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UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER

Mobile platform for tracking Carbon through agri-ecosystems

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38000000
Value£1,200,000
Deadline3 Oct 2025
Published4 Sept 2025
RegionNationwide

£1,200,000 — stated in the notice, including VAT

Timeline
Published 4 Sept 2025ClosedCloses 3 Oct 2025
Who to contact
Amanda Fryers
tenders@lancaster.ac.uk

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How to submit
Open the submissions portal

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Contract value in context
£1.2mtotal contract value
median £70k
this tender£0£1.3m

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The brief

The University is inviting tenders on the terms set out within the procurement documents for the supply, delivery and installation of a mobile platform for tracking carbon through agri-ecosystems ("the platform").

The platform will comprise real-time isotopic analysers (x2) for determination of CO2 and CH4 concentrations and d13C, automated chambers (x32: 16 opaque and 16 transparent) that can operate over vegetation with a height of 70cm, a free-standing low-energy power supply, and environmental (moisture, temperature and light) sensors, all controlled by multiplexors connected to PCs.

The platform will be installed in a mobile greenhouse gas laboratory (Mercedes Sprinter 4x4 van) operated by the Lancaster Environment Centre, and will be used to support academic research and student training in outdoor environments.

The equipment is expected to be installed by the 30th of April 2026.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The platform will be installed in

The platform will be installed in a mobile greenhouse gas laboratory (Mercedes Sprinter 4x4 van) operated by the Lancaster Environment Centre, and will be used to support academic research and student training in outdoor environments.

02

The equipment is expected to be installed

The equipment is expected to be installed by the 30th of April 2026.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05943c
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
053966-2025
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