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title: "9002558 - Supply of I17 Front End for Diamond-II"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-056857"
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buyer: "DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED"
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# 9002558 - Supply of I17 Front End for Diamond-II

Buyer: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056857

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## Summary

The public procurement process for contract 9002558, initiated by Diamond Light Source Limited located in Didcot, UK, focuses on the "Supply of I17 Front End for Diamond-II." This tender relates to the design, manufacture, supply, testing, and delivery of a Front End for the I17 beamline at the Diamond-II facility on the Harwell Science & Innovation Campus. This procurement falls under the industry category of “Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery” with the primary procurement category being goods. The procurement utilised an open procedure method, and the award has been completed, with the contract signed on 1st October 2025, running until 31st May 2027. The contract was awarded to FMB Feinwerk- und Messtechnik GmbH, a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) based in Berlin, valued at €539,640 gross.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in precision engineering and manufacturing to showcase their technical capabilities in specialised machinery. With Diamond Light Source upgrading its facilities to continue delivering world-changing scientific research, companies that excel in innovative engineering solutions and can ensure robust, maintenance-free equipment are well-positioned to benefit. SMEs particularly have the potential to grow by contributing to such high-profile projects, ensuring system reliability with advanced technical solutions and efficient supply chain management. Businesses with expertise in designing turnkey systems and those capable of mitigating ground vibration impacts will find this procurement particularly fitting for leveraging their competencies in a competitive market.

## Notice

Located on the Harwell Science & Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, Diamond Light Source (DLS) is a leading-edge facility for science, engineering and innovation. DLS 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 design, manufacture, supply, test and deliver one Front end for the I17 beamline in Diamond-II. The term 'Front End' refers to the section of the synchrotron that runs between the stoage ring and the shield wall. The front end conditions the beam in preparation for use on the beamline. The Front End will be located in a restricted area so it must be capable of continuous operation over long periods without maintenenance. The support frames must be rigid construction and constructed so that they minimise the effects of ground vibrations. The support frames must be supported from the floor with 3 manually adjustable feet to allow them to be accurately surveyed into position. The Front End will be procured as a single turnkey unit, subject to the performance specification. The system comprises: 1. One complete Front End 2. All cabling, cable management features & connections to junction boxes & bulkheads located on the Front Ends 3. One lifting frame 4. Bake out equipment 5. Sufficient spare parts to guarantee system operation with minimum down-time for a period of at least two years from the date of final acceptance.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064157-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Sep 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2025 - 31 May 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £450,000 |
| Lots value | £450,000 |
| Awards value | £449,700 |
| Contracts value | £449,700 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED |
| 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 | FMB FEINWERK- UND MESSTECHNIK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery

### Codes

- 42990000 - Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery

## Release History

- 10 Oct 2025 at 11:46 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064157-2025
- 22 Sep 2025 at 07:20 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058312-2025
- 29 Jul 2025 at 15:04 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043976-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064157-2025
  10th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058312-2025
  22nd September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043976-2025
  29th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://tenders.diamond.ac.uk
  Visit our web page: tenders.diamond.ac.uk Here Suppliers are required to complete a one-off simple registration form. You are then able to login to register an interest against the tender and download the Tender Documents.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.fmb-berlin.de
- https://diamondtenders@diamond.ac.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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