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    <title>GETS Open Tenders or Quotes</title>
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    <description>This feed list the current open tenders or requests for quote listed on the GETS by New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science Limited.</description>
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      <title>BSI ROI Mycology Greenhouse Renovation</title>
      <link>https://www.gets.govt.nz//BSI/ExternalTenderDetails.htm?id=35427252</link>
      <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;b&gt;RFx ID: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;35427252&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;b&gt;Organisation: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science Limited&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;b&gt;Open date: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Thursday, 5 November 2026 9:00 AM +13:00&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;b&gt;Close date: &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Thursday, 26 November 2026 5:00 PM +13:00&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Categories: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;72000000 - Building and Facility Construction and Maintenance Services&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Region: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Manawatu-Wanganui&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overview: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;BSI is seeking to appoint a contractor for the Mycology Greenhouse renovation project at Grasslands Campus in Palmerston North. Mycology greenhouse is a non-PC facility, and the renovation is mainly for the exterior cladding and frame of the main wings and some painting work for the head house.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description>
      <category>72000000 - Building and Facility Construction and Maintenance Services</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science Limited</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-11-04T20:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>400L and 150L Autoclaves</title>
      <link>https://www.gets.govt.nz//BSI/ExternalTenderDetails.htm?id=35284275</link>
      <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;b&gt;RFx ID: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;35284275&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;b&gt;Organisation: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science Limited&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;b&gt;Open date: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Wednesday, 21 October 2026 11:30 AM +13:00&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;b&gt;Close date: &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Friday, 20 November 2026 4:30 PM +13:00&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Categories: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;41100000 - Laboratory and scientific equipment&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Region: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;New Zealand&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overview: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;BSI is looking to purchase two (2) replacement Autoclaves:&lt;br&gt; – a 400L Autoclave for a Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ) Facility able to sterilize large quantities of quarantine material and waste (including plant detritus and soil) before disposal.  &lt;br&gt;– a 150L Autoclave for a laboratory able to sterilize growth material for microbiological research, sterilize laboratory equipment and consumables, and decontaminate biological waste before disposal.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description>
      <category>41100000 - Laboratory and scientific equipment</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.gets.govt.nz//BSI/ExternalTenderDetails.htm?id=35284275</guid>
      <dc:creator>New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science Limited</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-10-20T22:30:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)</title>
      <link>https://www.gets.govt.nz//BSI/ExternalTenderDetails.htm?id=35250400</link>
      <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;b&gt;RFx ID: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;35250400&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;b&gt;Organisation: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science Limited&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;b&gt;Open date: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Monday, 19 October 2026 10:30 AM +13:00&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;b&gt;Close date: &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Wednesday, 18 November 2026 4:30 PM +13:00&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Categories: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;41100000 - Laboratory and scientific equipment&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Region: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;New Zealand&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overview: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is a basic research tool to characterize materials including polymers, foods, biologicals, organic chemicals, inorganic materials and pharmaceuticals.  The current DSC used by the Food &amp;amp; Bioproducts team based at our Lincoln campus is over 10 years old and coming to the end of its life.  The DSC is one of the most frequently used instruments in the Food Innovation group, however the instrument no longer functions as required due to parts and software obsolescence, becoming increasingly unreliable and not fit for purpose. The current DSC requires replacement so that materials characterization capabilities are maintained. &lt;br&gt;.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description>
      <category>41100000 - Laboratory and scientific equipment</category>
      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.gets.govt.nz//BSI/ExternalTenderDetails.htm?id=35250400</guid>
      <dc:creator>New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science Limited</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-10-18T21:30:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Confocal Microscope</title>
      <link>https://www.gets.govt.nz//BSI/ExternalTenderDetails.htm?id=35241719</link>
      <description>&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;b&gt;RFx ID: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;35241719&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;b&gt;Organisation: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science Limited&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;b&gt;Open date: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Monday, 19 October 2026 9:00 AM +13:00&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;b&gt;Close date: &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Tuesday, 17 November 2026 5:00 PM +13:00&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Categories: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;41000000 - Laboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing Equipment&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Region: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Manawatu-Wanganui&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Overview: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science Limited (BSI) seeks proposals for the supply, installation, commissioning, training and ongoing support of a research-grade confocal laser scanning microscope system to replace the ageing Olympus FV10i confocal microscope currently located at the Grasslands campus, Palmerston North. The new system will provide a shared research capability supporting plant-microbe interactions, plant pathology, microbiology, biotechnology, biosecurity and related biological sciences.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description>
      <category>41000000 - Laboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing Equipment</category>
      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.gets.govt.nz//BSI/ExternalTenderDetails.htm?id=35241719</guid>
      <dc:creator>New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science Limited</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-10-18T20:00:00Z</dc:date>
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