Published date: 19 October 2020

Last edited date: 20 October 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 9 November 2020, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Compost boxes - 39234000

  • Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services - 77000000

Location of contract

M13 9PL

Value of contract

£60,000

Procurement reference

2020-1726-IC-IW-MW

Published date

19 October 2020

Closing date

9 November 2020

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

14 December 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University of Manchester wishes to purchase an Industrial Composter to assess the degradation of compostable and biodegradable packaging with or without the addition of food waste. This equipment will be housed indoors within the Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub at the University of Manchester.

The Royce equipment fund is part financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funds having been awarded under the 2014-2020 Priority Axis 1: Sustainable Plastic Innovation in Greater Manchester (OC15R19P 0903)

More information

Links

Additional text

Information, formalities and necessary requirements to be met will be set out in the procurement documents, all of which are available via the University's procurement portal In-Tend - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofmanchester/aspx/Home

Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : Various

Funding Description

The Royce equipment fund is part financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funds having been awarded under the 2014-2020 Priority Axis 1: Sustainable Plastic Innovation in Greater Manchester (OC15R19P 0903)

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Mark Worrall

Address

Oxford Road
Manchester
Manchester
M13 9PL
United Kingdom

Telephone

0161 275 2248

Email

mark.worrall@manchester.ac.uk