# GB-LONDON: RBGKEW1356 Dynamic Vapor Sorption Analyser

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew](/buyers/royal-botanic-gardens-kew/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £500,000
- Published: 24 October 2024
- Planned start: 16 December 2024
- Planned end: 31 March 2026
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 97f6d1f6-000e-4616-86d7-8851d110494c-796914
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e6cb0f83-89bd-403a-90ea-c89a87f2e1e7

## 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\.

## Related contract awards

- [RBGKEW1398 - Fungarium Sequencing Project Phase 2](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-d77de6aa-703c-4280-ac20-029d5ba74b2f): Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- [RBGKEW1378 - Market Research Framework](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-7762a60d-682f-4802-8da0-64f435875ad8): Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- [GB-LONDON: RBGKEW1371 - Fungarium Sequencing Project Phase 1](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-a0c99d0d-2a75-43f9-825f-8fdec2b96082): Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/97f6d1f6-000e-4616-86d7-8851d110494c-796914)