CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

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Title

Supply of Mass Spectrometer

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Description of the goods or services required

The Reduced Industrial Carbon Emissions (RICE) project at Swansea University is looking to develop a cost-effective pressure swing adsorption (PSA) process for CO2 separation from complex industrial gas mixtures. To implement this effort the procurement of a mass spectrometer is essential to perform analysis of input, transient and output gas mixtures involved in the overall operation of the PSA unit.

The mass spectrometer is required to perform quantitative and qualitative analysis of gas mixtures comprised of nitrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrogen, oxygen, water, nitrous oxide, sulphur oxides, methane, ethane, ethylene, etc. These gas mixtures will be sampled from the PSA unit and the mass spectrometer will be delivered to Swansea University Bay Campus.

The mass spectrometer will allow the simultaneous analysis of gas mixtures containing N2, CO2, CO, O2, H2, H2O, NOx, SOx, CH4, C2H6, propane and butane. The instrument will be sensitive to low concentrations of CO and N2 in a CO2 enriched gas flow. The instrument will exhibit low detection limit for the above mentioned gases in order to characterise and optimise the operation of the PSA unit. The instrument will allow fast and precise analysis of gas compositions in order to study details of separation kinetics.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=98689

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

One off supply with warranty

3 Conditions for Participation

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Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

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Type of Procedure

Single stage

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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

SU93(20)

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Time Limits

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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

Cymraeg

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

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Additional Information

This procurement process is being carried out on eTenderwales. Please note this is a separate website and if you are not already registered, registration will be required.

To access eTenderwales, express your interest in this notice and access the tender documentation please visit

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml and search for PQQ/ITT code itt_79700 within the appropriate area

(WA Ref:98689)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: Reduced Industrial Carbon Emissions

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice