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title: "The Supply and Installation of an Inter-Connected Dual Circulating Fluidised Bed Reactor"
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# The Supply and Installation of an Inter-Connected Dual Circulating Fluidised Bed Reactor

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-58fae235-b5f7-47d4-acf2-367ae9b92218

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## Summary

The University of Southampton is seeking suppliers for the procurement titled "The Supply and Installation of an Inter-Connected Dual Circulating Fluidised Bed Reactor." This project falls under the goods category, specifically classified as laboratory, optical, and precision equipment (excluding glasses). The procurement process is currently at the award stage, with the contract valued at £31,125 GBP. The contract period is set to commence on 9th December 2019 and will last until 8th December 2020, following a tender period that originally ended on 15th November 2019 in Southampton, England.

This opportunity is well-suited for businesses that specialise in engineering, chemistry, and the supply and installation of laboratory equipment, particularly those experienced in fluidised bed reactors and chemical looping technology. The successful supplier could benefit from strong engagement with academic institutions, enhancing their visibility within the sector and potentially catalysing further contracts or collaborations within the UK’s research landscape. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, as the procurement approach is open, aiming to include diverse suppliers in this innovative project.

## Notice

Optimisation of chemical and catalytic processes requires engineers, chemists and chemical engineers working together to forge an understanding of all facets of the processes, from the atomic precision of designing atomic active sites, to large-scale reactor design. Many catalytic procedures default to a fixed-bed reactor, due to the range of control over flow rates, temperatures and pressures offered. However, such systems are typically limited to performing a single step of the full process, and are prone to catalytic deactivation. This makes it difficult to analyse catalytic performance under true working conditions. A dual-bed fluidised bed reactor, with online mass-spectrometer sampling, is a unique alternative to overcome these issues using chemical looping technology, and offer greater insight into the performance of catalytic materials. It will take advantage of the opportunities that arise from the collegiate nature of the faculty and embrace further academic development through mentoring procedures with more experienced academics across the Faculty/School and Department. Additionally, procurement of this equipment will also tackle some of the weaknesses in the Faculty through the development of a new cross-faculty technology that will play a crucial role in ongoing catalytic and chemical both at the University and across the UK, this will encourage the recruitment and retention of top researchers and academics. We envisage this solution providing and playing a significant role in student engagement through individual and group student projects within the different schools and departments. It will provide a means of additional lab demonstrations of one of the most fundamental chemical engineering technologies towards the new program, a fluidised bed reactor. At present the University does not currently own a chemical looping catalytic fluidised bed reactor. As such this will be made available across the University via the University-wide Clean Carbon USRG. This has the potential to reach 150+ members, including external partners, thus promoting further exposure and ongoing research.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33d2ded7-ec5d-4a9b-885f-1aae04c82991 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Nov 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Nov 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Dec 2019 |
| Contract period | 9 Dec 2019 - 8 Dec 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £37,500 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £31,125 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON |
| Locality | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO17 1BJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Electoral ward | Portswood |
| Westminster constituency | Southampton Test |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HIDEN ANALYTICAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

## Release History

- 23 Nov 2020 at 16:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33d2ded7-ec5d-4a9b-885f-1aae04c82991
- 29 Oct 2019 at 10:04 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e2655b26-f3b2-4c32-832d-8232b16eb073

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33d2ded7-ec5d-4a9b-885f-1aae04c82991
  23rd November 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e2655b26-f3b2-4c32-832d-8232b16eb073
  29th October 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton/aspx/Home

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