Official UK procurement notice
4855/AMRC/GM/2025 Kiln Modification for Hydrogen / Natural Gas Mix R2
Authority: University of Sheffield (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement description4855/AMRC/GM/2025 Kiln Modification for Hydrogen / Natural Gas Mix
The University of Sheffield wishes to invite tenders for a Kiln Modification for Hydrogen / Natural Gas Mix on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, Castings Group at Catcliffe, South Yorkshire.
Scope of Requirement
The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) wishes to convert its existing kiln from natural gas to a natural gas and hydrogen blend.
Sustainable Manufacturing is a core theme within the AMRC’s Technology Strategy and part of that theme is to decarbonise our own operations and to act as a demonstrator and experimental test bed for UK manufacturers looking to decarbonise their own operations.
AMRC Castings are investing in pyrolysis equipment to supply our mould firing kiln with decarbonised natural gas (i.e. hydrogen / natural gas blend). This is being tendered in parallel with this tender process.
The furnace is a 656kW kiln used for firing the ceramic shells used for investment casting. This will need modification/upgrading to be capable of operating with different blends of hydrogen and natural gas.
It is imperative that the conversion of our furnace includes interaction with the control system of the decarburisation equipment to comply with H&S requirements for emergency situations.
Tender Process and Documentation:
This procurement is an EU open procedure conducted in accordance with the Procurement ACT 2023.
The ITT can be downloaded by registering and expressing your interest on the University`s e-tendering system in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield ↗
If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender they must be submitted via the In-tend System, this can be accessed at in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield ↗
Closing date for the tender return is on November 11, 2025 at 12 noon (UK time).
CPV: Carbon · Heating-plant repair and maintenance work · Heating-system design services · Hydrogen · Installation services of miscellaneous general-purpose machinery · Miscellaneous equipment · Natural gas · Surface tempering machines
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price: 20%
- Quality: 80%
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Oct 2025, 12:08 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Mar 2026, 09:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
4855/AMRC/GM/2025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-065851- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ab86Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The ITT can be downloaded by registering and expressing your interest on the
University's e-tendering system in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield ↗
If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender they must be submitted
via the In-tend System, this can be accessed at in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield ↗
Timeline
9 Oct 2025 → 30 Mar 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published372 days ago9 Oct 2025, 12:08 BST
- Market engagement366 days ago15 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Tender Process and Documentation:
This procurement is an EU open procedure conducted in accordance with the Procurement ACT 2023.
The ITT can be downloaded by registering and expressing your interest on the University`s e-tendering system in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield ↗
If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender they must be submitted via the In-tend System, this can be accessed at in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield ↗
Closing date for the Preliminary Market Engagement is on October 15, 2025 at 12 noon (UK time).
- Tender notice published365 days ago16 Oct 2025, 11:36 BST
- Submission deadline339 days ago11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent305 days ago15 Dec 2025
- Contract starts305 days ago15 Dec 2025
- Award decision expected by304 days ago15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends295 days ago24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published200 days ago30 Mar 2026, 09:56 BST
Notice history
10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Oct 2025, 12:08 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published16 Oct 2025, 11:36 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active16 Oct 2025, 11:36 BST
- Procurement method changed16 Oct 2025, 11:36 BST
- Deadline published: 11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT16 Oct 2025, 11:36 BST
- Contract award notice published15 Dec 2025, 15:27 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Dec 2025, 15:27 GMT
- Contract award notice published16 Dec 2025, 09:50 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published30 Mar 2026, 09:56 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-10: 2 releases · 9 Oct 2025, 16 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Therser (UK) Ltd4855/AMRC/GM/2025 Kiln Modification for Hydrogen / Natural Gas Mix6 Jan 2026 – 13 Jul 2027Options: Few additional items. · Amended: Error is the title is fixed. | £399,613 | 15 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
4855/AMRC/GM/2025 Kiln Modification for Hydrogen / Natural Gas Mix · Therser (UK) Ltd
- Signed
- 9 Jan 2026
- Value
- £399,613
- Period
- 9 Jan 2026 – 13 Jul 2027
- Status
- active
- Options
- Few additional items.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Therser (UK) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications The ITT can be downloaded by registering and expressing your interest on the University's e-tendering system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender they must be submitted via the In-tend System, this can be accessed at…
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender