--- title: "DLSITT1046 - I17 CSXID Beamline M1, M3 and M5 Mirror Systems" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-81893bf0-a5a7-40d1-8d2e-3c6e84147432" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-81893bf0-a5a7-40d1-8d2e-3c6e84147432" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-81893bf0-a5a7-40d1-8d2e-3c6e84147432.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-81893bf0-a5a7-40d1-8d2e-3c6e84147432.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD" published: "2025-04-28" --- # DLSITT1046 - I17 CSXID Beamline M1, M3 and M5 Mirror Systems Buyer: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-81893bf0-a5a7-40d1-8d2e-3c6e84147432 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-81893bf0-a5a7-40d1-8d2e-3c6e84147432) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-81893bf0-a5a7-40d1-8d2e-3c6e84147432.json) ## Summary The procurement process, initiated by Diamond Light Source Ltd, focuses on the design and manufacturing of the I17 CSXID Beamline Mirror Systems, located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire. Currently in the award stage, the contract involves creating two specific mirror systems, M1 and M3M5, essential for scientific advancement within the facility. The tender period concluded on 3rd March 2025, with the contract commencing on 17th March 2025 and continuing until 17th July 2026. The project, falling under the Goods category and classified with CPV code 38622000, employs an open procurement method, suitable for small and medium enterprises, with the award valued at £400,000. This tender presents an outstanding opportunity for businesses engaged in the design and manufacture of precision optical systems. Companies specialising in mirror systems and related cooling, vacuum, and support technologies will find this project beneficial for growth, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises eager to expand into the high-tech sector. The Diamond-II upgrade signifies a need for enhanced capabilities, offering businesses a chance to play a pivotal role in pioneering scientific developments, thereby fostering innovation and excellence in engineering and manufacturing. ## 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 for the design, supply of material, manufacture, assembly, test and delivery of two Mirror Systems for the I17 Beamline. The minimum scope of the contract is the design, manufacture, test, and delivery of: * Mirror System M1 * Mirror System M3M5 Both Mirror Systems shall include: * Cooling arrangements as described in the specification * Vacuum system * Support system * Interface to beamline services. 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/eb555731-ffd5-45a8-a48c-0d287b332faf | | 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 | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Apr 2025 | | Submission deadline | 3 Mar 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 24 Mar 2025 | | Contract period | 24 Mar 2025 - 27 Jul 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £400,000 | | 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 | XDS OXFORD | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ### Codes - 38622000 - Mirrors ## Release History - 28 Apr 2025 at 12:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eb555731-ffd5-45a8-a48c-0d287b332faf - 31 Jan 2025 at 13:52 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/479d672c-576e-4202-8215-4bf10c5a6460 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eb555731-ffd5-45a8-a48c-0d287b332faf 28th April 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/479d672c-576e-4202-8215-4bf10c5a6460 31st January 2025 - 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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