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title: "8043830 - Supply of Permanent Magnet Blocks for I05-APPLE-Knot"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-048659"
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buyer: "DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD"
published: "2024-11-06"
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# 8043830 - Supply of Permanent Magnet Blocks for I05-APPLE-Knot

Buyer: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-048659

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## Summary

Diamond Light Source Ltd, located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Didcot, Oxfordshire, has completed a procurement process titled "8043830 - Supply of Permanent Magnet Blocks for I05-APPLE-Knot." This contract falls under the industry category of Magnets (CPV code 31630000) and is part of the Diamond-II upgrade program. The procurement stage is now at the Award stage, with the contract awarded to Hangzhou Permanent Magnet Group (HPMG) and signed on 5 November 2024. Diamond Light Source Ltd is a leading-edge facility supporting cutting-edge scientific research and development, and this contract aims to supply permanent magnet blocks necessary for their advanced scientific instruments.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities, particularly for companies specializing in advanced materials and magnetic technologies. It involves the manufacture, magnetisation, characterisation, and supply of Nd2Fe14B permanent magnet blocks, both with tilted and non-tilted easy-axis directions. Additionally, the contract includes magnetic and dimensional measurements and the supply of data in electronic format. Companies with experience in high-quality magnet production, technical expertise, and capacity to deliver precision measurement data would be well-suited to compete for such opportunities. The open procurement method ensures a transparent and competitive process, encouraging participation from capable businesses with robust technical capabilities and commercial feasibility.

## 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: 1. Manufacture, magnetisation, characterisation, packing and supply of a set of Nd2Fe14B permanent magnet blocks with tilted easy-axis direction. 2. Manufacture, magnetisation, characterisation, packing and supply of a set of Nd2Fe14B permanent magnet blocks with non-tilted easy-axis direction. 3. Magnetic and dimensional measurements of the magnet blocks after manufacture and the supply of this data to DLS in an lectronic format (Microsoft excel or equivalent). 4. The coating and subsequent cleaning of the magnet blocks.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

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: 1. Manufacture, magnetisation, characterisation, packing and supply of a set of Nd2Fe14B permanent magnet blocks with tilted easy-axis direction. 2. Manufacture, magnetisation, characterisation, packing and supply of a set of Nd2Fe14B permanent magnet blocks with non-tilted easy-axis direction. 3. Magnetic and dimensional measurements of the magnet blocks after manufacture and the supply of this data to DLS in an lectronic format (Microsoft excel or equivalent). 4. The coating and subsequent cleaning of the magnet blocks.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035882-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Aug 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Nov 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £233,317 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HANGZHOU PERMANENT MAGNET GROUP (HPMG |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

### Codes

- 31630000 - Magnets

## Release History

- 6 Nov 2024 at 10:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035882-2024
- 31 Jul 2024 at 13:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023962-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.diamond.ac.uk
- https://www.diamondtenders@diamond.ac.uk
- https://www.diamondtenders@diamond.ac.uk/Home.aspx

## Provenance

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