ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW · Awarded contract
Awarded

Internal Calibration Upgrade for Orbitrap Fusion Mass Spectrometer at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Awarded 05 Feb 2021

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Awarded05 Feb 2021
Value£40,615.00
SupplierThermo Fisher Scientific
AgencyROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 5y 7mo ago2mo term
Awarded 5 Feb 2021Expired 30 Mar 2021

About

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew awarded a contract to Thermo Fisher Scientific for an internal calibration upgrade modification to the Orbitrap Fusion mass spectrometer.

The contract, valued at AUD 40,615, was awarded via a single tender action on the grounds that the proposed supplier is the only one known to possess unique or specialised skills or articles, or which are unobtainable from any other source, and that existing equipment is so specialised that anyone other than the original supplier providing the new part could raise safety issues.

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