Award

9002998 - Supply of Standard PEBPM Belllows Assembly

DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

08 Jan 2026 at 10:51

Award

19 Nov 2025 at 10:08

Tender

07 Oct 2025 at 13:48

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process, led by Diamond Light Source Limited, has concluded with the award of a contract for the supply of Standard PEBPM Bellows Assembly, marking the completion of the procurement stage. Located in Didcot, Oxfordshire, Diamond Light Source is a premier scientific facility, and this tender falls under the public authority central government category and goods procurement. The open procedure was utilised for the procurement method, covered by the Government Procurement Agreement, focusing on the main industry category of electron-beam recorders. The contract was awarded on 8th January 2026, following a competitive bidding process with an end date of 15th December 2026, involving a gross contract value of €744,000.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in engineering and manufacturing, particularly those with capabilities in design, manufacturing trials, welding, inspection, and testing. SMEs, such as CECOM Srl from Italy, who was awarded the contract, are particularly well-suited owing to the competitive landscape shaped by open procurement processes. This contract is part of the Diamond-II upgrade, allowing successful bidders to be part of an elite scientific project's advancements, offering long-term business growth and the opportunity to establish a reputation for delivering quality components in high-tech environments.

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Notice Title

9002998 - Supply of Standard PEBPM Belllows Assembly

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. The scope of this contract is to manufacture a number of pre-series and production PEBPM bellows assemblies for the assembly into the Diamond-II storage ring. This will require several development activities, such as design, manufacturing trials, manufacture, welding, inspection, testing and delivery to DLS. Installation at DLS by the supplier is not required.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a9a8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001355-2026
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

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


CPV Codes

38341100 - Electron-beam recorders

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£620,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£620,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Jan 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
6 Nov 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Nov 20253 months ago
Contract Period
5 Dec 2025 - 15 Dec 2026 1-2 years
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

CECOM

Further Information

Notice Documents

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