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OXFORDSHIRE LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

Engineering services to finalise the design, fabricate, assemble and commission a prototype Dryer/Kiln Batch Pyrolysis Unit and produce biochar

Business ServicesCPV 79000000
Value£73k
Awarded14 May 2022
Published16 Feb 2023
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£73ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Business Services band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

The brief

CapChar is looking to procure a prototype batch pyrolysis unit that is capable of drying and pyrolysing wet wood chip (up to 50% moisture) in a single vessel to produce approximately 100kg of biochar in a single cycle in less than 24 hours.

It needs to be semi-automated with a PLC and control the temperature profile when it goes from drying to pyrolysis.

The technology must be designed and built to operate safely at operating temperatures of up to 500oC.

The feedstock needs to be wood chip and be < 30mm in particle size with minimal dust, so chippings/screening equipment may be necessary.

The design must be finalised, fabricated, assembled, commissioned and have completed at least 10 x drying/pyrolysis cycles before the end of July 31st, producing a minimum of 1 tonne of biochar.

Once assembled it must be delivered to a suitable site that has access to wood chip for the duration of the project.

CapChar will require at least one site visit during the project to view the pyrolysis part of a cycle.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

CapChar is looking to procure a prototype

CapChar is looking to procure a prototype batch pyrolysis unit that is capable of drying and pyrolysing wet wood chip (up to 50% moisture) in a single vessel to produce approximately 100kg of biochar in a single cycle in less than 24 hours.

02

It needs to be semi-automated with

It needs to be semi-automated with a PLC and control the temperature profile when it goes from drying to pyrolysis.

03

The technology must be designed and built

The technology must be designed and built to operate safely at operating temperatures of up to 500oC.

04

The feedstock needs to be wood chip

The feedstock needs to be wood chip and be < 30mm in particle size with minimal dust, so chippings/screening equipment may be necessary.

05

The design must be finalised, fabricated, assembled

The design must be finalised, fabricated, assembled, commissioned and have completed at least 10 x drying/pyrolysis cycles before the end of July 31st, producing a minimum of 1 tonne of biochar.

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