Contract

Supply of Fasteners for Diamond II Project

  • Diamond Light Source Ltd

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-016583

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-044809

Published 28 May 2024, 10:54am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Diamond Light Source Ltd

Harwell Science and Innovation Campus

Didcot

OX11 0ED

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

Supply of Fasteners for Diamond II Project

Reference number

DLSPAG0150

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 44530000 - Fasteners

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 asintegrated 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 agreement is for the supply of stainless steel fasteners which will include:- Bolts and screws with different head variants and lengths, Nuts of different types. Washers of different types and Dowel and alignment pins. This list is not exhaustive as other fasteners and related products may be required.

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: £0.01

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 asintegrated 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 agreement is for the supply of stainless steel fasteners which will include:- Bolts and screws with different head variants and lengths, Nuts of different types. Washers of different types and Dowel and alignment pins. This list is not exhaustive as other fasteners and related products may be required.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Standard Delivery / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Next Day Delivery / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Same Day Delivery / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Packing/Recycling / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 5

Price - Weighting: 70

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

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 000-007991


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

DLSPAG0150

Title

Supply of Fasteners for Diamond-II Project

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

24 May 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Forward 2000 (Oxon) Limited

Oxford

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Companies House

3769323

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

Harwell Science and Innovation Campus

Didcot

OX11 0ED

Country

United Kingdom