Notice Information
Notice Title
9002558 - Supply of I17 Front End for Diamond-II
Notice Description
Located on the Harwell Science & Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, Diamond Light Source (DLS) is a leading-edge facility for science, engineering and innovation. DLS 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 design, manufacture, supply, test and deliver one Front end for the I17 beamline in Diamond-II. The term 'Front End' refers to the section of the synchrotron that runs between the stoage ring and the shield wall. The front end conditions the beam in preparation for use on the beamline. The Front End will be located in a restricted area so it must be capable of continuous operation over long periods without maintenenance. The support frames must be rigid construction and constructed so that they minimise the effects of ground vibrations. The support frames must be supported from the floor with 3 manually adjustable feet to allow them to be accurately surveyed into position. The Front End will be procured as a single turnkey unit, subject to the performance specification. The system comprises: 1. One complete Front End 2. All cabling, cable management features & connections to junction boxes & bulkheads located on the Front Ends 3. One lifting frame 4. Bake out equipment 5. Sufficient spare parts to guarantee system operation with minimum down-time for a period of at least two years from the date of final acceptance.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056857
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064157-2025
- 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
42 - Industrial machinery
-
- CPV Codes
42990000 - Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £450,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £450,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £449,700 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £449,700 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2025 - 31 May 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064157-2025
10th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058312-2025
22nd September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043976-2025
29th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://tenders.diamond.ac.uk
Visit our web page: tenders.diamond.ac.uk Here Suppliers are required to complete a one-off simple registration form. You are then able to login to register an interest against the tender and download the Tender Documents.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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