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title: "Temperature Monitored Bee Hives"
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# Temperature Monitored Bee Hives

Buyer: NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY (NTU)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-66ad2e12-1736-491f-b72d-19451ff2b3b5

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## Summary

The Nottingham Trent University (NTU) has awarded a contract for the procurement of six temperature-monitored honeybee hives, classified under Bee-keeping machinery. The tender, titled "Temperature Monitored Bee Hives," was completed with a contract value of £45,180. The procurement process was initiated as a tender and awarded to PST Sensors Europe Ltd. The contract period runs from July 17, 2023, to November 30, 2024. The tender period ended on June 28, 2023, with delivery addresses including the United Kingdom and other locations worldwide.

This contract presents business growth opportunities for suppliers of bee-keeping machinery, particularly those with expertise in providing temperature monitoring solutions for beehives. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are well-suited to compete for such tenders. Businesses offering innovative sensor technologies and software solutions compatible with Ubuntu, Linux, or Raspbian O.S. would find this procurement suitable. The awarded contract creates a market for suppliers aiming to provide advanced beehive monitoring equipment, catering to the agriculture and bee-keeping industry.

## Notice

The University had a requirement for the purchase of six identical honeybee hives, equipped with sensors allowing the spatially resolved (wireless) monitoring of the temperature of each frame as per the following minimum technical requirements: * the dimensions of the hives will match those of the 'British Standard Hives' brood boxes. * Each frame will have 30 sensors or more, homogeneously distributed. * Each frame foundation comb will be made of plastic, with protruding hexagons approx. 200 microns tall, for the bees to take over the building of the honeycomb. The sensors will be embedded in the plastic and not accessible to the honeybees. * The plastic foundation comb will be 150 microns thick, or less. * The data will be transferred wirelessly to a computer. * The frame's internal battery will last six months or more and will be conveniently changeable. * Software will be provided where the user will be able to adjust, in particular, the frequency of the measurements and access the data conveniently. If possible, software is to run on Ubuntu or Linux or Raspbian O.S. * No more than 10 mins will be required to interrogate the entire array of sensors within one hive.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5a9db8ac-e7a7-46f9-a8f5-47410fcf1d0c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Jul 2023 |
| Contract period | 16 Jul 2023 - 30 Nov 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £45,180 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY (NTU) |
| Locality | NOTTINGHAM |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG1 4FQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham |
| Local authority | Nottingham |
| Electoral ward | St. Ann's |
| Westminster constituency | Nottingham East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PST SENSORS EUROPE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 16 - Agricultural machinery

### Codes

- 16640000 - Bee-keeping machinery

## Release History

- 11 Sep 2023 at 08:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5a9db8ac-e7a7-46f9-a8f5-47410fcf1d0c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5a9db8ac-e7a7-46f9-a8f5-47410fcf1d0c
  11th September 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=69589&B=NTU
  Additional data
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/128806
  User / Company

## Notice URLs

- https://www.ntu.ac.uk/business-and-employers/procurement/how-to-do-business-with-ntu/_nocache

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