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# 3743/JN - Sustainable Aviation Fuels - Innovation Centre: Supplementary Aviation Characterisation Laboratory Equipment (2 Lots)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3743-jn-sustainable-aviation-fuels-innovation-centre-supplementary-aviation-characterisati-ocds-h6vhtk-03c3b8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Sheffield: "3743/JN - Sustainable Aviation Fuels - Innovation Centre: Supplementary Aviation Characterisation Laboratory Equipment (2 Lots)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £95,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 25 May 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Sheffield](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-sheffield-urn-133872)
- **Published Value:** £95,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 May 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Checking and testing apparatus, Instruments for checking physical characteristics, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- **Delivery Location:** UKE32
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £98,646 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3743-jn-sustainable-aviation-fuels-innovation-centre-supplementary-aviation-characterisati-ocds-h6vhtk-03c3b8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c3b8`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3743-jn-sustainable-aviation-fuels-innovation-centre-supplementary-aviation-characterisati-ocds-h6vhtk-03c3b8#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fsheffield)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3743-jn-sustainable-aviation-fuels-innovation-centre-supplementary-aviation-characterisati-ocds-h6vhtk-03c3b8#participate

## Description
The University of Sheffield (UoS) with funding from the 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. Further to our previous tenders (3073/JN, 3325/JN and 3566/JN) we are looking to complement our research capability and procure the following two test instruments approved to various ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) standards as well as other internationally recognised standards where appropriate.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: An instrument for Quantification of Aviation Fuel Surface Tension, in conformity with ASTM D1331
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38400000, 38500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Estimated Value:** £35,000
- **Description:** As a non-specification property, surface tension is a relatively-rarely-measured property that is relevant to fuel atomization in gas turbine combustors (as are viscosity and density). SAF-IC is looking to buy an automated instrument for surface tens...
- **Contract Period:** 29/08/2023 to 31/08/2023

### Lot 2: A mid-range Infrared spectroscopy device for aviation fuel application, in conformity with ASTM D1655; ASTM D7797; ASTM D7963, and IP 583
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38400000, 38500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Estimated Value:** £60,000
- **Description:** SAF-IC is looking to buy an automated mid-range Infrared Spectroscopy, in the range of approximately 4000-400 cm-1. This is for identification of functional groups in aviation fuels, for the UK aviation fuel-clearing house. Additional information: Fu...
- **Contract Period:** 29/08/2023 to 31/08/2023

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** An instrument for Quantification of Aviation Fuel Surface Tension, in conformity with ASTM D1331 (active)
  - Award id: `018858-2023-3743/JN-1`
  - Supplier(s): **KRÜSS GmbH**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:HRB 25427`
  - Value: £30,297 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** A mid-range Infrared spectroscopy device for aviation fuel application, in conformity with ASTM D1655; ASTM D7797; ASTM D7963, and IP 583 (active)
  - Award id: `018858-2023-3743/JN-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Stanhope-Seta Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:361699`
  - Value: £68,349 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** An instrument for Quantification of Aviation Fuel Surface Tension, in conformity with ASTM D1331 (active)
  - Signed Value: £30,297
  - Signed Date: 19/06/2023

- **Contract:** A mid-range Infrared spectroscopy device for aviation fuel application, in conformity with ASTM D1655; ASTM D7797; ASTM D7963, and IP 583 (active)
  - Signed Value: £68,349
  - Signed Date: 19/06/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018858-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-07-03T13:58:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T15:01:52.247Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03c3b8