--- title: "DLSITT0426A - Supply of a Motion Control Platform" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9e68df45-2ec2-474d-b545-c61c9f418a36" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9e68df45-2ec2-474d-b545-c61c9f418a36" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9e68df45-2ec2-474d-b545-c61c9f418a36.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9e68df45-2ec2-474d-b545-c61c9f418a36.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD" published: "2022-04-07" --- # DLSITT0426A - Supply of a Motion Control Platform Buyer: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9e68df45-2ec2-474d-b545-c61c9f418a36 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9e68df45-2ec2-474d-b545-c61c9f418a36) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9e68df45-2ec2-474d-b545-c61c9f418a36.json) ## Summary The procurement process involves Diamond Light Source Ltd, based in Didcot, England, seeking suppliers for the "Supply of a Motion Control Platform". This tender is classified under the category of electrical machinery, and it operates using an open procurement method. The tender period concluded on 14 February 2022, while the contract, anticipated to manage several hundred axes per year, commenced on 28 February 2022 and runs through to 22 April 2027. Businesses interested in this opportunity were required to register online to express their interest and download necessary documentation. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within the electrical machinery sector. Businesses specialising in motion control technologies, precision engineering, or related fields would find this tender particularly relevant, as it involves the development and supply of a highly specialised platform designed to control complex multi-axis movements. With an expected continuous demand over a five-year period, suppliers capable of demonstrating high levels of accuracy and reliability in their equipment would be well-positioned to compete successfully. ## Notice DLS are looking for a replacement standard Motion Control Platform capable of driving a range of prevision motors and providing high levels of accuracy, repeatability and response. The controller must be able to perform control of complex motion including multi axis coordinated movement. It is expected that the solution would be used to provide control for 1000 axes of motions on a range of projects. After an initial evaluation, DLS will purchase and evaluate units from those best suited and once satisfied with the performance select a preferred supplier. DLS will then purchase units to control several hundred axes a year from early 2022 for a minimum of 5 years. 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Below is a 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/47fd298f-c959-479a-8a5a-6c4d49b38979 | | 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 | 7 Apr 2022 | | Submission deadline | 14 Feb 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 6 Apr 2022 | | Contract period | 6 Apr 2022 - 22 Apr 2027 | | 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 | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD | | Locality | DIDCOT | | 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 | FARADAY MOTION CONTROLS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting ### Codes - 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting ## Release History - 7 Apr 2022 at 12:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/47fd298f-c959-479a-8a5a-6c4d49b38979 - 13 Jan 2022 at 15:45 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a93d0fa-25c0-4275-b148-fc8f0cca8b83 - 11 Nov 2021 at 12:37 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a93d0fa-25c0-4275-b148-fc8f0cca8b83 - 9 Nov 2021 at 14:12 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a93d0fa-25c0-4275-b148-fc8f0cca8b83 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/47fd298f-c959-479a-8a5a-6c4d49b38979 7th April 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a93d0fa-25c0-4275-b148-fc8f0cca8b83 13th January 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://tenders.diamond.ac.uk/Home.aspx - https://www.diamond.ac.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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