DLSITT1077 - Diamond-II Thin Septum Magnets

DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITEDcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05dec0Procurement Act 2023SME suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£1.2m

Awarded 29 Jan 2026

Suppliers

1

1 SME

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

29 Jan 2026

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 this contract is to carry out the detailed design, manufacture, quality control, testing and delivery of a pre-series in-vacuum thin septum magnet and power supply, and two production magnets and power supplies as detailed in the specification.

Scope

Reference
9003706
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
20 Jan 2026 to 20 Sept 2027
CPV classifications
31630000
Contract locations
Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Technical Qualityquality30.00%
Experience and Capacityquality15.00%
Deliveryquality10.00%
Commercialquality5.00%
Priceprice40.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£1.2m

Award date

29 Jan 2026

Contract start

10 Feb 2026

Contract end

30 Oct 2027

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