Efficacy of DNA sequencing on samples of terrestrial invertebrates 2018-19
What the buyer wrote
Invertebrate samples collected using Natural England survey protocols will be analysed using appropriate DNA techniques, to provide a comparison to traditional techniques (data will be supplied). Information will be collected to ascertain the following for each of the two methods: - How reliable and accurate is the DNA species identification? - How much does each method cost (in time and money)? - How long does the identification process take? - Can abundance be inferred as part of DNA sequencing? In addition, the following questions should be addressed: - How reliable is BOLD, or other databases available to the contractor, for undertaking invertebrate identification? A reference co…
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- What the buyer calls it
- Efficacy of DNA sequencing on samples of terrestrial invertebrates 2018-19
- How they are buying
- Advertised, open to anyoneAny supplier could bid without being invited first.
- Type
- services
- Suitable for small firms
- The buyer says yes. What that is worth
- Work starts
- 28 Nov 2018
- Work ends
- 28 Feb 2019
- Kind of work
- Waste and environment, Logistics, courier and distribution
Who the buyer named
Clive Forman was the named contact on this notice.