Published date: 14 December 2022

This notice was replaced on 5 April 2023

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 5 April 2023)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

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

  • Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000

  • Industrial machinery - 42000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£2,000,000

Procurement reference

UBIC001-DN647637-64818522

Published date

14 December 2022

Closing date

1 February 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

15 March 2023

Contract end date

19 May 2025

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

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.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Tenders

Address

Rowley Road
Baginton
Coventry
CV8 3AL
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 2475267743

Email

ProcurementTenders@ukbic.co.uk

Website

https://www.ukbic.co.uk/