This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
Cellerate Limited
Contract value
CAD $388.5K
Award date
2025-08-20
Supplier location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Request for Proposal
Full description
National Research Council of Canada has a requirement for the supply of one automated coin-cell preparation device and its required auxiliary equipment to support the fabrication of coin cells for electrochemical testing. In particular, this device will enable both rapid and high precision fabrication of coin cells for use with the BattMAP device and serve as a critical component to our MAP automated workflow. This device will be used as part of critical battery materials initiative (CBMI) (in particular the BattMAP project) and other applications at Clean Energy Innovation-Mississauga.
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UNSPSC 41000000 — Laboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing Equipment
Delivery & regions
Province
Ontario
Regions of delivery
*Ontario (except NCR)
Key dates
Published
May 27, 2025
Closes
June 24, 2025
Amendment no.
003
Likely incumbents
(5)
Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.
1
CHANNEL SYSTEMS INC.
3 contracts won· latest February 6, 2026
CAD $366K
total awarded
2
SnowHouse Solutions
2 contracts won· latest November 25, 2025
CAD $181.9K
total awarded
3
ZURICH INSTRUMENTS AG
2 contracts won· latest August 28, 2026
CAD $100.8K
total awarded
4
HAMAMATSU CORPORATION
2 contracts won· latest November 19, 2025
CAD $67.2K
total awarded
5
Light Conversion USA
2 contracts won· latest January 16, 2026
CHANNEL SYSTEMS INC. is the most likely incumbent, based on how often and how recently they have won this buyer’s work in this category. To displace them, expect to need a clearly stronger proposition or price.
