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title: "Supply of Diamond-II Group B Girder Vacuum Vessels"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD"
published: "2024-06-07"
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# Supply of Diamond-II Group B Girder Vacuum Vessels

Buyer: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2d3db3c8-20ca-4dac-a32b-33198ac7f153

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## Summary

The Diamond Light Source Ltd, located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, is planning a procurement process titled "Supply of Diamond-II Group B Girder Vacuum Vessels" in the Pressure vessels industry category. The engagement end date is set for 9th July 2024. Businesses interested in participating in this tender, which is currently in the planning stage, should visit the specified website for registration and tender document download.

This tender for the manufacturing of Pre-series and Production vessels for the Diamond-II Storage Ring offers opportunities for SMEs in the pressure vessels industry. Businesses with expertise in design, trials, manufacture, welding, inspection, testing, and delivery within the Oxfordshire area, postal code OX11 0DE, are well-suited to compete. The buyer, Diamond Light Source Ltd, can be contacted at procurement@diamond.ac.uk or 01235 567575 for further details.

## Notice

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 the contract is to manufacture a number of Pre-series and Production vessels required for the assembly of the Diamond-II Storage Ring, this will require several development activities, such as design, trials, manufacture, welding, inspection, testing and delivery to Diamond Light Source. Installation at DLS is not included. To apply visit our website which requires suppliers to complete a one-off simple registration form, which will generate a unique password for your account. You are then able to login to register your interest against the Tender and dodwnload the tenders documents. Link to the site: https://tenders.diamond.ac.uk/Home.aspx

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2fc00bc-93ef-4719-afb0-e768038786e4 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 9 Jul 2024 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD |
| Locality | DIDCOT, OXFORDSHIRE |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX11 0DE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Vale of White Horse |
| Electoral ward | Blewbury & Harwell |
| Westminster constituency | Didcot and Wantage |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

### Codes

- 44615000 - Pressure vessels

## Release History

- 7 Jun 2024 at 08:49 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2fc00bc-93ef-4719-afb0-e768038786e4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2fc00bc-93ef-4719-afb0-e768038786e4
  7th June 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://tenders.diamond.ac.uk/Home.aspx

## Provenance

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