Published date: 6 November 2023

This notice was replaced on 27 February 2024

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

Awarded contract (published 27 February 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Batteries - 31440000

  • Design and execution of research and development - 73300000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£650,000

Procurement reference

UBIC001-DN697874-18123489

Published date

6 November 2023

Closing date

18 December 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

25 March 2024

Contract end date

31 December 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) is part of the UK Government's Faraday Battery Challenge. UKBIC is a national battery manufacturing development facility helping to scale-up battery manufacturing and facilitate upskilling in the battery sector. We are a publicly funded, open access facility, funded by the Faraday Battery Challenge at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

The facility currently has two main cell designs that can be manufactured on its current production lines, a 300 x 100 pouch cell design and a 21700 cylindrical cell design.

To better support the industry UKBIC is considering investment in additional cell assembly lines such as for tab-less cylindrical cells and prismatic cells. A pre-requisite for doing this is to have well developed cell designs with which UKBIC can engage with potential equipment suppliers and so this is the purpose of this "Cell Assembly Enabler" project.
The cell designs being considered have been split into two lots and bidders are invited to submit tenders for either or both lots according to their experience and expertise.
Lot 1: Tab-less Cylindrical Cell
Lot 2: Prismatic cell with single-sided terminals
Prismatic cell with opposed terminals

More information

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About the buyer

Address

Rowley Road
Baginton
Coventry
CV8 3AL
England

Email

ProcurementTenders@ukbic.co.uk

Website

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