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Diamond-II Booster Girder Assemblies

DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD

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Award

31 Jul 2024 at 10:25

Award Notice
Tender

16 Apr 2024 at 14:04

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Diamond Light Source Ltd, located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, has completed an open procedure procurement for the "Diamond-II Booster Girder Assemblies" as part of their upgrade to the Diamond-II facility. This procurement, classified under electrotechnical equipment (CPV code 31730000), was aimed at acquiring 50 girder assemblies with components such as dipole, quadrupole, sextupole, and corrector magnets, along with UHV vacuum vessel assemblies. The contract, valued at £5,673,584.72, was awarded on 15th July 2024 to Danfysik A/S, a specialised SME from Denmark. The project runs from 15th July 2024 to 2nd July 2027, with the manufacturing and alignment of the assemblies being critical aspects of the tender. Notably, the final assembly and testing phases will ensure compliance with the facility’s high-precision requirements.

This tender represents a significant business opportunity for companies involved in the manufacturing of high-precision electrotechnical equipment, especially those capable of producing and assembling complex magnet systems and vacuum technologies. The specific requirements for mechanical, electrical, magnetic testing, and UHV compatibility suggest that companies possessing advanced engineering capabilities and quality control processes would be well-suited to compete in similar future tenders. The involvement of SMEs highlights the accessibility of such high-value contracts to small and medium-sized enterprises, providing growth opportunities through association with leading scientific facilities like Diamond Light Source Ltd.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Diamond-II Booster Girder Assemblies

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. A total of 50 girder assemblies are required of various types containing different combinations of dipole, quadrupole, sextupole and corrector magnets. The girder assemblies will include the UHV vacuum vessel assembly running through the magnet gaps, including Beam Position Monitors (BPM), bellows, flanges and all necessary vacuum pumps and instrumentation, as well as their support pedestals, adjustment system and baseplates. The booster will operate at 5 Hz repetition frequency and hence all magnets must be of a laminated construction. The girder assemblies must be designed and constructed so as to be able to be fitted together to form sections of the Diamond Booster synchrotron. The vacuum assemblies must be baked-out before integration in the magnets without venting and supplied under vacuum. The magnets and vacuum components are to be mounted and accurately aligned on the girders, complete with all service and interlock connections to suitable manifolds and electrical termination boards, by the Supplier, ready for installation. The Supplier will carry out full mechanical, electrical and magnetic testing of the individual magnetic elements, vacuum tests to ensure UHV compatibility, as well as other tests of components and complete assemblies. To apply visit our website which requires suppliers to complete a one-off simple registration form, which will generate a unique password for your account. You are then able to login to register your interest against the Tender and download the tender documents. Link to the site: https://tenders.diamond.ac.uk/Home.aspx

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-d2923c26-33b3-4ed8-85b1-5c1b496cf8a2
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b13d328-d8c0-4f3f-b1fb-8b3f583ef85f
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, 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

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

CPV Codes

31730000 - Electrotechnical equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£5,673,584 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 May 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Jul 20241 years ago
Contract Period
14 Jul 2024 - 2 Jul 2027 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

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
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Vale of White Horse
Electoral Ward
Blewbury & Harwell
Westminster Constituency
Didcot and Wantage

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DANFYSIK

Further Information

Notice Documents

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