Notice Information
Notice Title
9003532 - Supply of KB Mirror System for K21
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 for the design, supply of material, manufacture, assembly, test, delivery, installation and commissioning of a focussing mirror system for the K21 beamline. The minimum scope of the contract is the design, manufacture, test, and delivery of: * VFM upward reflecting, X-ray mirror & mechanics. * HFM inboard reflecting, X-ray mirror & mechanics. * Motorized mechanical bender to adjust the curvature of VFM's reflecting surface. * Motorized mechanical bender to adjust the curvature of HFM'S reflecting surface. * Passive cooling (braids or similar) required due to upstream beam monochromatisation by a double multilayer monochromator. * Vacuum vessel and associated controls. * Support frame. * Interface to beamline services.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d330
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013556-2026
- 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
38622000 - Mirrors
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £350,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £350,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £465,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £465,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 Jan 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 29 Jan 2026 - 30 Jul 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/013556-2026
13th February 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004821-2026
20th January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068109-2025
24th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://tenders.diamond.ac.uk
Visit our web page: https://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
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