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title: "9001646 - Supply of 1st Collimating Mirror for Beamline K18"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04c633"
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# 9001646 - Supply of 1st Collimating Mirror for Beamline K18

Buyer: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c633

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## Summary

Diamond Light Source Ltd, located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Didcot, Oxfordshire, is currently engaged in a procurement process for the supply of a 1st Collimating Mirror for Beamline K18 under the procurement ID DLSITT1032. This tender falls under the goods category and is classified under the CPV code 38622000 for mirrors. The procedure is at the tender stage with an active status and follows an open procurement method. The tender deadline is 22 January 2025, at 12:00 noon, and bids need to be submitted in written form, with a valid period of 90 days post-submission.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in optical engineering and manufacturing to engage with a leading-edge research facility in the UK. With the contract involving the design, supply, and installation of intricate optical systems, businesses with expertise in high-tech optics, precision engineering, and supporting scientific infrastructure stand to benefit greatly. Additionally, this contract will be significant for SMEs capable of demonstrating high technical quality, experience, and capacity, potentially enhancing their portfolio through association with Diamond’s transformative Diamond-II programme.

## Notice

Located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, Diamond is a leading-edge facility for science, engineering, and innovation. It is the largest science facility to be built in the UK for 40 years and produces ultra-violet, infra-red and X-ray beams of exceptional brightness. 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 correlative methods. This will be transformative in speed and spatial resolution and will offer users streamlined access to enhanced instruments for life and physical science. The scope of the contract is for the design, supply of material, manufacture, assembly, test, delivery, installation and commissioning of a collimating mirror system (M1) for the K18 beamline. The minimum scope of the contract is the design, manufacture, test, and delivery of: * M1 upward reflecting, vertical collimating, white beam X-ray mirror & mechanics. * Motorized mechanical bender to adjust the curvature of M1's reflecting surface. * Motorized gravitational sag compensator. * Cooling arrangements as described in the specification. * Vacuum vessel and associated controls. * Support frame. * Interface to beamline services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, Diamond is a leading-edge facility for science, engineering, and innovation. It is the largest science facility to be built in the UK for 40 years and produces ultra-violet, infra-red and X-ray beams of exceptional brightness. 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 correlative methods. This will be transformative in speed and spatial resolution and will offer users streamlined access to enhanced instruments for life and physical science. The scope of the contract is for the design, supply of material, manufacture, assembly, test, delivery, installation and commissioning of a collimating mirror system (M1) for the K18 beamline. The minimum scope of the contract is the design, manufacture, test, and delivery of: * M1 upward reflecting, vertical collimating, white beam X-ray mirror & mechanics. * Motorized mechanical bender to adjust the curvature of M1's reflecting surface. * Motorized gravitational sag compensator. * Cooling arrangements as described in the specification. * Vacuum vessel and associated controls. * Support frame. * Interface to beamline services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016855-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Jan 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £300,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED |
| Additional buyers | 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 | XDS OXFORD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 38622000 - Mirrors

## Release History

- 24 Apr 2025 at 15:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016855-2025
- 11 Dec 2024 at 09:46 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039849-2024

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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