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Awarded · ResultStage · contract

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

GB-Richmond: RBGKEW1173 Evaluating genetic bottlenecks in planted and naturally colonised young woodlands

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71900000
Value£43k
Awarded29 May 2023
Published30 Aug 2023
RegionLondon
Outcome — awarded

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Contract value in context
£43ktotal contract value
median £95k
this tender£0£2.0m

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The brief

RBG Kew wishes to appoint a supplier to sequence whole genomic DNA from 510 silver birch (Betula pendula) and 510 common oak (Quercus robur) trees to over 10X genome coverage.

B. pendula and Q. robur have genome sizes of 440 and 780Mbp, respectively.

DNA extractions from either dried leaf material or cambium tissues will be performed at RGB Kew, and DNA from each sample will be provided in individually labelled 2ml Eppendorf tubes.

We wish to maximise the coverage per sample of 510 individuals per species based on a fixed budget of £43,000 GBP.

Coverage must be the same for both species.

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What the supplier must deliver

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Coverage must be the same for both

Coverage must be the same for both species.

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Suppliers will be required to register

Suppliers will be required to register with Delta, if not already registered.

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