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Smart Agricultural Research Centre Development

Nottingham Trent University (NTU)

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Nottingham Trent University (NTU)

Buyer Address: 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, UKF14, NG1 4FQ, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Mark Lucas

Contact Email: mark.lucas@ntu.ac.uk

Contact Telephone: +44 1158488747

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
456771.0 GBP
Published
12 Jan 2026, 13:45
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
25 Nov 2025, 00:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2031, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
77100000 - Agricultural services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Light Science Technologies Holdings PLC
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

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.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot LOT-0000 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Contracts

Contract Title: 2923 Smart Agricultural Research Centre Development

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