Scope
Reference
9003706
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.
Contract 1. 9003706 - Supply of Diamond-II Thin Septum Magnets
Supplier
Contract value
- 1248700.00 EUR excluding VAT
- 1498440.00 EUR including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
29 January 2026
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
29 January 2026
Standstill period
- End: 9 February 2026
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
10 February 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 10 February 2026 to 30 October 2027
- 1 year, 8 months, 21 days
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 31630000 - Magnets
Contract locations
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Information about tenders
- 3 tenders received
- 3 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 3 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 2 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Supplier
Danfysik
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNPT-7191-ZPDJ
8, Gregersensvej
Taastrup
DK-2630
Denmark
Email: sales@danfysik.dk
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. 9003706 - Supply of Diamond-II Thin Septum Magnets
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