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The Supply and Delivery of a Multiphysics Model and Furnace Digital Twin

Glass Futures · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 12:52.

Opportunity overview

The procured services consist of the development of a fully visualised digital twin of the Glass Futures plant. The project includes the development of a scientifically accurate multi-physics furnace model (CFD, chemistry, mathematics and physics) capable of performing digital experiments via 'what if...?' simulations programmed through a bespoke graphical user interface (also part of this procurement). The digital twin will integrate with the Glass Futures control system in order that it will display live, accurate, plant data.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

The University of Liverpool

Matched by number
Published award value
£323k
Awarded
17 Nov 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH RC000660
Location
Liverpool, UKD72, L697ZX, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
GFL/2025/04
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
We have directly awarded this contract under the Prototypes and Development criteria. The project involves significant technical uncertainty, rapid iteration, and close integration of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), thermodynamics, and glass melt chemistry with artificial intelligence and machine learning. These are highly specialised capabilities that cannot be sourced through a standard competitive procurement process without significantly increasing project risk. The supplier to which we have awarded the contract has a proven track record of high profile digital twin development using CFD-based approaches that can be a) have their parameters adjusted via a GUI to afford a fast, novel simulation environment and b) graphically visualised using state-of-the-art graphic rendering computed at the point of simulation. Moreover, they are experienced in the use of open-source development environments and are experienced in the integration of multiple data sources and development platforms

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
prototypesDevelopment

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYHR-8347-NYPX
Name
Glass Futures

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD71
Country
GB
Locality
St Helens
Postal Code
WA95DT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
James Roby Way

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicUndertaking
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public undertaking

Identifier

Id
PYHR-8347-NYPX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PYNH-9859-XVMD
Name
University of Liverpool

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD72
Country
GB
Locality
Liverpool
Postal Code
L697ZX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
765 Brownlow Hill

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
PYNH-9859-XVMD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-COH-10002698
Name
Glass Futures

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKE32
Country
GB
Locality
Sheffield
Postal Code
S35 2PY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
James Roby Way

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicUndertaking
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public undertaking

Identifier

Id
10002698
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-COH-RC000660
Name
The University of Liverpool

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD72
Country
GB
Locality
Liverpool
Postal Code
L697ZX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
765 Brownlow Hill

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
RC000660
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
17 Nov 2025, 00:00
Title
The Supply and Delivery of a Multiphysics Model and Furnace Digital Twin
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72230000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Custom software development services
Entry 2
Id
72211000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Programming services of systems and user software
Entry 3
Id
72110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Hardware selection consultancy services
Entry 4
Id
73100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and experimental development services
Entry 5
Id
48151000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Computer control system
Entry 6
Id
48520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Multimedia software package

Value

Amount
323,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
387,600

Options

Description
Hosting and Support Services

Documents

Entry 1
Id
074332-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
17 Nov 2025, 11:46
Entry 2
Id
074410-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
17 Nov 2025, 14:01

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYNH-9859-XVMD
Name
University of Liverpool
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-RC000660
Name
The University of Liverpool

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
27 Nov 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
28 Nov 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
26 Nov 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
The Supply and Delivery of a Multiphysics Model and Furnace Digital Twin
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
27 Nov 2025, 00:00
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Unique, one-off, short -term contract

Value

Amount
323,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
387,600

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
28 Nov 2025, 00:00

Options

Description
Hosting and Support Services

Documents

Entry 1
Id
083460-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
16 Dec 2025, 15:10

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · St Helens · UKD71 · WA95DT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05e24d-2025-12-16T15:10:41ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·