Published date: 11 July 2024

This notice was replaced on 1 October 2024

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

Awarded contract (published 1 October 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

  • Industrial machinery - 42000000

Location of contract

OX11 0DE

Value of contract

£0.01

Procurement reference

DLSITT1035

Published date

11 July 2024

Closing date

12 August 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2024

Contract end date

1 January 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 is a cutting edge facility for science, engineering and innovation. It is the largest science facility to be built in the UK for 40 years and produces ultra-violet, infra-red and X-ray beams of exceptional brightness. Diamond allows researchers from academia and industry to investigate the structure and behaviour of the world around us at the atomic and molecular level. Areas of investigation include fields such as medicine, the environment, materials and engineering science, physics, chemistry and heritage science. The research undertaken at Diamond brings economic, health and quality of life benefits to the UK and further afield.
The scope of this contract is to carry out manufacture, assembly, quality control and delivery to Diamond of 108 DL magnet mechanical assemblies for the Diamond-II storage ring, in accordance with this specification.
Detailed designs have been produced by DLS and the Supplier is expected to manufacture to print respecting the detailed tolerances. DLS welcomes feedback on manufacturability of the parts and it is expected there may be minor revision required to enable the manufacturing process to be optimised.
The supply of the permanent magnet blocks required for these magnets and their installation into the yoke and pole pieces are not part of this contract

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