CEFAS26-83 Contract for Acquisition of a Controllable Plant Growth Chamber
Buyer: CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE
- Published
- 5 October 2026
- Estimated value
- £19,920
- Place of performance
- UK
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 093786-2026
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06c63b
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 38000000Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Description
Cefas requires a plant growth chamber for the growth of microalgal cultures under controlled conditions. The chamber needs to provide consistent lighting and temperature throughout with several shelves to allow for high efficiency growth of cultures held in tissue culture flasks. The cultures need to be maintained for prolonged periods of time with growth conditions optimised towards maximum achievable cell growth rates and densities. A large internal capacity is required in order to maintain a high number of culture flasks of either the same or multiple species of marine microalgae and freshwater cyanobacteria. Options for gas or electrical lines into the unit are desirable but not essential. The unit will be expected to operate in a laboratory environment with external temperatures between 15-25 °C. As the primary use will be for the growth of marine microalgal cultures in seawater growth media, the unit will need to be able to operate with potentially high internal relative humidity. Scope of Requirements: 1. Technical Requirement 1.1. The unit must have the ability to maintain internal temperatures between 10°C and 40°C both with and without lights across all shelves at any poi…
Awards
| Awarded to | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Conviron Europe Ltd. | £19,920 | — |
Official publications
- FTS · 093786-2026 · 5 October 2026
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