Published date: 18 October 2017

Last edited date: 18 October 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: 17 November 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Fuel cells - 31122100

  • Scientific installations - 45214630

Location of contract

M15 6BH

Value of contract

£0 to £150,000

Procurement reference

MMU517

Published date

18 October 2017

Closing date

17 November 2017

Contract start date

15 December 2017

Contract end date

15 December 2020

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 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.


Items to be purchased are in two separate Lots:

Lot 1 - MMU requires a 3D printer capable of printing large objects from a variety of plastic filaments. This tender may be fulfilled with an existing product however it is anticipated that the printer may need to be a bespoke unit constructed from an 'off-the-shelf' robotic arm and one or more print heads that are integrated into a single system by the supplier.

Lot 2 - MMU requires an automated high precision screen-printer for producing conductive surface. A complete screen-printing platform for quick, reliable and high precision with stencils and screens. Will be required to print fuel cell conducting anode and cathodes and highly accurate and reproducible electrochemical platforms.

More information

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Additional text

In order to apply for this contract, suppliers must register themselves on the University's E-Tendering system, (In-tend). One electronic copy of your response is to be returned to the University via the In-Tend Supplier Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/mmu/aspx/Home (The University's electronic tendering system) no later than 12:00 noon on Friday 17th November 2017.

All tenders submitted, must be in English and contain all documents as outlined in the ITT in order to be considered for evaluation.


Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : ERDF

Funding Description

European Regional Development Fund

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Neil Wood

Address

All Saints Campus
Manchester
Lancashire
M15 6BH
United Kingdom

Telephone

01612471873

Email

N.Wood@mmu.ac.uk