Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
THE FARADAY INSTITUTION
Quad One,Becquerel Avenue, Harwell Oxford
DIDCOT
OX110RA
Contact
Procurement Specialist
Telephone
+44 7944337884
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Battery Technology Research and Development
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Specialist Battery Manufacturing Equipment EOI A
Reference number
FI-EOI-A
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 42000000 - Industrial machinery
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Institution, in conjunction with a number of public & private sector partners, is in the primary stages of an innovative project and is investigating the feasibility of setting up a specialist facility to manufacture and test one-off batteries to the point of confirming proof of concept and manufacturing scalability.
In order to finalise the feasibility study into the setting up a specialist facility, the Institution is seeking to identify a number of equipment manufacturers, distributors and or equipment suppliers who are able to supply specific specialist equipment as listed below and will be issuing 1 or more expressions of interest (EOI) for specific groups of equipment and is seeking the likely total cost to purchase, install, operate & maintain the equipment in order to build a whole life cost for the project to enable the Institution to obtain the required funding and approval.
To submit a compliant expression of interest you are required to:
1. Request the full specification of the equipment by emailing Procurement at the address below.
2. Mark all communications/submission and any supporting information as "FI EOI A."
3. Submit all communication by email to the following email address .
Information regarding this notice can only be obtained from the following email address.
Provide the following information:
4. Confirm if you are the manufacturer or authorised
distributor for the specific item/s you can provide?
5. Confirm and provide evidence you can supply the specified
item or direct equivalent and or equivalent of a higher
specification?
6. Provide indicative lead times, pricing and any conditions
applicable to the item/s:
a. List the item/s you can supply & delivery?
b. Unit Cost
c. Cost of installation and commissioning?
d. Lead time from placement of order to delivery?
e. Estimated time for installation and commissioning?
f. Annual maintenance cost for up to 5 years post
installation?
g. Itemise any consumables and pricing for items not
included in the annual maintenance costs?
h. Maintenance schedule to meet the manufacturer's
minimum and or recommend maintenance periods
e.g., weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually or
number of operated hours etc?
i. Identify any background Intellectual Property rights
that can be assigned to the Faraday Institution
without any unreasonable restrictions and or fees?
j. Identify any conditions/caveats that could affect
any of the above?
Please note:
If you do not provide the information for items a. to g., the Institution reserves the right to reject your EOI submission and inclusion in any future tenders without any further communications or will take the omission of any item (for example Annual Maintenance) to imply that it will be supplied free of charge and will not accept any future claims for maintenance costs either in any tender or subsequent contracts.
Equipment list
1. Benchtop laboratory vacuum Mixer + Recirculating Water Chiller for mixing and degassing battery electrode slurries.
2.Benchtop laboratory filtration system for removing large particles (>120 or >100 micrometer diameter) from a volatile electrode slurry
3.High quality benchtop laboratory tape caster suitable for coating battery electrode and solid electrolytes
4.Precision Pneumatic Die Cutter for singulating individual 80mm x 120mm electrodes.
5.Vacuum sealer of producing pouch cell batteries.
6.Pouch cell case/Cup forming machine.
7. Tab welder - benchtop laboratory instrument for the welding of stainless-steel tabs
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 39300000 - Miscellaneous equipment
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The supply, installation and maintenance of Specialist Battery Manufacturing Equipment
The full List of Equipment and specifications and requirements for FI EOI A. is available by emailing your expression of interest to :
two.2.14) Additional information
Time Table.
1.Publish EOI notice 6th September 2021
2. Submission of Supplier
Clarification questions from 6th to 29th Sept 2021
3. Deadline for supplier questions 12 noon 29th Sept 2021
4. Submission deadline 16:00 hrs 5th October 2021
5. Closure of EOI 24th October 2021
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
Special Condition for Participation.
By participating in this EOI you and your company irrevocably agree to keep any and all information supplied confidential and you and your company are irrevocably guaranteeing not to share any of the information within this EOI and or subsequently supplied by the Institution to any third party other than where you are the authorised distributor and need to share information with the primary manufacturer. Where you are required to share any of the information with a third party, other than in the above scenario, you must obtain prior written approval from the Institution's Chief Operating Officer.
Failure to keep any and all information confidential may result in the Institution recovering any and all costs and or losses from your company due to the unauthorised disclosure of the information to a third party/s.
Any proprietary information submitted to the Institution as part of your EOI submission must be marked confidential and or commercially sensitive should you not wish the Institution to share technical information and or use it in any future tenders otherwise the Institution will automatically assume it is free to use any technical information without obtaining prior written permission to build a future tender and or procurement /purchasing event.
Where there is any doubt over any technical information the Institution may request your company gives the Institution written permission to use some or all of any technical specifications if in the opinion of the Institution the technical specification is required to meet the project's needs. Failure to give permission may result in your company being excluded from further participation in the project.
For the avoidance of doubt by responding to this EOI your company irrevocably agrees to the above conditions of confidentiality and non-disclosure.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date
5 October 2021
Local time
4:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Faraday Institution
Didcot
Country
United Kingdom