Wood metabarcoding

A Contract Award Notice
by BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW

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Contracts Finder
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
5 month
Value
£12K
Sector
INDUSTRIAL
Published
09 Jan 2024
Delivery
01 Nov 2023 to 31 Mar 2024
Deadline
31 Oct 2023 12:00

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

1 supplier

Description

There is a requirement for the metabarcoding analysis of 62 tissues (namely bark, heartwood, and sapwood) from already-provided World Forest ID wood samples, using both fungal ITS and bacterial 16S primers and amplicon sequencing in the same runs. The sample prep, extraction, and analyses, and associated bioinformatics pipeline and outputs shall follow the same novel Fera protocols and SOPs as agreed previously with the RBG Kew and World Forest ID teams. Full data sets, bioinformatics results, and all associated methods and SOPs, along with any remaining unspent subsamples will be returned to the World Forest ID team

Award Detail

1 Fera Science (London)
  • Value: £12,000

CPV Codes

  • 38431000 - Detection apparatus
  • 38432000 - Analysis apparatus
  • 38434000 - Analysers
  • 71620000 - Analysis services
  • 72316000 - Data analysis services

Indicators

  • Contract is suitable for SMEs.

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