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| Title: | GB-Richmond: RBGKEW1410 - RBG Kew Content Writing |
| Notice type: | Competitive Contract Award Notice |
| Authority: | Royal Botanic Gardens |
| Nature of contract: | Not applicable |
| Procedure: | Not applicable |
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| Published: | 22/05/2025 11:38 |
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CompetitiveContractNotice - GB-Richmond: RBGKEW1410 - RBG Kew Content Writing
1. Title: GB-Richmond: RBGKEW1410 - RBG Kew Content Writing
2. Awarding Authority:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew,, The Herbarium, Kew Green, Richmond, TW9 3AE, United Kingdom
Tel. 02083325000, Email: procurement@kew.org, URL: www.kew.org
Contact: Jamal Jimenez, Attn: Jamal Jimenez
3. Contract Type: Services
Sub Type: Other services.
4. Description: Services provided by authors. The scope of this contract is the delivery of report content and potentially other incidental pieces of written work for RBG Kew. The primary focus is the 2026 State of the World’s Plants and Fungi report, produced in close collaboration with Kew’s Director of Science, Senior Science Editor and Creative Services Studio.
State of the World’s Plants and Fungi report (to be published in June 2026)
The State of the World’s Plants and Fungi (SOTWPF) project provides a regular digest of current knowledge on plants and fungi, and the threats they face, through a cutting-edge report and associated symposium. Further information about the project and pdfs of all previous reports can be found here: https://www.kew.org/science/state-of-the-worlds-plants-and-fungi. The project is one of RBG Kew’s Corporate Objectives and must therefore be delivered on time and to an extremely high quality.
The 2026 report will include up to twelve chapters of text with associated illustrative images, infographics and captions. The total length of the report is aimed at around 60-80 pages, depending on the base content that comes through. Please see the 2023 report for an indication of chapter length.
5. CPV Codes:
92312210 - Services provided by authors.
6. NUTS Codes :
UKI - LONDON
7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: LONDON,
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority: RBGKEW1410
9. Awarded to:
Carolyn Fry – Science Writer and Communications Consultant
National ID: N/A, Millbrook Cottage, , 1 Old Rectory Close, Emsworth,, Hampshire , PO10 8UB, United Kingdom
Tel. N/A
Attn: N/A
Value Cost: 50,000
Is Awardee likely to subcontract?: No Awarded to SME?: Yes
10. Date of Contract Award: 31/03/2025
11. Number of Tenders Received: Not Provided
12. Other Information:
Other Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.The period of the initial contract is intended to be two years and may be extended up to the end of 2029
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Suitable for VCO: Yes
Procedure Type:OPEN
Period of Work Start date: 24/04/2025
Period of Work End date: 31/12/2029