Award

9001808 - Supply of Residual Gas Analysers for Diamond-II

DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

28 Aug 2025 at 13:47

Tender

21 Feb 2025 at 14:20

Summary of the contracting process

Diamond Light Source Ltd, a prestigious scientific research organisation located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, has recently completed the award stage of a procurement process entitled "Supply of Residual Gas Analysers for Diamond-II". This procurement falls within the analyzers industry category and involved the provision of residual gas analyzers (RGAs) and control units essential for the Diamond-II project, aimed at upgrading the existing facility to enhance its research capabilities. The process used an open procurement method, with the contract valued at £334,800 being awarded to MKS UK Limited. The key dates for this process included a tender period that concluded on the 24th of March, 2025, and the contract was signed on the 28th of April, 2025.

This procurement presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in scientific instrumentation, particularly those with a background in supplying analyzers and related electronic control systems. The contract entailed supplying standard catalogue items, with options for alternatives, indicating potential continued demand for innovative and adaptable solutions. The contract's emphasis on technical quality and experience suggests that businesses with a strong record in the precision instrumentation market could leverage such opportunities for growth, particularly smaller enterprises looking to strengthen their foothold in supplying advanced scientific equipment in fields like life and physical sciences. This tender also showcases the potential for businesses to collaborate with leading research facilities, further promoting technological advancements and contributing to ground-breaking scientific discoveries.

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Notice Title

9001808 - Supply of Residual Gas Analysers for Diamond-II

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 this tender is to cover the supply of the Residual Gas Analysers (RGAs) and their control units for the Diamond-II Project as covered in the specification. RGAs and control units must be current standard catalogue items which the supplier has a history of supplying. Tender responses must be compliant with the specification. However, suppliers may also offer available alternatives to those outlined in the specification as options. Diamond-II, in its initial phase, will require the following RGA heads and control units: ITEM QUANTITY Quadrupole heads 30 - 50 Control electronics 30 - 50 3 metre extender cables 30 - 50 for electronics. A software package DLS-wide user license (EPICS integration, or ASCII based protocol would be desirable).

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 this tender is to cover the supply of the Residual Gas Analysers (RGAs) and their control units for the Diamond-II Project as covered in the specification. RGAs and control units must be current standard catalogue items which the supplier has a history of supplying. Tender responses must be compliant with the specification. However, suppliers may also offer available alternatives to those outlined in the specification as options. Diamond-II, in its initial phase, will require the following RGA heads and control units: ITEM QUANTITY Quadrupole heads 30 - 50 Control electronics 30 - 50 3 metre extender cables 30 - 50 for electronics. A software package DLS-wide user license (EPICS integration, or ASCII based protocol would be desirable).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e6c7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052039-2025
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

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)


CPV Codes

38434000 - Analysers

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£334,800 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
24 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Apr 202510 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

MKS

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