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title: "Supply of Diamond-II Group B Girder Vacuum Vessels"
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buyer: "DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD"
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# Supply of Diamond-II Group B Girder Vacuum Vessels

Buyer: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3dfbc593-2a3a-429d-946f-ab3676d83238

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## Summary

Diamond Light Source Ltd, located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire, has completed the procurement for the "Supply of Diamond-II Group B Girder Vacuum Vessels". This tender, classified under CPV code 44615000 (Pressure Vessels), is part of the expansive Diamond-II upgrade project, designed to enhance the facility's scientific capabilities. The open procedure tender involved the manufacture of Pre-series and Production vessels necessary for the assembly of the Diamond-II Storage Ring. The procurement stage is at the Award phase, with the contract awarded to FMB Feinwek und Messstechnik GmbH, starting from 2nd August 2024 and concluding on 3rd August 2026. The total contract value is £3,642,300 GBP.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in advanced manufacturing, particularly those with expertise in designing and producing high-precision vacuum vessels. Suitable vendors include small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) capable of performing complex development activities such as design, trials, manufacture, welding, inspection, and testing. Given its scope, this contract could substantially boost the profile and market reach of the successful supplier, facilitating further business growth in the high-tech engineering sector.

## 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/de7d761a-ccb5-40e0-aa4b-eb0d842f87e7 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Jul 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Aug 2024 |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2024 - 3 Aug 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,642,300 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FMB FEINWEK UND MESSSTECHNIK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 44615000 - Pressure vessels

## Release History

- 7 Aug 2024 at 12:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/de7d761a-ccb5-40e0-aa4b-eb0d842f87e7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/de7d761a-ccb5-40e0-aa4b-eb0d842f87e7
  7th August 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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