Published date: 7 August 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 9 July 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Pressure vessels - 44615000

Location of contract

OX11 0DE

Value of contract

£0.01

Procurement reference

9000627

Published date

7 August 2024

Closing date

9 July 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

2 August 2024

Contract end date

3 August 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 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.

Award information

Awarded date

2 August 2024

Contract start date

2 August 2024

Contract end date

3 August 2026

Total value of contract

£3,642,300

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

FMB Feinwek und Messstechnik GmbH

Address

Friedrich-Woehler Strasse 2
12489 Berlin
Germany

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

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