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9004200 - Supply of M1 and M2 Collimating Mirror System for I20

DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

07 Apr 2026 at 15:48

Award

17 Mar 2026 at 12:28

Tender

06 Feb 2026 at 09:23

Summary of the contracting process

The recent procurement process, titled "Supply of M1 and M2 Collimating Mirror System for I20," was managed by Diamond Light Source Limited, a prominent central government public authority based in Didcot, United Kingdom. This procurement falls under the industry category of scientific research and development. The procurement was conducted via an open procedure, and it has now reached the award stage, with details published on 7th April 2026. It covers the design, manufacture, assembly, and installation of high-power mirror systems at the Harwell Science & Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, slated to enhance DLS's research capabilities.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in high-precision optics, engineering, and scientific equipment manufacturing. SMEs, like Instrument Design Technology Limited, which was the successful bidder, can find promising prospects in projects that require innovative engineering solutions and advanced manufacturing capabilities. Engaging in such contracts can foster business growth by expanding their portfolio and client base, especially for firms adept at delivering high-precision, complex instrumentation under the quality and performance standards demanded by leading research facilities.

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Notice Title

9004200 - Supply of M1 and M2 Collimating Mirror System for I20

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, manufacture, assembly, delivery and installation of a pair of cooled, high power mirror systems (M1 and M2) for the I20-Scanning beamline to the performance detailed in the specification document.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0649a3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031628-2026
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
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£599,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£599,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Apr 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
9 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Mar 20264 weeks ago
Contract Period
27 Mar 2026 - 26 Jul 2028 2-3 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
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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

INSTRUMENT DESIGN TECHNOLOGY

Further Information

Notice Documents

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