Scope
Reference
9003203
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 coordinated 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 the design, supply of material, manufacture, assembly, test and delivery of two mirrors and their position adjustment systems for the K14 Beamline.
The minimum scope of the contract is the design, manufacture, test, and delivery of:
• M1 - upward reflecting, vertical collimating, white beam mirror & mechanics.
• M2 - downward reflecting, toroidal focussing, monochromatic beam mirror & mechanics.
• Cooling arrangements.
• Vacuum system
• Support system
• Interface to beamline services
Contract 1. 9003203 - Supply of K14 SWIFT Beamline M1 and M2 Mirror Systems
Supplier
Contract value
- £736,000 excluding VAT
- £883,200 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Date signed
17 December 2025
Contract dates
- 17 December 2025 to 12 July 2027
- 1 year, 6 months, 27 days
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 38622000 - Mirrors
Contract locations
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Justification for not setting key performance indicators
Contract value is below £5 million.
Other information
Applicable trade agreements
- Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Supplier
INSTRUMENT DESIGN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
- Companies House: 03950882
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXXJ-4619-ZMQW
Unit 2 Turnstone Business Park
Widnes
WA8 0WN
United Kingdom
Email: ford@idtnet.co.uk
Website: http://www.idtnet.co.uk
Region: UKD71 - East Merseyside
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. 9003203 - Supply of K14 SWIFT Beamline M1 and M2 Mirror Systems
Contracting authority
DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED
- Companies House: 04375679
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNGG-3778-PWBM
Diamond House
Didcot
OX11 0DE
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@diamond.ac.uk
Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Organisation type: Public authority - central government