FUTURE FOODS CENTRE – LIQUID PROCESSING SOFT MARKET TEST

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FUTURE FOODS CENTRE – LIQUID PROCESSING SOFT MARKET TESTAberInnovation™ is carrying out this soft market test to engage with potential suppliers and designers to advise on the establishment and commissioning of a bespoke small-scale liquid processing facility as part of the new Future Foods Centre on the AberInnovation™ Campus at Gogerddan, Aberystwyth.This soft market test is designed to help us assess the potential solution via the marketplace, and to understand the ways in which a solution could meet our requirement. The information gained through this exercise will better inform future procurement/s, and aid interested organisations understand AberInnovations requirement.Please be aware that at this stage we will not be formally assessing proposals, and nothing given or provided at this stage will be evaluated as part of any future procurement process. We welcome responses from suppliers and companies who feel that they have positive ideas on how our vision can be delivered.The Future Food Centre will provide a food grade environment for the testing, validation and improvement of existing and novel foods including nutritional content, advanced compositional analysis, shelf life and consumer preferences.Liquid Processing Production:The design requirements include:-Reception facility (130m2; capacity: 1 - 500 litre batches).-Processing capabilities thermal processing and separation of raw milk and liquids (1 - 500 litre batches) allowing pilot scale pasteurisation, filtration and other treatments in batches (up to 1000 litres) and continuous mode (5000 litres/day).-Cheese, cultured milk products, butter and frozen product manufacturing (capacity: 1 - 100 litre batches) – capacity to run replicated samples to study a range of products simultaneously.-Adaptable to multiple applications allowing for a diverse range of novel studies, easy link up system from delivery to final process.-The ability to process a wide range of liquid products: Dairy, Plant and Juice based.-Fast turn-around between batches in relation CIP system and programs-CIP system that copes with a wide range of products and cleaning demands required for differing liquid types and viscosity.-All equipment to be designed and commissioned by the supplier-After sales support.Foods and Bioprocessing - The food production lines and processing capability will also link with the food grade Downstream Processing and Fermentation Units within the Biorefining Centre, allowing food materials to be easily transported between each zone and this capability should be considered as part of the tender.We look forward to potential turnkey design solutions to AberInnovations requirement. If you wish to take part in this soft market test please email your proposal to phe7@aber.ac.uk by no later than 24th July 2020NOTE: 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=102779.