Walk-in growth chambers for a range of different plant species
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- Award
- Control unit 33% and 3 more
- Procedure
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Brief
Helsingin yliopisto has entered into an agreement with Conviron Europe Limited for the delivery of two high-quality walk-in growth chambers for plants, with an option for two to four additional chambers to be purchased in 2028. The chambers will be delivered to the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, in Helsinki-Uusimaa, Finland, by 2026. The contract has a duration of 7 months and a total value of 427,067 EUR. Specific requirements included chamber flexibility (e.g., easily adjustable and removable shelves, independent light bank programming, NFT and drip irrigation, temperature adjustment to 50 °C, multichannel lights), maximum plant growth area and height, after-sales service and technical support (including training for technical maintenance, software update policy, and response time plan), and a sophisticated control unit supporting standard communication interfaces, API for AI integration, local and cloud data storage, AI agent invocation for autonomous growth, and simulation of outdoor climate. Four bids were received for this contract.
Result
- Conviron Europe LimitedWinner
- 4Number of bids
- €427,067Contract value
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Description
The total price for two chambers, excluding VAT (maximum 450,000 €). The total price must include delivery and insurance costs, installation of the equipment to a fully operational state, required test runs, user training, and regular maintenance during the warranty period.
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Description
• A standard communication interfaces (such as based on RESTful protocol) should be available, allowing connection to external computer or gateway for control. 10 points. • Software should support API (e.g. RESTful) for integration with external AI systems running on a server machine. 10 points • The control unit should support data storage locally and cloud. 10 points • The control unit should allow AI Agents to invoke API of control unit for autonomous growth. 10 points • The control unit should allow possibility to simulate the outdoor climate as well as use indoor and outdoor sensor data to adjust the chamber conditions. 10 points
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Description
• Plant growth area with shelves. 5 points • Plant growth area without shelves. 5 points • Plant growth height without shelves. 10 points
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Description
• Training for technical maintenance and service of the user. Supplier can offer technical maintenance training for UH laboratory engineers to allow the engineers take care of the maintenance independently. 10 points • Software update policy. 5 points • Response time plan. 5 points
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Description
• The shelves are easily adjusted and repositioned without tools. 2 points • The shelves are completely removable without tools. 2 points • Light bank of each shelf is independently programmable. 1 point • NFT as one of the watering systems. 1 point • Drip irrigation as one of the watering systems. 1 point • Temperature adjustment at least to 50 °C (±1.0 °C) for cleaning. 1 point • Multichannel lights. 2 points.
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The subject of this call for tenders is two (2) high-quality walk-in chambers for plants (e.g. strawberries, leafy greens, cereals, maize, young trees and saplings) for the University of Helsinki. The chambers will be acquired to the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki in 2026. In addition, two (2) to four (4) walk-in chambers are asked as an option to be purchased in 2028.
Contact
Hankinnathankinnat@helsinki.fi- ResultType
- Helsinki-UusimaaLocation
- 38000000Main codeLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
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