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title: "Supply of Pilot Scale Fluid Bed to AIEC, Aberystwyth University"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-148032"
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buyer: "ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY"
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# Supply of Pilot Scale Fluid Bed to AIEC, Aberystwyth University

Buyer: ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-148032

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## Summary

Aberystwyth University, located in Aberystwyth, has awarded a contract for the supply of a pilot scale fluid bed to AIEC. The procurement falls under the goods category, specifically laboratory services and research laboratory services. The procurement process began with the tender publication on 7th February 2025 and the contract was signed with Procept Nv on 7th March 2025. This procurement stage is defined as Award, following an open procurement method where bids were submitted and evaluated.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses involved in laboratory equipment manufacturing and research facility consulting, especially those specialising in food, feed, and nutritional product innovation. AberInnovation's expansion project, alongside Aberystwyth University's departments and collaborative partners, seeks to enhance fluid bed powder processing capabilities—providing avenues for businesses adept in agglomeration processes and material coating technologies to provide high-quality solutions and services. Businesses with a focus on product innovation, bulk processing, and improving physical properties of powders would be well-suited for this procurement.

## Notice

AberInnovation provides pilot scale processing facilities for novel ingedients and innovative applications exploring alternative food, feed and nutritional products.AberInnovation with Aberystwyth University departments, IBERS, Department of Life Sciences and collaborative industrial partners have identified a demand to expand on the existing pilot scale spray drying capabilities with the addition of fluid bed powder processing for the final drying of fine powders.Fluid bed powder processing is applicable for final drying of fine powders produced by spray drying, agglomeration of powder particles into granules, and coating of individual powder particles with a thin layer of an alternative material. Agglomeration processes convert powdery particles into free-flowing, low-dust, coarse granules with defined properties. The main purpose of agglomeration is to improve certain physical properties of food powders such as bulk density, flowability, dispersibility, and stability.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=148032 |
| Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Feb 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | ABERYSTWYTH |
| Post town | Shrewsbury |
| Postcode | SY23 3FB |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL41 Mid Wales |
| Local authority | Ceredigion |
| Electoral ward | Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais |
| Westminster constituency | Ceredigion Preseli |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PROCEPT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 71900000 - Laboratory services
- 73111000 - Research laboratory services

## Release History

- 18 Mar 2025 at 16:39 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=148032
- 7 Feb 2025 at 15:42 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=148032

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=FEB497576&idx=1
  7th February 2025 - Specification
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=FEB497576&idx=2
  7th February 2025 - Vesting Certificate

## Notice URLs

- http://www.procept.be
- https://www.aber.ac.uk/
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales

## Provenance

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