# GB-LONDON: RBGKEW1356 Dynamic Vapor Sorption Analyser

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew](/buyers/royal-botanic-gardens-kew/contract-awards)
- Supplier: ProUmid GmbH & Co\. KG
- Award value: £101,645
- Tender value: £101,645
- Award date: 18 December 2024
- Published: 26 March 2025
- Contract start: 23 December 2024
- Contract end: 31 March 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 46b57ab2-81b8-4043-abac-1063e1adb117-836199
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3c93d596-044c-42ab-b574-086a36c95bdc

## Description

There is a requirement to measure water sorption and desorption in seeds, spores and pollen and to generate moisture-\(de\)sorption isotherms for research into seed desiccation, storage and longevity at the Seed Biology Laboratory at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew\. The current vapor sorption analyser is 20 years old and can analyse just one sample at a time, which limits the research throughput\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/46b57ab2-81b8-4043-abac-1063e1adb117-836199)