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Contract Award Notice

Supply of Solid State Fermentation System to AIEC

  • First published: 11 November 2026
  • Last modified: 11 November 2026
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-170909
Published by:
Aberystwyth University
Authority ID:
AA1009
Publication date:
11 November 2026
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

AberInnovation wishes to purchase a Solid State Fermentation (SSF) System suitable for research, process development and scale-up studies involving microbial fermentation of food, feed, biomass, agricultural residues and biobased materials. AberInnovation requires a Solid State Fermentation (SSF) System capable of supporting laboratory and pilot-scale fermentation research.

Full notice text

CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – NATIONAL

SUPPLIES

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address


Aberystwyth University

Procurement, c/o Finance Department, Room B1. 07, Visualisation Centre, Penglais Campus,

Aberystwyth

SY23 3BF

UK

Lee Pereira

+44 1970628716


https://www.aber.ac.uk/

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Supply of Solid State Fermentation System to AIEC

2.2

Description of the contract

AberInnovation wishes to purchase a Solid State Fermentation (SSF) System suitable for research, process development and scale-up studies involving microbial fermentation of food, feed, biomass, agricultural residues and biobased materials. AberInnovation requires a Solid State Fermentation (SSF) System capable of supporting laboratory and pilot-scale fermentation research.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

38970000 Research, testing and scientific technical simulator
73110000 Research services
73111000 Research laboratory services
1014 South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)

2.4

Estimated Total Value

3 Procedure

3.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4 Award of Contract

4.1

Successful Bidders

4.1.1

Name and Address of successful supplier, contractor or service provider





Thistle Scientific Limited

41 Somers Road,

Rugby

CV227DH

UK




https://www.thistlescientific.com

5 Other Information

5.1

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

AU/2026/498/SSF

5.2

Date of Contract Award

 28-10-2026

5.3

Number of tenders received

3

5.4

Other Information

(WA Ref:173325)

5.5

Additional Documentation

N/a

5.6

Publication date of this notice:

 11-11-2026

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
73111000 Research laboratory services Research services
73110000 Research services Research and experimental development services
38970000 Research, testing and scientific technical simulator Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments

Delivery locations

ID Description
1014 South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)

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Notice details
Publication date:
24 September 2026
Deadline date:
15 October 2026 14:00
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Authority name:
Aberystwyth University
Publication date:
11 November 2026
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Authority name:
Aberystwyth University

About the buyer

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