Battery cell fabrication and cycling services

Buyer
CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED
Value
£800,000
Closes
6 November 2026
Where
Redcar, the North East
Type
Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)

In plain English

The Centre for Process Innovation wants to hire a specialist company to make and test battery cells for research purposes. They'll provide you with raw materials and specifications, and you need to manufacture cells in various formats (coin, pouch, cylindrical) and run detailed electrochemical tests on them, then report the results.

What the buyer wants

• Manufacture battery electrodes by mixing, coating, and calendering (flattening) materials • Assemble finished cells in multiple formats (coin cells, pouch cells, cylindrical cells) • Conduct electrochemical performance testing including formation, cycling, GITT, EIS, and HPPC tests • Deliver test data and technical reports on cell performance • Work transparently with material specifications and handle sensitive information securely • Provide technical advice on optimizing cell design

Likely requirements

Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.

This contract requires specialist battery manufacturing and testing facilities plus significant technical expertise in electrochemistry. Most small tradespersons (builders, electricians, cleaners) cannot bid. You would need to be an established battery testing laboratory or contract manufacturer with proven experience in lithium-ion cell fabrication.

How to bid

This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.

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