Tender Results of Department For Environment Food & Rural Affairs

Supply of Microbiological Media Plate Stacker-System for the automated preparation of petri dishes with microbiological media to be used for the identification of bacteria in environmental water samples To apply please respond to the attached Request for Quotation and return to Andy Fegan (andy.fegan@environment-agency.gov.uk) by 12:00 on August 18th 2023.

Supply of Liquid Handling Robot- Molecular Biology-Purchase of a liquid handling robot to automate and increase the capacity of various steps in our molecular workflow, including qPCR plate setup, NGS library preparation as well as general liquid handling of samples between a variety of plasticware.

Supply of Automate Gel Electrophoresis System-Supply of an automated gel electrophoresis system that provides reliable quality control assessment of DNA and RNA samples for Next Generation Sequencing workflows, with minimal hands-on time.

Supply and Installation Two Laboratory Water Purtification Systems-Supply and installation of two 2 bench standing water purification systems for use in an environmental analytical laboratory. To be used for the production of type 1 and type 3 laboratory water. The type 1 water will be used for the preparation of reagents and analytical standards. To apply please respond to the attached Request for Quotation and return to Andy Fegan (

External Storage for Microbiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory Materials-Supply and installation of 2 x Cold Storage Containers suitable for external use to be used for the storage of materials used with Molecular Biology and Microbiology. Supply and installation of 1 x External Dry Store suitable for external use, to be used for the storage of materials used in Molecular Biology and Microbiology

Cereals and Oilseeds Farm and Trade Assurance processes - an independent study into how assurance works and why supply chains require it.-There is a clear lack of accessible facts and insight for grower levy payers into what is required beyond the farmgate and of imported grain. The current situation presents a material risk to farm level support for farm assurance. As such, AHDB have been asked by industry partners to commission an independent exercise into gathering evidence on exactly how assurance processes work for domestic and imported grain and why they are needed through the supply chain. The work will have an eviden...

Cereals stand build 2024 Hertfordshire-AWARDED - AHDB are looking for a supplier to provide the design, production, build and dismantling of stand with marquee including raised flooring, interactive graphic installs providing an open and inviting space to draw people in. Cereals is the UK's technical event for the arable industry. Over 18,000 farmers, agronomists, and industry experts visit Cereals each year to discover the latest arable innovations, hear from key opinion leaders, and find the best arable products and service...

Supply of Bespoke Laboratory Instrument Benching-Supply of 7 x laboratory benching units designed spefically to accommodate complex laboratory analytical equipment for example Gas and Liquid Chromatography - Mass Spectormeters and their associated equipment.

Antimicrobial resistance in the environment - designing risk screening and prioritisation tool-This project aims to develop a screening and prioritisation approach for evaluating AMR risks to human health from environmental exposure routes. We expect to build on the strategies developed in our other projects and other academic or government approaches or guidelines that may provide useful starting points.

RDE666 Alternative pre-slaughter handling systems for the electrical stunning-Overall aim: To determine whether it is feasible to refine handling systems for the electrical stunning of slaughter weight pigs, taking into consideration group handling of pigs and potential for automation to reduce stockperson handling and pig isolation before slaughter and achieve higher throughput. This is with a view to providing in the longer term a non-aversive alternative to high concentration carbon dioxide stunning.