Published date: 16 December 2022

Last edited date: 18 January 2023

This notice was replaced on 14 July 2023

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Awarded contract (published 14 July 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy - 09000000

  • Research, testing and scientific technical simulator - 38970000

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£2,095,000

Procurement reference

3586/DM/22

Published date

16 December 2022

Closing date

30 January 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 February 2023

Contract end date

31 May 2023

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The University of Sheffield's Translational Energy Research Centre (TERC) is one of the largest and best-equipped national R&D centres in Europe for zero-carbon energy, hydrogen, bioenergy, and Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS). We are looking to procure a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) pilot plant based on Fischer-Tropsch technology.

The SAF plant is required to produce 1.5+ L/h of sustainable aviation fuel to Jet A1 ASTM specification D1655 (with flash point of 38+°C and a freeze point maximum of -47°C). The plant shall utilise onsite CO2 (minimum as an industrial gas, but preferably CO2 captured onsite from bioenergy exhaust gases) and on-site generated green H2 as feedstocks. It shall also have the option to use biomass syngas from an onsite wood gasifier.

This tender is made up of 4 distinct lots, comprising of 6 individual modules:
Lot 1
(Module) #1 Gas clean-up and conditioning module
#2 Reverse Water Gas Shift module
#3 FT mixing skid
Lot 2
#5 Hydrocracking and hydrogenation module
Lot 3
#6 Distillation module
Lot 4
#7 Site flare

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

David Middle

Address

Western Bank
SHEFFIELD
S102TN
England

Telephone

0114 2221560

Email

dave.middle@sheffield.ac.uk