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9005026 - Supply of APPLE-II Undulator for Beamline K07

Diamond Light Source Ltd

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17 Jul 2026 at 14:25

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Diamond Light Source Limited is procuring one complete eight-axis, out-of-vacuum APPLE-II undulator for beamline K07 at its facility on the Harwell Science & Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire. The requirement is for the design, manufacture, testing and delivery of the undulator, together with drawings and documentation enabling Diamond Light Source to operate and maintain the insertion device without supplier support. The equipment is a permanent-magnet structure with a 64 mm period length and a physical operating gap from 14 mm to 65 mm. This is a specialised laboratory, optical and precision equipment requirement, classified under CPV 38000000. The procurement supports the Diamond-II upgrade, which is intended to improve the facility’s scientific instruments and capabilities for academic and industrial researchers.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Kyma S.p.A. through a direct award after the buyer states that it received the only tender bid. There was one lot, suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The award date was 17 July 2026. The awarded value is £797,000 excluding VAT and £956,400 including VAT. The contract period runs from 17 July 2026 to 21 October 2027. The award is above the relevant threshold. The requirement was evaluated through the tender procedure that led to a direct award; the published rationale for changing to direct award was that only one tender bid had been received. The selected supplier is an Italian SME specialising in undulator technology.

This procurement indicates demand for suppliers able to deliver highly specialised insertion devices for synchrotron or advanced research facilities. A credible competitor would need capability across magnetic and mechanical design, manufacture, testing and delivery of an eight-axis out-of-vacuum APPLE-II undulator, including a 64 mm magnetic period and operation across a 14–65 mm physical gap range. The requirement also demonstrates that Diamond Light Source expects complete technical drawings and maintenance documentation so its own engineers can operate and maintain the equipment without ongoing supplier support. Relevant businesses are likely to include specialist undulator and permanent-magnet manufacturers, precision engineering firms with accelerator or beamline experience, and suppliers able to manage rigorous performance testing and technical documentation for major scientific infrastructure upgrades.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

9005026 - Supply of APPLE-II Undulator for Beamline K07

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 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 for the design, manufacture, test, and delivery to DLS of one complete eight axis out-of-vacuum APPLE-II undulator, subject to the performance specification, together with all the necessary drawings and documentation to ensure the insertion devices (IDs) can be operated and maintained without Supplier support. The APPLE-II undulator must comprise of an out-of-vacuum permanent magnetic structure with a period length of 64 mm, designed to operate over a physical gap range of 14 to 65 mm, where physical gap refers to the minimum clearance between the upper and lower magnet surfaces, taking the magnet coating thickness into account.

Procurement Information

Switching to a direct award - this was the only tender bid received from the tendering procedure.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ce03
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067868-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£797,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
17 Jul 2026 - 21 Oct 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Diamond Light Source Ltd
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DIDCOT
Postcode
OX11 0DE
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Vale of White Horse
Electoral Ward
Blewbury & Harwell
Westminster Constituency
Didcot and Wantage

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Kyma S.p.A.

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