AwardedAwarded 1 January 2026
RBGKEW1513 Cacao TEA and SIRA
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew · Local or regional public body
In brief
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew awarded research work to Fera Science Ltd on 1 January 2026.
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What the notice says
Direct Award
Trace element analysis (TEA) of approximately 100 cacao seed subsamples using Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) and Stable Isotope Analysis (SIRA) of approximately 60 cacao samples (both fatted & defatted fractions) using isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IR-MS). These samples were donated to Kew from various countries in South America (Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil) during the previous Defra-funded projects with World Forest ID. All samples will be sent to the supplier in January 2026 and would have to analysed and data returned by end of March 2026 following identical pipelines and MSAs/MTAs as a logical follow-on to those analysed by Fera during the previous WFID projects to maintain protection of sample and data chain of custody and continuity of data quality for standardised results and interpretation.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Fera Science Ltd | £58,000 | 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 049995-2026
About the buyer
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From notice 049995-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 28 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.