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title: "DLSITT1027 - Supply of Diamond-II Group E - Part 1 Girder Vacuum Vessel Crotch Absorber Assemblies"
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# DLSITT1027 - Supply of Diamond-II Group E - Part 1 Girder Vacuum Vessel Crotch Absorber Assemblies

Buyer: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f28ade10-eed9-4258-8696-516df4bff62d

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## Summary

Diamond Light Source Ltd (DLS), situated at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, has awarded the contract for "DLSITT1027 - Supply of Diamond-II Group E - Part 1 Girder Vacuum Vessel Crotch Absorber Assemblies" to FMB Feinwerk und Messtechnik GmbH. The procurement process was an open procedure and aimed at enhancing the Diamond-II upgrade, which includes the manufacturing of pressure vessels. The tender, published on 28th October 2024, had a submission deadline of 27th November 2024. The contract officially commenced on 6th January 2025 and will run until 16th December 2026, focusing on the manufacture, design, trials, welding, inspection, testing, and delivery of specified absorbers, but not their installation. The total value of the contract awarded is £635,697.77.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses in the high-tech manufacturing and engineering sectors, particularly those specialising in precision instruments and pressure vessels. Companies capable of conducting complex development and testing processes stand to gain from the association with a prestigious research facility such as Diamond Light Source. Moreover, the scope of this upgrade project ensures that involvement can bolster a company’s credentials, potentially opening doors for future collaborations within the scientific and industrial research community. SMEs are encouraged to engage, given their suitability highlighted in the tender documents.

## 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 crotch Absorber assembies which will be 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5bbfd5df-21ba-470f-a047-2d3fd5e60c6b |
| 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 | 23 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Nov 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | 6 Jan 2025 - 16 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £635,697 |
| 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

### Codes

- 44615000 - Pressure vessels

## Release History

- 23 Jan 2025 at 14:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5bbfd5df-21ba-470f-a047-2d3fd5e60c6b
- 28 Oct 2024 at 11:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bfc897f0-a5e5-421e-bf5d-741f3e7882f5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5bbfd5df-21ba-470f-a047-2d3fd5e60c6b
  23rd January 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bfc897f0-a5e5-421e-bf5d-741f3e7882f5
  28th October 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

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