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title: "High resolution digital imaging system"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000758220"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH"
published: "2024-03-19"
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# High resolution digital imaging system

Buyer: ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000758220

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## Summary

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has completed a public procurement process for the supply and installation of a high-resolution digital imaging system. The tender, titled "High resolution digital imaging system," was in the "goods" category under the "open procedure" method. The procurement stage was marked as "award," with the deadline for submission passed on 18th March 2024. The buying organisation, located in Edinburgh (UK), aims to enhance its digitisation programme and expand research capabilities through this system.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in digital imaging equipment to engage with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. The buying organisation seeks a system that can capture high-resolution 2D & 3D images of plant specimens to aid in digitisation efforts and research initiatives. Companies offering advanced imaging solutions, especially those suited for scientific research institutions and botanical gardens, are well-suited to compete for this contract. With a focus on innovation and research advancement, this tender aligns with businesses aiming to contribute to biodiversity conservation and scientific discoveries within the plant domain.

## Notice

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) has a need for the supply and installation of a high-resolution digital imaging system, primarily for use within the Herbarium, to enhance our digitisation programme and to expand the scope of research carried out on our preserved collections.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This advanced system is required to service 3 main areas of work and has the specified needs: As a world leader in exploring innovative and novel ways of digitising our 3 million herbarium specimens we aim to expand our digitisation infrastructure to include high resolution (4K) 2D images of herbarium specimens. To integrate with existing semi-automated pipelines, we require a system that is intuitive to use and easy to set-up. Our preserved collections underpin RBGEs response to the Biodiversity Crisis and Climate Emergency. The required imaging system will enable RBGE to routinely observe and digitally record 2D & 3D images of key anatomical features at a magnification not possible with a traditional stereomicroscope. An important consideration is the ability to capture cellular level observation of plant surfaces without the specialised and destructive processing necessary for ultra-high-resolution microscopy such as SEM. RBGE is a lead organisation in the development of DNA based methods for telling species apart, coordinating global efforts to build large-scale DNA reference libraries for plants. A key part of this reference library is the robust documentation of sample ID. To achieve this, we require an imaging system that is easy to operate, by people with varying degrees of training in microscopy/digital imagining. The outputs required from the high-resolution digital imaging system is the routine generation of high-resolution images and associated reports, produced by running Standard Operational Procedures, with the potential to semi-automate the process for integration into our digitisation workflows.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR501276 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Mar 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £84,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH3 5LR |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Inverleith |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh North and Leith |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KEYENCE (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48329000 - Imaging and archiving system

## Release History

- 19 Mar 2024 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR501276
- 14 Feb 2024 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB498761

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB498761&idx=1
  14th February 2024 - RBGE-2023-737 High resolution digital imaging system- Tender Pack
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB498761
  High resolution digital imaging system - The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) has a need for the supply and installation of a high-resolution digital imaging system, primarily for use within the Herbarium, to enhance our digitisation programme and to expand the scope of research carried out on our preserved collections.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR501276
  High resolution digital imaging system - The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) has a need for the supply and installation of a high-resolution digital imaging system, primarily for use within the Herbarium, to enhance our digitisation programme and to expand the scope of research carried out on our preserved collections.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.rbge.org.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000758220

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