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
Smart Agricultural Research Centre Development
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
open
open
Value
456771.0 GBP
456771.0 GBP
Published
23 Oct 2025, 15:00
23 Oct 2025, 15:00
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
04 Nov 2025, 00:00
04 Nov 2025, 00:00
Contract End
01 Apr 2028, 23:59
01 Apr 2028, 23:59
Category
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n/a
CPV
77100000 - Agricultural services
77100000 - Agricultural services
Region
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n/a
Awarded To
Light Science Technologies Holdings Ltd.
Light Science Technologies Holdings Ltd.
Official Source
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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
Awards
Award Title: 2923 Smart Agricultural Research Centre Development
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