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RBGKEW1487 High Magnification Stereomicroscope

Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Buyer Address: THE HERBARIUM, KEW GREEN, UKI75, TW9 3AE, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurement@kew.org

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
15500.0 GBP
Published
30 Dec 2025, 15:28
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
31 Oct 2025, 00:00
Contract End
31 Oct 2026, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
38518200 - Stereo or dissecting light microscopes
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Leica Microsystems UK Limited
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The requirements are for 1x stereomicroscopes and 01 LED light. These pieces of equipment will be essential to support the important ongoing research in species identification, analysis, and new species discovery, enhancing the quality of future scientific articles. Magnification capability of 120x is important for the taxonomic study of plant families such as Compositae where examination of micromorphology is an important component of species identification.

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Opportunity Context

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Lot 1 Status: complete

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