--- title: "DLSITT1021 - Three 150kW, 500 MHz Circulators for the Diamond-II Project" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-67b72209-09b2-40d5-9b5d-08d152501551" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-67b72209-09b2-40d5-9b5d-08d152501551" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-67b72209-09b2-40d5-9b5d-08d152501551.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-67b72209-09b2-40d5-9b5d-08d152501551.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD" published: "2024-09-19" --- # DLSITT1021 - Three 150kW, 500 MHz Circulators for the Diamond-II Project Buyer: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-67b72209-09b2-40d5-9b5d-08d152501551 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-67b72209-09b2-40d5-9b5d-08d152501551) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-67b72209-09b2-40d5-9b5d-08d152501551.json) ## Summary Diamond Light Source Ltd, located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, has awarded a contract for the design, manufacture, and delivery of three 150kW, 500 MHz circulators for the Diamond-II Project. This contract, classified under the industry category of Amplifiers (CPV code: 32343000), aims to support a significant upgrade to the DLS facility, enhancing its capabilities in science and innovation. The procurement process, which followed an open procedure (above threshold), reached the award stage on 2nd December 2024, and the contract will run from 2nd December 2024 to 1st December 2025. The awarded value of the contract is £249,345.75 GBP, and the successful supplier is AFT Microwave GmbH. This tender provides substantial growth opportunities for businesses involved in high-frequency engineering and amplifier technology. With Diamond Light Source Ltd being a leading facility in science and innovation, businesses that can supply advanced technological components will find this a valuable contract to demonstrate their capabilities. The contract offers a particularly good fit for SMEs specialising in the design and manufacture of high-power, continuous wave systems, and provides a platform to work alongside a prestigious research facility known for groundbreaking scientific contributions. ## 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 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 to design, manufacture, deliver three identical 150 kW CW, 500 MHz circulators subject to the performance specification detailed in the tender specification document. Each circulator shall be capable of handling any power up to 150 kW in continuous wave or peak power operation for extended periods. 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 download the tender 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/403b7985-600d-4e36-973f-fe8591bded27 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Sep 2024 | | Submission deadline | 21 Oct 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 11 Nov 2024 - 11 May 2026 | | 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 | Active | | 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 - 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment ### Codes - 32343000 - Amplifiers ## Release History - 19 Sep 2024 at 13:37 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/403b7985-600d-4e36-973f-fe8591bded27 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/403b7985-600d-4e36-973f-fe8591bded27 19th September 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://tenders.diamond.ac.uk/Home.aspx ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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