Published date: 3 February 2022

Last edited date: 15 March 2022

This notice was replaced on 27 June 2022

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Awarded contract (published 27 June 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£1,350,000

Procurement reference

3210/DM

Published date

3 February 2022

Closing date

29 March 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 November 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 (UoS) with funding from European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is establishing a Sustainable Aviation Fuels Innovation Centre (SAF-IC) to support and promote the production and characterisation of decarbonised and sustainable aviation fuel.

To broaden and support our extensive research, development, and deployment activities at the centre, we are looking to procure a proton exchange membrane (PEM) or a solid oxide hydrogen electrolyser. The Green Hydrogen Production and Storage Facility project will enable green hydrogen to be produced on site, whilst the device will be mains powered the centre boasts considerable renewable electricity production capacity. Hence, it is intended that the consumption of the H2 production facility will net off, against said production capacity, thereby resulting in credible green hydrogen production.

One of the main purposes behind this procurement is the use of the generated hydrogen to produce renewable synthetic fuels.

For indicative purposes only, the budget allocated to the Green Hydrogen Production Facility is c.£1.2m while the budget allocated for the Storage Facility is c.£150,000 (both figures are excluding VAT). This explains the estimated total value figure shown above of £1,350,000

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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