
16000000 - Agricultural machinery
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,247,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Sep 2025 - 1 Sep 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FORESTRY COMMISSION
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercial.services@forestryengland.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS16 1EJ
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Park & Cheswick
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050207-2025
20th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048881-2025
14th August 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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