--- title: "DLSPAG0160 - Supply of Vacuum Gauges & Control Units for Diamond-II" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04a7e9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04a7e9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04a7e9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04a7e9.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD" published: "2024-10-30" --- # DLSPAG0160 - Supply of Vacuum Gauges & Control Units for Diamond-II Buyer: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04a7e9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04a7e9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04a7e9.json) ## Summary Diamond Light Source Ltd, located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, has awarded a contract for the supply of vacuum gauges and control units for the Diamond-II accelerator upgrade. The procurement process falls under the completion stage and was conducted without prior publication of a call for competition due to technical reasons. The procurement, categorised under "goods" in the pressure gauges industry, concluded on 30th October 2024, with the contract being signed on 23rd October 2024. The total contract value is GBP 767,195. The equipment required includes Pirani gauges, Inverted Magnetron vacuum gauges, and vacuum gauge control units, compatible with the existing MKS gauge controllers. This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in scientific instrumentation, particularly those specialising in precision gauges and control units. Large companies like MKS Instruments UK Ltd, which has been awarded the contract, are well-suited due to the technical specifications and compatibility requirements. This tender enables businesses to contribute to a major scientific installation upgrade, offering growth potential through involvement in high-profile, technically sophisticated projects. Companies possessing similar technological capabilities could explore future contract opportunities with Diamond Light Source Ltd to support their ongoing scientific endeavours. ## 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. Currently Diamond has a legacy installation of around 1000 Gauge sets and 500 Gauge controllers from MKS. In the Diamond-II accelerator upgrade we plan on using the legacy controllers and purchase new gauges and a few additional new controllers. Approximately numbers of new kit for Diamond-II is 370 gauge sets and 55 Gauge controllers. 1. The MKS gauge controllers which are currently integrated in the racks and control systems for Diamond are planned to be used again on Diamond II accelerators. 2. The MKS gauge controllers are not compatible with any other makers gauges in the market. 3. There are no gauge controllers in the market which are compatible with the MKS gauges. 4. It is not currently possible to buy gauges and controllers from an alternative supplier to fit with what we already have. There are no gauge controllers in the market that have a fast response trigger that can be used without fast valve controller system. The requirement is for equipment that is compatible with the existing installation: * Pirani gauges * Inverted Magnetron vacuum gauges * Vacuum gauge control units ### 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. Currently Diamond has a legacy installation of around 1000 Gauge sets and 500 Gauge controllers from MKS. In the Diamond-II accelerator upgrade we plan on using the legacy controllers and purchase new gauges and a few additional new controllers. Approximately numbers of new kit for Diamond-II is 370 gauge sets and 55 Gauge controllers. 1. The MKS gauge controllers which are currently integrated in the racks and control systems for Diamond are planned to be used again on Diamond II accelerators. 2. The MKS gauge controllers are not compatible with any other makers gauges in the market. 3. There are no gauge controllers in the market which are compatible with the MKS gauges. 4. It is not currently possible to buy gauges and controllers from an alternative supplier to fit with what we already have. There are no gauge controllers in the market that have a fast response trigger that can be used without fast valve controller system. The requirement is for equipment that is compatible with the existing installation: * Pirani gauges * Inverted Magnetron vacuum gauges * Vacuum gauge control units. ### Procurement Information Currently Diamond has a legacy installation of around 1000 Gauge sets and 500 Gauge controllers from MKS. In the Diamond-II accelerator upgrade we plan on using the legacy controllers and purchase new gauges and a few additional new controllers. Approximately numbers of new kit for Diamond-II is 370 gauge sets and 55 Gauge controllers. 1. The MKS gauge controllers which are currently integrated in the racks and control systems for Diamond are planned to be used again on Diamond II accelerators. 2. The MKS gauge controllers are not compatible with any other makers gauges in the market. 3. There are no gauge controllers in the market which are compatible with the MKS gauges. 4. It is not currently possible to buy gauges and controllers from an alternative supplier to fit with what we already have. There are no gauge controllers in the market that have a fast response trigger that can be used without fast valve controller system. The requirement is for equipment that is compatible with the existing installation: * Pirani gauges * Inverted Magnetron vacuum gauges * Vacuum gauge control units ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035175-2024 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Oct 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 10 Oct 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 | £767,195 | ## 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 | MKS INSTRUMENTS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ### Codes - 38423100 - Pressure gauges ## Release History - 30 Oct 2024 at 13:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035175-2024 - 11 Oct 2024 at 09:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032736-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://www.diamond.ac.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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