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title: "Purchase of 300L Fermenter,  Steam Generator & Recirculating Water Chiller"
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# Purchase of 300L Fermenter,  Steam Generator & Recirculating Water Chiller

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-300l-fermenter-steam-generator-recirculating-water-chiller-ocds-h6vhtk-042e41). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Heriot-Watt University: "Purchase of 300L Fermenter,  Steam Generator & Recirculating Water Chiller". Published status: complete. Published Value: £750,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Heriot-Watt University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/heriot-watt-university-GB-FTS-185139)
- **Published Value:** £750,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 February 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM75
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-042e41`

## Before you bid
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- **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/purchase-of-300l-fermenter-steam-generator-recirculating-water-chiller-ocds-h6vhtk-042e41#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2Fesop%2Fpts-host%2Fpublic%2Fpts%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-300l-fermenter-steam-generator-recirculating-water-chiller-ocds-h6vhtk-042e41#participate

## Description
The University wishes to purchase a fermenter of 300 litre total volume that will primarily be used for microbial fermentation which can handle a range of cell types and carbon/nitrogen sources, some in the form of novel biomasses (often referred to as waste or co-product). Typically, this would be expected to be made up of a vessel, impellor(s), fermenter controller, probes, motor, and computer and would be supplied as ‘the fermenter’ package.
In addition, the University requires this to be sold and fitted with an electrical steam generator ‘steam generator’ and a recirculating water chiller ‘recirculating water chiller’.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The University wishes to purchase a fermenter of 300 litre total volume that will primarily be used for microbial fermentation which can handle a range of cell types and carbon/nitrogen sources, some in the form of novel biomasses (often referred to ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 007792-2024-HWU-UK-2324-178-00-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Infors UK Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-143216`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 007792-2024-HWU-UK-2324-178-00-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 12/03/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007792-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-03-12T09:49:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:47:03.114Z
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