# RBGKEW1398 - Fungarium Sequencing Project Phase 2

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew](/buyers/royal-botanic-gardens-kew/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Edinburgh Genetics Limited](/suppliers/edinburgh-genetics/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £444,000
- Tender value: £444,000
- Award date: 30 May 2025
- Published: 31 July 2025
- Contract start: 2 June 2025
- Contract end: 1 December 2028
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 71607c07-febd-4547-9eda-18c959fc9a5f-857117
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d77de6aa-703c-4280-ac20-029d5ba74b2f

## Description

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew \('RBG Kew'\) intends to appoint a Supplier for a period of up to 36 months with the option to extend by up to a further 6, from contract commencement in 2025\. The Supplier will provide sequencing services primarily for the Fungarium Sequencing project, but also for other projects using fungal whole genome sequencing approaches\. The Fungarium Sequencing project at RBG Kew aims at whole genome sequencing several thousands of fungi from a combination of fresh samples and mostly historical/ancient dried fungarium collections\. Samples are mostly reference type specimens with very low DNA yield\. Library preparation requires ancient DNA protocols\. The Supplier will provide high-throughput sequencing data either from DNA extracts or from library preparations supplied by RBG Kew, according to the sequencing requirements below:

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71607c07-febd-4547-9eda-18c959fc9a5f-857117)