Procurement of Plant Tissue Culture Media and Laboratory Reagents for Agricultural Research

This tender opportunity, originating from the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, and managed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), specifically through the Indian Institute of Vegetable Research in Varanasi, concerns the procurement of critical laboratory consumables. With Bid Number GEM/2026/B/8097409, this tender is open for submissions from 29-09-2026 at 3:38 PM until 21-10-2026 at 11:00 AM. The core of this procurement involves a diverse range of plant tissue culture media components and related laboratory reagents, including but not limited to Murashige and Skoog medium (in both 10L and 50L quantities) with modified vitamins, various plant growth regulators such as Zeatin riboside, Zeatin, Abscisic acid, Thidiazuron, alpha-naphthalene acetic acid, Kinetin, Indole 3 acetic acid (IAA), and Indole 3 butyric acid (IBA). Additionally, the tender specifies the requirement for antibiotics like Kanamycin sulphate monohydrate, Ampicillin sodium, Rifampicin, Vancomycin, and Ticarcillin-disodium or clavulanate potassium, along with specialized reagents such as X-Gal and IPTG. Other essential items include Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP 10), Cefotaxime sodium, activated charcoal, Glycine, Gelrite, Casein hydrolysate, D-Glucose monohydrate, Thiamine HCl, and Gamborg B5 medium (10L). The total quantity of items to be supplied is 151, indicating a substantial need for these specialized chemicals essential for advanced agricultural research and development at the institute.