01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- Glass Futures
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Category
- Not supplied
- CPV classification
- Not supplied
- Tender period
- Not supplied — Not supplied
Description
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.
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02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
The Supply and Delivery of a Multiphysics Model and Furnace Digital Twin
- Awarded
- 17 November 2025
- Award value
- £323,000
- Suppliers
- 2
- Signed contract
- 27 November 2025
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
Glass Futures
James Roby Way, Sheffield, UKE32, S35 2PY, United Kingdom
Companies House 10002698 →Glass Futures
James Roby Way, St Helens, UKD71, WA95DT, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PYHR-8347-NYPXThe University of Liverpool
765 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, UKD72, L697ZX, United Kingdom
Companies House RC000660 →University of Liverpool
765 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, UKD72, L697ZX, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PYNH-9859-XVMDCompanies House links appear only for explicit GB-COH identifiers. BritDB does not create company links from a similar name or address.
04 Provenance
Source for this process
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