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title: "Outside Manufacturing Services for Diamond-II Project"
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# Outside Manufacturing Services for Diamond-II Project

Buyer: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c0c46f54-c835-4ed6-bdb3-391702724968

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## Summary

Diamond Light Source Ltd, located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Didcot, Oxfordshire, has completed the procurement process for the "Outside Manufacturing Services for Diamond-II Project". This project falls under the engineering services category, with a primary focus on manufacturing services for the Diamond-II upgrade. This open procedure tender commenced on 1st August 2024 and concluded on 2nd September 2024. The awarded contract, effective from 14th October 2024 to 15th October 2030, is part of a transformative programme to enhance scientific research capabilities in the UK. The Diamond-II project aims to upgrade current instruments and infrastructure, significantly improving research methodologies in life and physical sciences.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for business growth, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) experienced in engineering and manufacturing. The call-off framework agreement allows multiple organisations to participate, providing a stable, long-term partnership with a leading scientific facility. Companies involved in precision engineering, optical sciences, and high-tech instrument manufacturing will find this project particularly beneficial. Successful engagement in this tender can lead to enhanced capabilities, increased market exposure, and valuable connections within the academic and industrial research sectors.

## 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 worldchanging 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 aim of this tender is to create a call-off framework containing multiple organisations for the design, manufacture and to deliver engineered items required for D-II upgrade, in accordance with the typical specifications as detailed in the tender specification. 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/540523eb-df37-4c45-9ce8-b6cfdd60702c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| 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 | 18 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Sep 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Oct 2024 |
| Contract period | 13 Oct 2024 - 15 Oct 2030 |
| 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, 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 | 9 |
| Supplier names | CAFFYN ENGINEERING; HENRIS PRECISION ENGINEERS; NCF ENGINEERING LTD T/A FERROSITI; OLDHAM ENGINEERING; REVOL TT CONSULTING SRO LTD (RTC ENGINEERING; RIMD; SAMAR PRECISION ENGINEERING; TECHNICAL MOULDING PROJECTS; TIMPSON ENGINEERING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71300000 - Engineering services

## Release History

- 18 Oct 2024 at 11:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/540523eb-df37-4c45-9ce8-b6cfdd60702c
- 1 Aug 2024 at 12:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/826ceb29-1433-4b6e-8efc-b477983e1d47

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/540523eb-df37-4c45-9ce8-b6cfdd60702c
  18th October 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/826ceb29-1433-4b6e-8efc-b477983e1d47
  1st August 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://tenders.diamond.ac.uk/Home.aspx

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