Supply of Diamond-II Group C Girder Vacuum Vessels

Contract summary

Industry

• Pressure vessels - 44615000

Location of contract

OX11 0DE

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

DLSITT1025

Published date

9 October 2024

Closing date

24 June 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

27 September 2024

Contract end date

10 May 2026

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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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. 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 to manufacture a number of Pre-series and Production vessels required for the assembly of the Diamond-II Storage Ring, this will require several development activities, such as design, trials, manufacture, welding, inspection, testing and delivery to Diamond Light Source. Installation at DLS is not included.

To apply visit our website which requires suppliers to complete a one-off simple registration form, which will generate a unique password for your accout. 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
(https://tenders.diamond.ac.uk/Home.aspx).

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More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Supply of Diamond-II Group C Girder Vacuum Vessels

• Opportunity
• Published 22 May 2024

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Award information

Awarded date

27 September 2024

Contract start date

27 September 2024

Contract end date

11 May 2026

Total value of contract

£1,457,018.99

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Strumenti Scientifici Cinel s.r.l.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Debbie Pryor

Address

Diamond Light Source, Diamond House
Harwell Science & Innovation Campus
Didcot, Oxfordshire
OX11 0DE
United Kingdom

Telephone

01235 567575

Email

procurement@diamond.ac.uk