Expired contract

Wood metabarcoding

Details

Supplier(s)
Fera Science Ltd
Value
GBP 12,000
Duration
5 months
Topic
Detection apparatus
Published
9 January 2024

Tender 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

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date1 November 2023
  2. Completed: Award published9 January 2024
    Current notice
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date31 March 2024

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Relevant CPV codes

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

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