Official UK procurement notice
Cell Cycling Equipment for UKBIC Flexible Industrialisation Line (FIL)
Authority: UK Battery Industrialisation Centre
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis is an Award Notice and this opportunity has now closed. Please see Section V (Award of Contract) for further details.
Please see original requirement below:
The UKBIC Flexible Industrialisation Line is designed to allow staged scale-up of electrode manufacture from laboratory scale through to GWh scale on UKBIC’s existing high-volume electrode lines. The project will be phased and in the first phase equipment will be purchased to allow scale-up of electrode processes from the Flexible Industrialisation Line to UKBIC’s high-volume electrode lines. This will incorporate mixing process compatible with UKBIC’s mainline process and coating and drying equipment which will take batches of slurry and convert them onto anode and cathode foils. Subsequent equipment will incorporate next generation electrode manufacturing processes, so solutions covering both scenarios are encouraged.
This new electrode capability will be supplemented by flexible equipment to Calender and slit the electrode reels allowing them to be converted into cells using the main UKBIC cylindrical and pouch cell assembly lines, or other flexible cell manufacturing equipment that may be installed during a later phase.
Phase one of the project also includes the installation of a Cell Cycling Facility for manufacturing conformance testing of cells manufactured at UKBIC.
Cell cycling equipment for manufacturing conformance testing of battery cells made at UKBIC.
This requirement is split into three lots:
Lot 1 – Cell Cyclers
Lot 2 – Temperature Test Chambers
Lot 3 – Cell Fixturing
Suppliers will be able to bid for individual lots, however bids that offer combined solutions incorporating more than one aspect (lot) of this equipment are encouraged.
Please see Appendix 1 -User requirements specification for the complete requirements.
CPV: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · 2 with a published value (£1,500,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Cell CyclersAwardedPublished value£1,000,000
This is a Contract Award Notice and this opportunity has now closed
Cell Cycling Equipment to perform product conformance testing of UKBIC’s cylindrical and pouch cells manufactured on the volume industrialisation lines. Separate cycler systems for cylindrical and pouch cell testing are envisaged.
Lot #2Temperature Test ChambersAwardedPublished value£500,000
This is a Contract Award Notice and this opportunity has now closed
Battery temperature test chambers, rated to EUCAR Hazard Level 6, to maintain constant temperature conditions and provide safe containment in the event of cell failures.
The decision on sizes and quantities of chambers will not be made until after the tender responses have been received, so bidders are required to provide costings for multiple solutions.
Lot #3Cell FixturingAwardedLot estimate not published
This is a Contract Award Notice and this opportunity has now closed
Cell fixturing and racking systems for industry standard 21700 cylindrical cells and UKBIC 300 x 100 x 4-12 pouch cells, so that users can easily and safely load/unload cells for testing.
The decision on the quantity of each fixture type will not be made until after the tender responses have been received, so bidders are required to provide costings for multiple solutions.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 14 Dec 2022, 10:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Apr 2023, 14:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Feb 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN647637- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-009818- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038d46Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 1 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
1 Feb 2023 → 4 Apr 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline1 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened1 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published4 Apr 2023, 14:55 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Apr 2023, 14:55 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextCell Cycling Equipment for UKBIC Flexible Industrialisation Line (FIL) · II.1.1 | Cell Assembly Equipment for UKBIC Flexible Industrialisation Line (FIL) | Cell Cycling Equipment for UKBIC Flexible Industrialisation Line (FIL) |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Cell Cyclers1 award | |||
| Maccor Inc | US$1,164,793 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Temperature Test Chambers1 award | |||
| Binder GmbH | £483,400 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Cell Fixturing1 award | |||
| Voltavision GmbH | €372,774 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Cell Cyclers · Maccor Inc
- Signed
- 28 Mar 2023
- Value
- US$1,164,793
- Status
- active
Temperature Test Chambers · Binder GmbH
- Signed
- 28 Mar 2023
- Value
- £483,400
- Status
- active
Cell Fixturing · Voltavision GmbH
- Signed
- 28 Mar 2023
- Value
- €372,774
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Cell Cyclers | 8bids · 8 electronic | — | — | — |
| 2 · Temperature Test Chambers | 7bids · 7 electronic | — | — | — |
| 3 · Cell Fixturing | 8bids · 8 electronic | — | — | — |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £1,500,000 – £2,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Binder GmbHAwarded supplier
- Maccor IncAwarded supplier
- Voltavision GmbHAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.