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9001858 - Supply of Magnet Base Plates for Diamond-II

DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

10 Jun 2025 at 12:17

Award

06 May 2025 at 15:21

Tender

13 Mar 2025 at 15:26

Summary of the contracting process

Diamond Light Source Limited, a public authority in central government located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Didcot, Oxfordshire, has completed a tender process titled "9001858 - Supply of Magnet Base Plates for Diamond-II." The procurement process was conducted through an open procedure under the legal basis of UKPGA 2023/54. This project, focused in the science and engineering category, involves the manufacture of 756 magnet base plates with 10 different designs to be used in the facility's major upgrade to Diamond-II. The tender was awarded to NCF Engineering Ltd (T/A Ferrositi), with the contract active from May 19, 2025, to May 13, 2026, valued at £153,559.20 gross.

This procurement offers significant business growth opportunities, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in fabricated products, engineering, and manufacturing. The tender specified an open procedure, therefore companies with capabilities in producing large-scale, precise engineering components were well-suited for submission. Participating businesses not only gain a foothold in government contracts but also the potential to collaborate on groundbreaking scientific advancements with Diamond Light Source. The region being a hub for innovation suggests that successful suppliers may further establish themselves within a network of scientific and industrial progress.

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Notice Title

9001858 - Supply of Magnet Base Plates 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 the contract is to manufacture 756 magnet base plates to DLS designs. There are 10 different designs of the base plates. The base plates will be assembled to various electromagnets and then onto 52 girder assemblies by DLS.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ece8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031249-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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

44400000 - Miscellaneous fabricated products and related items

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£127,966 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£127,966 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
14 Apr 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 May 20259 months ago
Contract Period
18 May 2025 - 13 May 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@diamond.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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

NCF ENGINEERING LTD (T/A FERROSITI

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