Published date: 27 September 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 6 September 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Technical inspection and testing services - 71630000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£136,000

Procurement reference

TRN1609/09/2018

Published date

27 September 2018

Closing date

6 September 2018

Contract start date

7 September 2018

Contract end date

3 December 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

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

To investigate the risk of a fire or explosion occurring in a Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery due to over-charging/mis charging. The work is a study, to include testing under laboratory conditions, of rechargeable Li-Ion batteries and where they might be subject to higher risk use, which may in turn lead to a safety failure.

More information

Additional text

This was a Single Tender Action on the grounds that competition was absent for technical reasons, only supplier in Europe possessing the relevant accreditation to undertake this type of testing.

Award information

Awarded date

6 September 2018

Contract start date

7 September 2018

Contract end date

3 December 2018

Total value of contract

£136,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Intertek testing & Certification Ltd

Address

Academy Place, 1-9 Brook Street, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5NQ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Liam Barker

Address

1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H0ET
England

Email

liam.barker@beis.gov.uk