GFL Batch Plant Fabrication, Installation and Commissioning

Description

Supply and install of glass melting raw material batch plant equipment including the storage, weighing, mixing and transfer of materials and the associated support and access steelwork. Lot 1: The subject matter of this procurement exercise is the supply of articles comprising of specialised equipment and fabrication of components to meet the requirements of the GFL Pilot Facility Batch Plant Detailed Design Specification and the installation of those articles at the site. The successful supplier will also be responsible for the commissioning, handover and training for GFL representatives of those articles on site. Background Glass Futures Ltd is creating a new glassmaking Pilot Plant facility in St Helens, United Kingdom, to provide a Global Centre of Excellence for sustainable manufacture of glass. It will bridge the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) gap between research activity and full commercial implementation. The facility will have full plant utilities and services, a full-scale Batch Plant, initially a 30 tonnes per day furnace complete with container and flat glass manufacturing capability. Additional information: The procurement is related to a project financed by UK Government funds via UKRI Grant Funding Agreement. UKRI Project Code: 107249 GFA relating to Glass Pilot Scale Facility Lot 1: The subject matter of this procurement exercise is the supply of articles comprising of specialised equipment and fabrication of components to meet the requirements of the GFL Pilot Facility Batch Plant Detailed Design Specification and the installation of those articles at the site. The successful supplier will also be responsible for the commissioning, handover and training for GFL representatives of those articles on site. Background Glass Futures Ltd is creating a new glassmaking Pilot Plant facility in St Helens, United Kingdom, to provide a Global Centre of Excellence for sustainable manufacture of glass. It will bridge the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) gap between research activity and full commercial implementation. The facility will have full plant utilities and services, a full-scale Batch Plant, initially a 30 tonnes per day furnace complete with container and flat glass manufacturing capability. Additional information: The procurement is related to a project financed by UK Government funds via UKRI Grant Funding Agreement. UKRI Project Code: 107249 GFA relating to Glass Pilot Scale Facility