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    ContractsTrace Element and Stable Isotope Analysis of Cacao Samples
    Awarded contract

    Trace Element and Stable Isotope Analysis of Cacao Samples

    Awarded
    £58k
    Published 28 May 2026

    Direct award for analytical testing of cacao samples using ICP-MS and IR-MS with deliverables due by March 2026.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 28 May 2026· 4 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £58k
    Published 28 May 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £58,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Agriculture & Food
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • FS
      FERA SCIENCE LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    28 May 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This is a direct award opportunity to provide analytical services for cacao seed samples collected from South American countries (Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil). The work includes: (1) Trace Element Analysis (TEA) of approximately 100 cacao seed subsamples using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS), and (2) Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis (SIRA) of approximately 60 cacao samples (both fatted and defatted fractions) using Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IR-MS). Samples will be provided in January 2026 and must be analyzed and data returned by March 31, 2026. The analysis must follow identical protocols and procedures established during previous World Forest ID projects conducted by Fera to ensure continuity of data quality, maintain chain of custody, protect sample integrity, and enable standardized results and interpretation. Suppliers should be prepared to work under existing Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs) and Master Service Agreements (MSAs).

    Track record

    1 award · 1 winner
    Thin record

    Only 1 prior award here — too little to read.

    In research innovation, Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew has awarded 1 contract to 1 supplier.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06a6ed
    BT
    Buyer
    Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
    Sector
    Agriculture & Food