--- title: "Cell Cycling Equipment for UKBIC Flexible Industrialisation Line (FIL)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038d46" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-038d46" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-038d46.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-038d46.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "UK BATTERY INDUSTRIALISATION CENTRE" published: "2023-04-04" --- # Cell Cycling Equipment for UKBIC Flexible Industrialisation Line (FIL) Buyer: UK BATTERY INDUSTRIALISATION CENTRE Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038d46 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-038d46) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-038d46.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009818-2023 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 Apr 2023 | | Submission deadline | 1 Feb 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 27 Mar 2023 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | £1,500,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £2,020,966 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UK BATTERY INDUSTRIALISATION CENTRE | | Locality | COVENTRY | | Post town | Coventry | | Postcode | CV8 3AL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | | ITL 3 | TLG13 Warwickshire CC | | Local authority | Warwick | | Electoral ward | Cubbington & Leek Wootton | | Westminster constituency | Kenilworth and Southam | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 3 | | Supplier names | BINDER; MACCOR; VOLTAVISION | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting ### Codes - 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting ## Release History - 4 Apr 2023 at 13:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009818-2023 - 14 Dec 2022 at 13:19 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035383-2022 - 14 Dec 2022 at 10:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035323-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/register - https://www.ukbic.co.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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