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    ContractsPlant Growth Chamber for Microalgal Culture
    Awarded contract

    Plant Growth Chamber for Microalgal Culture

    Awarded
    £19.9k
    Published 8 Jul 2026

    Request for quotation for a controlled environment plant growth chamber designed to support large-scale microalgal and cyanobacteria culture production in a laboratory setting.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· East of EnglandPublished 8 Jul 2026· 4 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £19.9k
    Published 8 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £19,920
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      7 Aug 2026
      3 months ago
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      East of England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • CE
      Conviron Europe Ltd.
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    8 Jul 2026Today7 Aug 2026

    Brief

    Cefas is seeking a controllable plant growth chamber suitable for cultivating microalgal cultures under controlled laboratory conditions. The chamber must provide consistent lighting and temperature control with multiple shelves to support high-density culture growth using tissue culture flasks. Key requirements include: large internal capacity to maintain numerous culture flasks of marine microalgae and freshwater cyanobacteria species; ability to maintain cultures for extended periods with optimized growth conditions to maximize cell growth rates and densities; consistent environmental conditions suitable for laboratory operation in ambient temperatures of 15-25°C; capability to operate with marine microalgal cultures in seawater growth media. Desirable features include provisions for gas or electrical line connections, though these are not mandatory. Suppliers should submit quotations detailing specifications, capacity, control systems, and compatibility with seawater-based culture media.

    Track record

    2 awards · 2 winners
    Thin record

    Only 2 prior awards here — too little to read.

    In research innovation, CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE has awarded 2 contracts to 2 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Conviron Europe Ltd.1× · 50%
    2. E&H Services, Inc.1× · 50%

    Across research innovation, the most active winners are WOLF LABORATORIES LIMITED, FISHER SCIENTIFIC UK LIMITED, BRUKER UK LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06c63b

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