Expired contract

Air Compressor Upgrade

Details

Buyer: Centre for Process Innovation
Supplier(s): AIR COMPRESSORS & BLOWERS NORTH LTD
Value: £40,000
Duration: 4 years
Topic: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Published: 26 February 2020
Source: ContractsFinder

Tender description

CPIs National Biologics Manufacturing Centre (NBMC) in Darlington, Co. Durham is a state-of-the-art facility which provides open access and expertise to help companies develop, prove and commercialise new processes and technologies for the manufacture of biologics. An oil-fee air compressor unit in the CPI Darlington NBMC Facility generates CDA (Clean Dry Air) as a validated system for both instrument and process air supplies to the facility and this system is to be upgraded under this tender. The existing CDA compressor is a fixed speed unit, and the upgrade will involve install of a new variable speed CDA compressor in the facility ground floor plant room (which can then operate at half the maximum duty) as the primary unit for routine operation, with the existing fixed speed unit to become a backup. Validation, monitoring and heat recovery are to be included as part of the upgrade package.

Timeline

Completed: Award date17 February 2020
Completed: Award published26 February 2020
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date13 February 2024

About the buyer

Centre for Process Innovation buys as a public sector innovation and technology organisation, and is a founding partner in the High Value Manufacturing Catapult network. Suppliers register for tenders through a dedicated In-Tend procurement portal. The UK government agency ONE NorthEast established the organisation in 2004 to develop advanced manufacturing and process technologies. Ten innovation centres across North East England and Scotland carry out its research and development work. European and UK government programmes fund its work, including the European Regional Development Fund. Facilities, expertise and funder networks help businesses develop, test and scale new products.

£434bn was the total UK public sector procurement spend in FY 2025/26.

Over the past 5 years, most of Centre for Process Innovation's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, IT services and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

38000000 · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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