Published date: 1 July 2024

This notice was replaced on 18 November 2024

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 18 November 2024)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000

Location of contract

OX11 9RN

Value of contract

£0.01

Procurement reference

DLSITT1022

Published date

1 July 2024

Closing date

31 July 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

12 August 2024

Contract end date

15 April 2026

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. 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 delivery 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 for a Supplier to design, manufacture, test and deliver to DLS two identical complete turn-key in-vacuum hybrid permanent magnet undulators (HPMUs), subject to this performance specification, together with all necessary drawings and documentation to ensure the ID can be operated and maintained without supplier support if necessary.

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

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

Telephone

01235 567575

Email

procurement@diamond.ac.uk