# Purchase of a Portable Infra-Red Gas Analyzer Photosynthesis System with Fluorometer

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew](/buyers/board-of-trustees-of-the-royal-botanic-gardens-kew/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [LI-COR BIOSCIENCES UK LIMITED](/suppliers/li-cor-biosciences-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £61,319
- Tender value: £61,319
- Award date: 10 November 2021
- Published: 30 September 2022
- Contract start: 20 November 2021
- Contract end: 20 October 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: c742ddb3-1a23-4b5c-a631-da173be8e68a-573074
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-231192ec-85ac-4770-89c2-7abf5d12b635

## Description

A portable and rugged Infra-Red Gas Analyzer Photosynthesis System with integrated Fluorometer with fully-automated CO2 and H2O control \(for Relative Humidity/Vapor Pressure Differences\) \(including accessories, plus additional chambers, and extended warranty\)\. This will be a new state-of -the-art infra-red gas analysis \(IRGA\) and built-in chlorophyll fluorescence \(CF\) equipment to enable measurement of whole-plant and leaf-level simultaneous photosynthesis and gas exchange parameters in the field and in glasshouse/controlled environments\. It will be a rugged and flexible tool to research trait variation across germplasm \(eg\. across crop varieties, crop wild relatives, inter-and intra-species comparisons\) in response to environmental changes and abiotic and biotic stresses\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c742ddb3-1a23-4b5c-a631-da173be8e68a-573074)