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# Fuel Cell Test Station

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fuel-cell-test-station-ocds-h6vhtk-05cea8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE): "Fuel Cell Test Station". Published status: complete. Published Value: £170,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-salford-the-urn-133845)
- **Published Value:** £170,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 November 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Engineering-related scientific and technical services, Fuel cells, Research laboratory services, Scientific installations
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £145,860 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fuel-cell-test-station-ocds-h6vhtk-05cea8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05cea8`

## 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/fuel-cell-test-station-ocds-h6vhtk-05cea8#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fsalford%2Faspx%2FHome.)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fuel-cell-test-station-ocds-h6vhtk-05cea8#participate

## Description
The School of Science, Engineering and Environment (SEE) at the University of Salford invites tenders for the supply of a Fuel Cell Test Station to support teaching and research in fuel cell 
technology and related energy systems. The equipment will be used for experimental studies, system characterisation, and practical training.
The system will be used for single-cell and short-stack PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) fuel cell testing, enabling controlled and safe operation under varied temperature, pressure, and load conditions. The equipment will support performance characterisation, diagnostic testing, and data acquisition for educational and research applications.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 31122100, 45214630, 71350000, 73111000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £170,000

- **Contract Period:** 17/11/2025 to 01/04/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Horiba UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-187006`
  - Value: £145,860 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 10/11/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F066237-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-11T15:23:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T06:02:10.377Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05cea8