Published date: 3 May 2018

Last edited date: 3 May 2018

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: 25 May 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Installation services of metal containers - 51800000

Location of contract

LA1 4YR

Value of contract

£40,000 to £60,000

Procurement reference

SP/18/938

Published date

3 May 2018

Closing date

25 May 2018

Contract start date

1 June 2018

Contract end date

31 May 2019

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Lancaster University wish to create a battery-testing laboratory within a professionally converted shipping container. We will use the laboratory to test commercial high-energy and high-power battery cells, which have either been procured from commercial outlets or supplied by industry partners. The cells will be either cylindrical, pouch or prismatic formats and will have been type tested to a commercial specification. Battery cells will be tested under real-world duty cycle and environmental conditions. The facility will not be used for battery abuse testing.
The laboratory be located within a standard 40ft High Cube 'single trip ' ISO standard shipping container and a store area shall be in an adjacent 10ft 'single trip' ISO standard shipping container.

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Angela Wearden

Address

Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster
LA1 4YR
United Kingdom

Telephone

01524 594087

Email

a.wearden@lancaster.ac.uk