Published date: 29 September 2023
This notice was replaced on 7 December 2023
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Awarded contract (published 7 December 2023)
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Contract summary
Industry
Electromechanical equipment - 31720000
Location of contract
OX11 9RN
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
DLSITT1003
Published date
29 September 2023
Closing date
30 October 2023
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
4 December 2023
Contract end date
5 December 2029
Contract type
Supply contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Located on the Harwell Science and 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.
The facility is about to undergo a major upgrade to its main accelerator system which requires the upgrade of its associated control hardware, this tender is prepared with the intention of procuring the supply of PLC hardware to be used in this upcoming upgrade and for a framework for supply of PLC hardware for other projects following the upgrade of the Diamond facility.
The contract is for the supply of Omron NX series PLC equipment to be integrated into all areas of the control system alongside our existing installed Omron PLC equipment. Diamond currently has a large installed base of PLC systems managing Vacuum protection,
Interlocking and Automation across all disciplines. Diamond has invested large amounts of time & effort into delivering the infrastructure to support this platform. Device drivers for the
EPICS platform as the top-level SCADA, revision control system for back up and version control, 'Best Practice' and 'Code Creation' guidance documentation for third party vendors of turn-key equipment to follow have all been set up to ensure consistency. DLS also has a large amount of pre-configured templated programming structures for all commonly used devices found on Diamond to ensure quick and simple configuration & deployment.
The Omron Programming software is commonly understood and integrates well with our chosen drawing office package for the generation of EPICS identification & Global variables in the form of publishable TAGS. It also uses a single software platform for all PLC, HMI, Vision & Networking equipment which makes firmware & software upgrades and patching simple.
To apply visit our website which requires suppliers to complete a one-off simple registration form, which will generate a unique password for your account. You are then able to login to register your interest against the Tender and download the tender documents.
Link to the site: https://tenders.diamond.ac.uk/Home.aspx
About the buyer
Contact name
Debbie Pryor
Address
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
Didcot
OX11 0ED
United Kingdom
Telephone
01235 567575
Website
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