Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
National Physical Laboratory
Hampton Road
Teddington
TW11 0LW
UK
Contact person: Nina Heath
E-mail: nina.heath@npl.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.npl.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.npl.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Scientific Research
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
CAN - Multi-Channel Test System
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The National Physical Laboratory [NPL] requirement is for the expansion of battery cycling capabilities that allows optimal utilization of available laboratory space. For this, a modular battery cycler equipped with 96 channels and 4 stackable temperature chambers is required. The purpose is to relieve pressure on existing test infrastructure and increase capacity for commercial research and testing (in addition to NMS work) in batteries.
The setup needs to be able to provide the required number of channels and temperature chambers while fitting in the laboratory space available, must meet the minimum voltage and current resolution, and the temperature chambers must be battery rated (for safety requirements) and operated directly from the same software as the cycler for easier data collection and analysis. There must be an accessory that allows connection and control of a frequency-response analyser to perform wide-frequency EIS experiments without disconnecting the cells from the cycler. Additionally, there must be several models of cell holders/cables that allow measurement of a range of cell formats.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
251 095.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Manchester, UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
1 x Multi-Channel Test System
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 80%
Quality criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 20%
Price
/ Weighting:
20%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-027108
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Multi-Channel Test System
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/08/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CellCare Technologies Ltd
Unit 2A, Airfield Business Park,
Market Harborough
LE16 7UL
UK
NUTS: UKF
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 251 095.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
National Physical Laboratory
Hampton Road
Teddington
TW11 0LW
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/03/2024