Award

Cell Cycling Equipment for UKBIC Flexible Industrialisation Line (FIL)

UK BATTERY INDUSTRIALISATION CENTRE

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Award

04 Apr 2023 at 13:55

TenderUpdate

14 Dec 2022 at 13:19

Tender

14 Dec 2022 at 10:15

Summary of the contracting process

The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre recently awarded contracts for Cell Cyclers, Temperature Test Chambers, and Cell Fixturing as part of a procurement process for Cell Cycling Equipment. The Centre sought suppliers to provide equipment for manufacturing conformance testing of battery cells. The contract values ranged from 372,774 EUR to 1,164,793 USD. The suppliers for the contracts are Maccor Inc, Binder GmbH, and Voltavision GmbH.

This contract opportunity offered by the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre presents business growth prospects for suppliers of equipment related to electrical machinery and industrial machinery. Businesses specialising in manufacturing battery testing equipment, temperature test chambers, and cell fixturing systems would be well-suited to compete in this tender. The procurement process has completed the award stage and the chosen suppliers are now actively fulfilling their contracts.

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Notice Title

Cell Cycling Equipment for UKBIC Flexible Industrialisation Line (FIL)

Notice Description

This is an Award Notice and this opportunity has now closed. Please see Section V (Award of Contract) for further details. Please see original requirement below: The UKBIC Flexible Industrialisation Line is designed to allow staged scale-up of electrode manufacture from laboratory scale through to GWh scale on UKBIC's existing high-volume electrode lines. The project will be phased and in the first phase equipment will be purchased to allow scale-up of electrode processes from the Flexible Industrialisation Line to UKBIC's high-volume electrode lines. This will incorporate mixing process compatible with UKBIC's mainline process and coating and drying equipment which will take batches of slurry and convert them onto anode and cathode foils. Subsequent equipment will incorporate next generation electrode manufacturing processes, so solutions covering both scenarios are encouraged. This new electrode capability will be supplemented by flexible equipment to Calender and slit the electrode reels allowing them to be converted into cells using the main UKBIC cylindrical and pouch cell assembly lines, or other flexible cell manufacturing equipment that may be installed during a later phase. Phase one of the project also includes the installation of a Cell Cycling Facility for manufacturing conformance testing of cells manufactured at UKBIC. Cell cycling equipment for manufacturing conformance testing of battery cells made at UKBIC. This requirement is split into three lots: Lot 1 - Cell Cyclers Lot 2 - Temperature Test Chambers Lot 3 - Cell Fixturing Suppliers will be able to bid for individual lots, however bids that offer combined solutions incorporating more than one aspect (lot) of this equipment are encouraged. Please see Appendix 1 -User requirements specification for the complete requirements.

Lot Information

Cell Cyclers

This is a Contract Award Notice and this opportunity has now closed Cell Cycling Equipment to perform product conformance testing of UKBIC's cylindrical and pouch cells manufactured on the volume industrialisation lines. Separate cycler systems for cylindrical and pouch cell testing are envisaged.

Options: Options were listed in the user requirements specification. The decision on quantity of channels/cyclers was not made until after the tender responses were received, so bidders were required to provide costings for multiple solutions.

Temperature Test Chambers

This is a Contract Award Notice and this opportunity has now closed Battery temperature test chambers, rated to EUCAR Hazard Level 6, to maintain constant temperature conditions and provide safe containment in the event of cell failures. The decision on sizes and quantities of chambers will not be made until after the tender responses have been received, so bidders are required to provide costings for multiple solutions.

Options: This is a Contract Award Notice and this opportunity has now closed Options were listed in the user requirements specification. The decision on sizes and quantities of chambers were not made until after the tender responses were received, so bidders were required to provide costings for multiple solutions.

Cell Fixturing

This is a Contract Award Notice and this opportunity has now closed Cell fixturing and racking systems for industry standard 21700 cylindrical cells and UKBIC 300 x 100 x 4-12 pouch cells, so that users can easily and safely load/unload cells for testing. The decision on the quantity of each fixture type will not be made until after the tender responses have been received, so bidders are required to provide costings for multiple solutions.

Options: This is a Contract Award Notice and this opportunity has now closed The decision on the quantity of each fixture type was not made until after the tender responses were received, so bidders were required to provide costings for multiple solutions.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-038d46
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009818-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting


CPV Codes

31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,020,966 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Apr 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Feb 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Mar 20233 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UK BATTERY INDUSTRIALISATION CENTRE
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV8 3AL
Post Town
Coventry
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG13 Warwickshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Warwick
Electoral Ward
Cubbington & Leek Wootton
Westminster Constituency
Kenilworth and Southam

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

BINDER

MACCOR

VOLTAVISION

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