What the buyer wrote
The University of Nottingham is long established as a leader in plant and crop science research. As part of the future food beacon of excellence, the University is investing in its research infrastructure and wishes to commission a rain out shelter. The purpose of the rain out shelter is to be able to manipulate growing conditions,in the field, to simulate drought at specific stages of crop development. For example, to exclude any rainfall during the grain filling period of wheat. To enable this, we wish to commission shelters that respond to rain and only move into position when needed. This means that crops grow in natural, field conditions, for the majority of their growth and are only co…
Details
- What the buyer calls it
- Rainout Shelters Running on Rails
- How they are buying
- Advertised, then negotiatedThe buyer talked terms with bidders rather than taking fixed offers.
- Type
- goods
- Suitable for small firms
- The buyer says yes. What that is worth
- Work starts
- 21 Jul 2019
- Work ends
- 26 Jul 2020
Who the buyer named
Lesley Lane was the named contact on this notice.