---
title: "Digital Manufacturing"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-041736"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UK BATTERY INDUSTRIALISATION CENTRE"
published: "2024-04-03"
---

# Digital Manufacturing

Buyer: UK BATTERY INDUSTRIALISATION CENTRE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-041736

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## Summary

UK Battery Industrialisation Centre has recently completed the tender process for "Digital Manufacturing" services in Coventry, United Kingdom. The procurement involved the replacement of existing manufacturing systems, deployment of a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), and simulation activities. The procurement method used was a selective and restricted procedure. The procurement stage was the award, and the contract was signed on 28th March 2024. Key suppliers included ATS Applied Tech Systems, LabWare, and Ansys UK Ltd.

This tender provides growth opportunities for businesses offering IT services, software development, and data services. Companies with expertise in consulting, software development, and Internet support are well-suited to compete. This contract aims to support research and development initiatives and compliance with grant funding agreements. With the procurement focusing on digital manufacturing technologies, businesses in the IT services sector can find a valuable market to engage with the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre's transformation projects.

## Notice

Our organisation is embarking on a comprehensive transformation of our manufacturing processes and data management capabilities. As part of this process, we want to appoint a supplier than can provide a comprehensive solution for the following tasks: We are looking to replace our current MES system. Due to the nature of the type of work that we do at UKBIC and the differing levels of product maturity it is vital that we can give our customers as much information as possible about their products movement whilst in our facility. This Project is split into 3 LOTS LOT 1 a. Replacement of our existing Manufacturing Execution System (MES) b. Implementation of a Process Historian c. Integration of an ETL layer d. Development of a robust Data Analysis/Visualization package LOT 2 a. Deployment of a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) LOT 3 a. Discrete Event Simulation. b. Finite Element Analysis. c. Discrete Element Modelling. d. Computational Fluid Dynamics in particular Finite Volume Method.

### Lot Information

New and expandable MES system to accommodate Legacy and New Projects

Our organisation is embarking on a comprehensive transformation of our manufacturing processes and data management capabilities. As part of this process, we want to appoint a supplier than can provide a comprehensive solution for the following tasks: We are looking to replace our current MES system. Due to the nature of the type of work that we do at UKBIC and the differing levels of product maturity it is vital that we can give our customers as much information as possible about their products movement whilst in our facility. This Project is split into 3 LOTS LOT 1 a. Replacement of our existing Manufacturing Execution System (MES) b. Implementation of a Process Historian c. Integration of an ETL layer d. Development of a robust Data Analysis/Visualization package

Deployment of a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

LOT 2 a. Deployment of a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) UKBIC require a system able to collect data from various line measurement systems and offline laboratory analysis and loaded in a structured manager to a data portal.

Simulation and Data Analytics

LOT 3 a. Discrete Event Simulation. b. Finite Element Analysis. c. Discrete Element Modelling. d. Computational Fluid Dynamics in particular Finite Volume Method.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010704-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,167,397 |

## 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 | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | ANSYS; ATS APPLIED TECH SYSTEMS; LABWARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72300000 - Data services

## Release History

- 3 Apr 2024 at 09:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010704-2024
- 9 Nov 2023 at 17:28 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033232-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=235d6bc6-1d7f-ee11-8125-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True
- https://www.ukbic.co.uk/

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