--- title: "Supply of Diamond-II Group A Girder Vacuum Vessels" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c0a57442-65be-42f2-9f7f-4ac857592de6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c0a57442-65be-42f2-9f7f-4ac857592de6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c0a57442-65be-42f2-9f7f-4ac857592de6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c0a57442-65be-42f2-9f7f-4ac857592de6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD" published: "2024-09-05" --- # Supply of Diamond-II Group A Girder Vacuum Vessels Buyer: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c0a57442-65be-42f2-9f7f-4ac857592de6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c0a57442-65be-42f2-9f7f-4ac857592de6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c0a57442-65be-42f2-9f7f-4ac857592de6.json) ## Summary Diamond Light Source Ltd, located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, has awarded a contract for the supply of Diamond-II Group A Girder Vacuum Vessels as part of the Diamond-II programme. This procurement process, which utilized an open procedure above the threshold, aimed to engage suppliers for the manufacturing of pre-series and production vessels critical for the assembly of the Diamond-II Storage Ring. The procurement timeline included a tender period that ended on 22nd July 2024, with the contract running from 23rd August 2024 to 21st August 2026. The award, valued at £2,878,335.24, was made to FMB Feinwerk und Messtechnik GmbH, a German SME specializing in precision engineering and measurement technology. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses involved in the manufacture and supply of high-precision pressure vessels, particularly those capable of performing design, trials, manufacture, welding, inspection, and testing. The contract's focus on advanced engineering and scientific applications at a leading research facility also presents growth potential for companies operating in the fields of scientific instrumentation, optics, and computing. SMEs in the engineering sector, especially those with expertise in vacuum technology and precision manufacturing, would be well-suited to collaborate with Diamond Light Source Ltd on similar future projects. ## 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 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/8e2b4e72-90d0-4aaa-9785-bebe064644fb | | 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 | 5 Sep 2024 | | Submission deadline | 22 Jul 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 22 Aug 2024 | | Contract period | 22 Aug 2024 - 21 Aug 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £2,878,335 | | 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 FEINWERK UND MESSTECHNIK GMBH (FMB | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) ### Codes - 44615000 - Pressure vessels ## Release History - 5 Sep 2024 at 12:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e2b4e72-90d0-4aaa-9785-bebe064644fb - 20 Jun 2024 at 13:43 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ebbd919b-aaf6-4206-b6de-989b15377d0b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e2b4e72-90d0-4aaa-9785-bebe064644fb 5th September 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ebbd919b-aaf6-4206-b6de-989b15377d0b 20th June 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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