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Supply of Diamond-II Group B Girder Vacuum Vessels

DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD

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07 Aug 2024 at 12:11

Summary of the contracting process

Diamond Light Source Ltd, located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire, has completed the procurement for the "Supply of Diamond-II Group B Girder Vacuum Vessels". This tender, classified under CPV code 44615000 (Pressure Vessels), is part of the expansive Diamond-II upgrade project, designed to enhance the facility's scientific capabilities. The open procedure tender involved the manufacture of Pre-series and Production vessels necessary for the assembly of the Diamond-II Storage Ring. The procurement stage is at the Award phase, with the contract awarded to FMB Feinwek und Messstechnik GmbH, starting from 2nd August 2024 and concluding on 3rd August 2026. The total contract value is £3,642,300 GBP.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in advanced manufacturing, particularly those with expertise in designing and producing high-precision vacuum vessels. Suitable vendors include small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) capable of performing complex development activities such as design, trials, manufacture, welding, inspection, and testing. Given its scope, this contract could substantially boost the profile and market reach of the successful supplier, facilitating further business growth in the high-tech engineering sector.

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Notice Title

Supply of Diamond-II Group B Girder Vacuum Vessels

Notice Description

Located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, Diamond Light Source (DLS) is a leading-edge facility for science, engineering and innovation. Diamond allows researchers from academia and industry to investigate the structure and behaviour of the world around us at the atomic and molecular level. To continue delivering the world-changing science that Diamond enables, the facility is being upgraded to Diamond-II, a co-ordinated programme of development that combines a major machine upgrade with new instruments and complementary improvements to optics,detectors, sample environment and delivery capabilities, and computing, as well as integrated and correlative methods. This will be transformative in speed and spatial resolution and will offer users streamlined access to enhanced instruments for life and physical sciences. The scope of the contract is to manufacture a number of Pre-series and Production vessels required for the assembly of the Diamond-II Storage Ring, this will require several development activities, such as design, trials, manufacture, welding, inspection, testing and delivery to Diamond Light Source. Installation at DLS is not included.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-3dfbc593-2a3a-429d-946f-ab3676d83238
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/de7d761a-ccb5-40e0-aa4b-eb0d842f87e7
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)


CPV Codes

44615000 - Pressure vessels

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£3,642,300 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Jul 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Aug 20241 years ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2024 - 3 Aug 2026 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD
Contact Name
Debbie Pryor
Contact Email
procurement@diamond.ac.uk
Contact Phone
01235 567575

Buyer Location

Locality
DIDCOT, OXFORDSHIRE
Postcode
OX11 0DE
Post Town
Oxford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Vale of White Horse
Electoral Ward
Blewbury & Harwell
Westminster Constituency
Didcot and Wantage

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

FMB FEINWEK UND MESSSTECHNIK

Further Information

Notice Documents

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