# Digitization Project Robotic Support

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew](/buyers/board-of-trustees-of-the-royal-botanic-gardens-kew/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: LG Motion Ltd
- Award value: £53,538
- Tender value: £53,538
- Award date: 12 January 2024
- Published: 15 January 2024
- Contract start: 1 March 2024
- Contract end: 31 March 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: eb5cd59f-6a1c-4a26-9891-10c3cdc78b61-714208
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f07d61c8-aca0-42e5-a1ce-23bfc1004421

## Description

Looking to purchase a robotic system to support Kew Digitisation project into automated capture of 3D and diverse specimens \(microscope slides, spirit collection contents, library and archives material\)\. Use of automation 360 degree robotic aided image capture for multiple types of challenging specimen - Evaluation of gripper configurations to align to the scope of Kew Collections - glass, delicate, large leafed - Training and upskilling of Collection / Curation staff for image capture and new accessions using robotic technology to support continuous of image ingestion for Collections New Acquisitions \(~40k items per year\) now and going forward\. - Cross use by Library and Archives, Research and Collections - Potential use for Citizen engagement and science visualization and outreach

## Related contract awards

- [RBGKEW1468](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ce7ac7c1-da01-4779-aa60-40786d4f3887): The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- [RBGKEW1393](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3154c218-e14a-4cd9-acee-5d86aaa97cd3): The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- [RBGKEW1442 Summer Family](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4c48b662-2d81-42dd-a945-85edf5255454): The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eb5cd59f-6a1c-4a26-9891-10c3cdc78b61-714208)