Published date: 23 November 2020
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000
Location of contract
SO17 1BJ
Value of contract
£36,000 to £37,500
Procurement reference
2019UoS-177
Published date
23 November 2020
Closing date
15 November 2019
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 December 2019
Contract end date
30 November 2020
Contract type
Supply contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Optimisation of chemical and catalytic processes requires engineers, chemists and chemical engineers working together to forge an understanding of all facets of the processes, from the atomic precision of designing atomic active sites, to large-scale reactor design.
Many catalytic procedures default to a fixed-bed reactor, due to the range of control over flow rates, temperatures and pressures offered. However, such systems are typically limited to performing a single step of the full process, and are prone to catalytic deactivation. This makes it difficult to analyse catalytic performance under true working conditions.
A dual-bed fluidised bed reactor, with online mass-spectrometer sampling, is a unique alternative to overcome these issues using chemical looping technology, and offer greater insight into the performance of catalytic materials. It will take advantage of the opportunities that arise from the collegiate nature of the faculty and embrace further academic development through mentoring procedures with more experienced academics across the Faculty/School and Department.
Additionally, procurement of this equipment will also tackle some of the weaknesses in the Faculty through the development of a new cross-faculty technology that will play a crucial role in ongoing catalytic and chemical both at the University and across the UK, this will encourage the recruitment and retention of top researchers and academics.
We envisage this solution providing and playing a significant role in student engagement through individual and group student projects within the different schools and departments. It will provide a means of additional lab demonstrations of one of the most fundamental chemical engineering technologies towards the new program, a fluidised bed reactor. At present the University does not currently own a chemical looping catalytic fluidised bed reactor. As such this will be made available across the University via the University-wide Clean Carbon USRG. This has the potential to reach 150+ members, including external partners, thus promoting further exposure and ongoing research.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
The Supply and Installation of an Inter-Connected Dual Circulating Fluidised Bed Reactor
- Opportunity
- Published 29 October 2019
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Award information
Awarded date
9 December 2019
Contract start date
9 December 2019
Contract end date
8 December 2020
Total value of contract
£31,125
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Hiden Analytical Limited
Address
420 Europa Boulevard, Warrington, United Kingdom, WA5 7UN
Reference
Companies House number: 1596907
Value of contract
£31,125
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Tom Whitaker
Address
University Road
SOUTHAMPTON
SO171BJ
England
Telephone
02380 591796
Website
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