Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Diamond Light Source
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
Didcot
OX11 0DE
Contact
Debbie Pryor
Telephone
+44 1235567575
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Companies House
4375679
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Scientific Research
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
9000291 - Supply of Front End X-ray Beam Position Monitor (XBPM) Upgrade
Reference number
9000291
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38582000 - X-ray inspection equipment
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, Diamond is a leadingedge 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.
The Diamond machine is being upgraded (to Diamond-II) to increase the intensity of light available to users. This upgrade will increase the storage ring energy from 3.0 GeV to 3.5 GeV and several existing beamlines are receiving new insertion devices. Additionally, three entirely new flagship beamlines are proposed to be built. Diamond's front end X-ray Beam Position Monitors (XBPMs) are used to monitor the position of the incident white X-ray beam on most beamlines. They are capable of measuring the X-ray beam position with sub-micron resolution at bandwidths of 10 kHz.
The upgrade includes the modification of Diamond's existing front end XBPMs. They must be modified to operate optimally with the improved X-ray source points and to withstand the increased white beam power loads expected from Diamond-II. New front end XBPMs will be purchased where required. To provide best value for money, the intention is to re-use as much existing equipment as possible.
The scope of the contract is to:
- develop a cost-effective upgrade plan in collaboration with
Diamond.
- state an upper bound on the acceptable intercepted power
load per XBPM blade and demonstrate the validity of this
upper bound e.g. using FEA modelling and/or operational data
from previous installations.
- modify existing Diamond XBPMs that require modification for
use on Diamond-II.
- produce new XBPMs for each of Diamond's new beamlines
which are compatible with existing ones.
- supply Diamond with drawings, modification and maintenance
procedures, and spare components as may be required as part
of the upgrade plan.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £840,190
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Approximately 37 of Diamond's existing front end XBPMs will require upgrading. About 14 of
these will only require a modification of the existing flange insert (new "blade holders" and
potentially with some alteration to a copper aperture at the entrance to the XBPM); about
23 of these XBPMs will require entire new flange inserts, including new blade holders.
Approximately 16 new XBPMs will need to be supplied (including support column, 2-axis
motorised motion stage, vacuum vessel, vacuum bellows, and flange insert) to be
compatible with the existing XBPM's.
The contract is proposed to be divided up into 5 separate work packages (WPs). The
proposed WPs are outlined below.
• WP1, Planning phase:
• WP2, Initial delivery of new XBPM flange inserts:
• WP3, "Recycling" of existing XBPM flange inserts:
• WP4, Final delivery of new XBPM flange inserts:
• WP5, Delivery of complete new XBPMs
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation:
• FMB und Messtechnik GmbH (FMB) designed and own the
Intellectual Property Rights for the existing Beam Position
Monitors (BPM's).
• This contract is for the modification of 37 existing BPM's and
the supply of 16 new ones.
• Only FMB can modify the existing units due to IPR issues.
• Use of an alternative supplier for the 16 new units would
create issues with compatibility.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-002994
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
9000291
Title
Supply of Front-End X-ray Beam Position Monitor (XBPM) Upgrade
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
9 February 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
FMB Feinwerk
Friedrich-Wohler-Strasse 2
Berlin
12489
Country
Germany
NUTS code
- DE - Germany
Handelsregister Abteilung B, Germany
DE 137201969 (HRB 37774)
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £840,190
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Diamond Light Source
Harwell Science and Innovation CAmpus
Didcot
OX11 0DE
Country
United Kingdom