Award

9001565 - Supply of Vacuum Vessel String Conditioning Bakeout Ovens

DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

29 Apr 2025 at 10:24

Tender

09 Jan 2025 at 10:02

Summary of the contracting process

Diamond Light Source Limited, located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, oversaw the procurement process for the supply of Vacuum Vessel String Conditioning Bakeout Ovens as part of their Diamond-II upgrade programme. This contract, classified under the CPV code for vacuum ovens, reached its award stage on 29th April 2025. The process was conducted using an open procurement method, adhering to the legal guidelines required for public contracts. The process culminated in the contract award on 27th March 2025 to Scanwel Limited, ensuring technical compliance with Diamond Light Source's specifications and the supply of goods to their Didcot facility.

This tender represents an advantageous opportunity for businesses specialising in manufacturing high-precision process ovens. Suppliers skilled in design, manufacture, testing, delivery, installation, and commissioning of specialised equipment like bakeout ovens are well-suited to compete, especially those with the technical capacity and experience as highlighted by the award criteria. The focus on technical quality and experience, alongside a significant proportion of price consideration (40%), suggests potential business growth for suppliers who can deliver high-quality products efficiently. Such contracts are ideal for small and medium enterprises that can fulfil the specialised requirements set by leading scientific research facilities like Diamond Light Source Limited.

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Notice Title

9001565 - Supply of Vacuum Vessel String Conditioning Bakeout Ovens

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 coordinated 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 and supply three (3) Bakeout ovens to enable the conditioning and NEG activation of the girder vacuum string assemblies for Diamond-II. Spare parts are required to minimise down time to less than 24 hours in case of component failure. The Bakeout Ovens shall be manufactured in accordance with the DLS specification. The supplier should be a recognised manufacturer of process ovens and have experience of supplying similar products. The scope of supply covers design, manufacture, testing, delivery, installation, and commissioning of the bakeout oven at the DLS site. The supplier should provide a simple temperature controller (x1) that is compatible with the DLS Bakeout controller which is not part of this contract. The oven construction should be compatible with the DLS design to allow this specification to be met.

Lot Information

Lot 1

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 coordinated 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 and supply three (3) Bakeout ovens to enable the conditioning and NEG activation of the girder vacuum string assemblies for Diamond-II. Spare parts are required to minimise down time to less than 24 hours in case of component failure. The Bakeout Ovens shall be manufactured in accordance with the DLS specification. The supplier should be a recognised manufacturer of process ovens and have experience of supplying similar products. The scope of supply covers design, manufacture, testing, delivery, installation, and commissioning of the bakeout oven at the DLS site. The supplier should provide a simple temperature controller (x1) that is compatible with the DLS Bakeout controller which is not part of this contract. The oven construction should be compatible with the DLS design to allow this specification to be met.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ce76
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017548-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

42 - Industrial machinery


CPV Codes

42942200 - Vacuum ovens

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£267,919 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
10 Feb 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Mar 202511 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED
Additional Buyers

DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD

Contact Name
Debbie Pryor
Contact Email
procurement@diamond.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1235567575

Buyer Location

Locality
DIDCOT
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
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SCANWEL

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