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Published 12 Jun 2025, 11:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

[CANCELLED] 4585/AMRC/CK/25 Gas Decarbonisation Equipment & Carbon Removal Services

Official notice

Authority: University of Sheffield (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£470,000≈ £157k / year · £564,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 3 Nov 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Dec 2028 · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

4585/AMRC/CK/25 Gas Decarbonisation Equipment & Carbon Removal Services

The University of Sheffield, Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, wishes to invite tenders for a contract for supply of gas decarbonisation equipment and carbon removal services on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC).

The AMRC wishes to tender for a natural gas decarbonisation system and associated carbon removal services to decarbonise a natural gas fuelled ceramic shell burnout kiln located at AMRC's casting facility in Rotherham, UK and to receive the best value with regards to price, quality and service.

CPV: Carbon · Installation services of miscellaneous general-purpose machinery · Machine tools · Miscellaneous equipment · Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery · Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery · Natural gas

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 3 yrsPublished value£470,000

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 80%
  • Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Technical
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Closed
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
12 Jun 2025, 11:16 BST
Last source update
9 Oct 2025, 11:53 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Dec 2025
Authority reference
4585/AMRC/CK/25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063210
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
CarbonInstallation services of miscellaneous general-purpose machineryMachine toolsMiscellaneous equipmentMiscellaneous general and special-purpose machineryMiscellaneous special-purpose machineryNatural gas
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054762 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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

12 Jun 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    12 Jun 2025, 11:16 BST
  2. Market engagement
    27 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST

    The University of Sheffield, Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, wishes to invite tenders for a contract for supply of gas decarbonisation equipment and carbon removal services on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC).

    The AMRC wishes to tender for a natural gas decarbonisation system and associated carbon removal services to decarbonise a natural gas fuelled ceramic shell burnout kiln located at AMRC's casting facility in Rotherham, UK and to receive the best value with regards to price, quality and service.

  3. Tender notice published385 days ago
    8 Oct 2025, 11:42 BST
  4. Latest notice published384 days ago
    9 Oct 2025, 11:53 BST
  5. Submission deadline359 days ago
    3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  6. Contract starts332 days ago
    1 Dec 2025
  7. Award decision expected by331 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jun 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    12 Jun 2025, 11:16 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    8 Oct 2025, 11:42 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value published: £470,000
    8 Oct 2025, 11:42 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    8 Oct 2025, 11:42 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    8 Oct 2025, 11:42 BST
  6. Deadline published: 3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
    8 Oct 2025, 11:42 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    9 Oct 2025, 11:53 BST
    UK4
Published amendments (1)

Due to IT issues, this tender has been cancelled and new tender has been published and is live on the system.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: RC000667 Firth Court, Western Bank, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S10 2TNContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsThe 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 a…

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender