Published date: 20 April 2022

Last edited date: 27 May 2022

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: 10 June 2022, 12pm

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

£3,455,000

Procurement reference

3321/DM

Published date

20 April 2022

Closing date

10 June 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 July 2022

Contract end date

28 February 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 to fulfil two grant funded project headings; Power to Sustainable Fuel Pilot Plant and Methanation Plant (Fischer Tropsch Rig). The plant will be required to produce at least 1.5 litres/h of sustainable aviation fuel to Jet A-1 ASTM specification D1655 (with flash point minimum of 38°C and a freeze point maximum of -47°C). The SAF plant will utilise CO2 extracted from bioenergy exhaust gases and on-site generated green H2 as feedstocks. It will also have the option to use biomass syngas from an onsite gasifier.

The tender is for a full turn-key solution including: design, build, installation and commissioning of all elements of the plant from cleaning and preparation of the feed gases, through to conversion of CO2 and H2 to syngas; reaction of the syngas in an FT reactor; and product upgrading steps to achieve the desired product. The selected tenderer will be the Principal Designer and the Principal Contractor for the project with respect to CDM regulations.

This tender comprises of 8 individual lots;

1A: Feed gas clan up & conditioning module
1B: Biomass syngas clean up & conditioning module (as add-on to 1A)
2: Reverse Water Gas Shift (RWGS) module
3: Blending skid
4: Fischer-Tropsch reactor
5: Hydrocracking & hydrogeneration reactor
6: Distillation module
7: Online process analyser

Further details relating to the overall technical & commercial requirements for the above, can be found within the tender documents.

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