Specialist Battery Manufacturing Equipment EOI B

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 B." 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 hot-roller / hot-calendar for ceramic densification. 2. Hot plate press. Must be able to apply pressure across an 80mm x 120mm area. 3.Compact apparatus for applying and maintaining spring pressure (5MPa / 5 tonne force) to battery pouch cells (120mm x80mm) during electrochemical testing for extended periods.