GB-LONDON: RBGKEW1361 - Acquisition of loggers to measure water level 

2024-11-22

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Published date: 22 November 2024

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Contract summary

Industry

Detection and analysis apparatus - 38430000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP904867055

Published date

22 November 2024

Closing date

13 December 2024

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

6 January 2025

Contract end date

30 January 2025

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

What is an open procedure?

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ('RBG Kew') is setting this procurement to acquire durable, waterproof dataloggers designed to measure water table depth and which are suitable for tropical peatlands as part of our new Global Centre for Biodiversity and Climate (GCBC) project "Using biodiversity to support climate resilient livelihoods in intact tropical peatlands". The devices will provide long-term, accurate data critical for understanding water level fluctuations in these carbon-rich ecosystems, which are vulnerable to climate change and deforestation. Installation, data analysis, and cloud storage are excluded from this contract.

The initiative aligns with RBG Kew's goals of advancing scientific research in biodiversity conservation and supporting sustainable practices, contributing to global policy efforts. The need for this technology arose from a study identifying peatlands as vulnerable ecosystems to recent increases in severe flooding and drought events that threaten peatland species and the livelihoods of people who depend on them. By acquiring these dataloggers, this project aims to generate data that will inform future ecosystem management of resilient useful species to climate change and conservation strategies in tropical peatlands.