Published date: 26 July 2021

This notice was replaced on 1 October 2021

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Awarded contract (published 1 October 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

TW11 0LW

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_280969/982780

Published date

26 July 2021

Closing date

6 August 2021

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 September 2021

Contract end date

31 December 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NPL's requirement is for a battery cycler able to test and measure impedance of high energy and high power commercial Li-ion cells of different designs including cylindrical, pouch-cells and prismatic cells. The instrument will have the ability to charge and discharge batteries at low and high C-rate with an accuracy of ≤ 0.05%. The cycler will be able to deliver current from 1 A to 200 A. Moreover, the battery cycler will include 5 channels. Each channel will have the ability to support electrochemical impedance spectroscopy with a frequency resolution of ≤ 1 mHz on each channel. This level of accuracy is needed to generate data that can be used for accurate battery diagnostic.

Requirement is for quantity of one.

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The Authority is using the LUPC Bravo e-Procurement portal to conduct the procurement process. All Suppliers must register their company via the LUPC Bravo Portal.

About the buyer

Contact name

Nina Heath

Address

Hampton road
Teddington
TW11 0LW
England

Email

nina.heath@npl.co.uk