Contract

Upgrade of 25A Power Modules to 50A

  • Diamond Light Source Ltd

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-005828

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0422d0

Published 22 February 2024, 3:21pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Diamond Light Source Ltd

Harwell

Didcot

OX11 0DE

Contact

Debbie Pryor

Email

procurement@diamond.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1235567575

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

Companies House

4375679

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.diamond.ac.uk

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

Upgrade of 25A Power Modules to 50A

Reference number

9000293

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 31731100 - Modules

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short 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.

This contract is for the upgrade of 25A Power Modules to 50A, used in the magnet power supplies.

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: £0.1

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

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.

This contract is for the upgrade of 25A Power Modules to 50A, used in the magnet power supplies.

Scope of the contract is:

852 Power Modules required upgrading from 25A to 50A.

The contractor will be responsible for the upgrading and delivery of the Power Modules.

Factory testing is not required. Part lists and modification details are provided in Annex A of the tender documents.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical Quality / Weighting: 35

Quality criterion - Name: Experience of modifying standard items to meet customer requirements / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Delivery / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 5

Price - Weighting: 50

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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: 2023/S 000-036240


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

9000293

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

20 February 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Garner Osborne Circuits Ltd

Unit 10 Hambridge Business Centre, Hambridge Lane,

Newbury

RG14 5TU

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ11 - Berkshire
Companies House

03814913

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £0.01


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Diamond Light Source Ltd

Harwell Science and Innovation Campus

Didcot

OX11 0ED

Country

United Kingdom