Published date: 8 May 2017

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: 5 June 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Fuel cells - 31122100

  • Scientific installations - 45214630

Location of contract

M15 6BH

Value of contract

£0 to £1,700,000

Procurement reference

MMU473

Published date

8 May 2017

Closing date

5 June 2017

Contract start date

20 July 2017

Contract end date

19 July 2020

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The focus of the MFCIC is advanced materials for fuel cells. The University requires a suite of modular low power fuel cells units (PEM, SOFC, etc.) which can be used to test our materials and to conduct condition-monitoring experiments. A suite of cells and associated hydrogen generation facilities will also be required. These units will also be used in our teaching/training activities. A wide range of liquid and gaseous fuels can be reformed into hydrogen.
Our activities in this field will include:

i) exploring metallic and organic/inorganic catalyst materials produced via wet-chemical synthesis
ii) bimetallic catalysts will also be explored where the active nanomaterial is immobilised onto larger micro materials which, results in greater surface areas but keep costs low;
iii) exploring a range of mesoporous oxides as heterogeneous catalysts with varying compositions, surface structure and functionality towards clean-up efficiency
iv) coating of identified catalysts onto a range of materials such as planar and 3D microstructures. A catalytic testing rig is required to measure the efficiency/effectiveness of our materials.

More information

Links

Additional text

Please follow the below link to register

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/mmu/aspx/

In order to access the tender documents and submit a response, suppliers must first register on Manchester Metropolitan University's electronic tendering system, 'In-tend'. Please use the above web link and follow the registration instructions.




Delivery Notes

In order to be considered for participation suppliers must complete and return one electronic copy of their tender response via the 'In-tend' electronic tendering portal. Your submission must be received via the portal, no later than 12 noon, Monday 5th June 2017 for the attention of Arwyn Evans (Procurement Lead). Any paper submissions received will not be considered.





Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : ERDF

Funding Description

European Regional Development Fund

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Arwyn Evans

Address

All Saints Campus
Manchester
Lancashire
M15 6BH
United Kingdom

Telephone

0161 247 1874

Email

a.r.evans@mmu.ac.uk