Published date: 26 August 2022

This notice was replaced on 16 November 2022

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Awarded contract (published 16 November 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Industrial gases - 24110000

  • Ammonia - 24413000

Location of contract

B25 8DW

Value of contract

£630,000

Procurement reference

SC11053/22

Published date

26 August 2022

Closing date

26 September 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 October 2022

Contract end date

1 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?

No

Description

The University of Birmingham invites tenders for the supply of an ammonia storage and vaporisation unit capable of supplying ammonia at:
• 70kg/hr
• 8.0 Barg
• ≥25oC
The unit is part of a BEIS funded programme to construct an ammonia cracking plant to produce green hydrogen. The Tyseley Ammonia Project will design, build, commission, and operate the world's largest and most efficient ammonia to hydrogen conversion unit, demonstrating 200kg/day production of transport-grade hydrogen. It will be located at Tyseley Energy Park and co-located alongside an existing refuelling station. The hydrogen will be used to refuel local vehicles including 20 fuel cell buses that have been ordered by Birmingham City Council. The ammonia cracker combines decomposition and purification stages into a single, compact unit, with lower operational temperatures due to recent innovations in membrane technology. The project aims to dramatically improve the efficiency and economics of ammonia cracking, accelerate the development of hydrogen solutions in the UK and position the country at the forefront of an emerging global market.

The project is led by Gemserv, with partners EQUANS, H2SITE, Storengy, Yara, University of Birmingham and Tyseley Energy Park.

The ammonia unit will be integrated into ammonia cracking plant, being provided by other partners with operations being the responsibility of EQUANS.

This project may be funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) or;
- European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) or;
- Research Councils UK (RCUK), the strategic partnership of the UK's seven Research Councils.

More information

Additional text

1.1 All main correspondence should go via the University's In-Tend website. Your tender documents and information must be submitted via In-Tend by the date and time specified; www.in-tendhost.com/universityofbirmingham.

1.2 All requests for information will be by on-line questionnaires which are "pre-loaded" onto the In-Tend system.

1.3 If you are requested to submit separate documents please follow the instructions provided on In-Tend ideally in PDF format unless otherwise requested.

1.4 In-Tend will maintain an auditable copy of any document uploaded by bidders.

About the buyer

Contact name

Kseniya Samsonik

Address

University of Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM
B152TT
England

Email

k.samsonik@bham.ac.uk