DLSITT1077 - Diamond-II Thin Septum Magnets
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£1.2m
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
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.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Quality | — | quality | 30.00% |
| Experience and Capacity | — | quality | 15.00% |
| Delivery | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Commercial | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Price | — | price | 40.00% |
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