Published date: 3 April 2017

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.


Closing: 21 April 2017

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£50,000

Procurement reference

NPLMGMT001-DN253900-06108672

Published date

3 April 2017

Closing date

21 April 2017

Contract start date

27 May 2017

Contract end date

25 May 2018

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

The National Physical Laboratory [NPL] requires a Potentiostat/Galvanostat for Battery Testing with at least 4 channels each having electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) capability. A maximum current of  4 A is required on three channels, with a maximum current of  10 A on the other channel.

We require the ability to characterise performance and lifetime of batteries using such a test system. The test facility will be capable of accurately measuring charge and discharge curves, cycle capacity, state of charge and state of health (via EIS) not only for Li-ion batteries but also other emerging battery chemistries.
As a National Measurement Institute, measurement resolution and system performance are a very high priority. A low footprint for expansion of number of channels and the ability to save data in internal memory during long term tests are also desirable.


About the buyer

Contact name

Phil Scott

Address

National Physical Laboratory
Hampton Road
Teddington
TW11 0LW
England

Telephone

+44 2089436483

Email

phil.scott@npl.co.uk

Website

http://www.npl.co.uk