Specialist Battery Manufacturing Equipment EOI A

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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. procurement@faraday.ac.uk 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 Lot 1: 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 : procurement@faraday.ac.uk 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