Solid-state fermentation system for AberInnovation

CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL Notice Type : SUPPLIES 1 Authority Details 1.1 Authority Name and Address Official Name: Aberystwyth University Postal Address: Procurement, c/o Finance Department, Room B1. 07, Visualisation Centre, Penglais Campus, Town: Aberystwyth Postal Code: SY23 3BF Country: UK For the attention of: Lee Pereira Telephone: +44 1970628716 E-Mail: Fax: Internet Address (URL): https://www.aber.ac.uk/ Electronic access to information: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales 1.2 Address from which documentation may be obtained As in 1.1 1.3 Completed documents must be returned to: As in 1.1 2 Contract Details 2.1 Title Supply of Solid State Fermentation System to AIEC 2.2 Description of the goods or services required 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. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=170909. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. 2.3 Notice Coding and Classification a) Commodity Codes Code Description 38970000 Research, testing and scientific technical simulator 73110000 Research services 73111000 Research laboratory services b) Delivery Location/Area Code Location 1014 South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion) 2.4 Total quantity or scope of tender one-off purchase 3 Conditions for Participation 3.1 Minimum standards and qualification required 4 Administrative Information 4.1 Type of Procedure Single stage 4.2 Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority AU/2026/498/SSF 4.3 Time Limits Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders 15-10-2026 Time  14:00 Estimated award date 22-10-2026 4.5 Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up EN 4.6 Tender Submission Postbox The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx 5 Other Information 5.1 Additional Information (WA Ref:170909) 5.2 Additional Documentation The following additional documents relating to this notice are available from the site: RFQ SSF 5.3 Publication date of this notice 24-09-2026 SF 51a