Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED
Diamond House
Didcot
OX110DE
Contact
Debbie Pryor
Telephone
+44 1235567575
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Companies House
04375679
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
9001646 - Supply of 1st Collimating Mirror for Beamline K18
Reference number
9001646
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38622000 - Mirrors
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 leading-edge 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. 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 correlative methods. This will be transformative in speed and spatial resolution and will offer users streamlined access to enhanced instruments for life and physical science.
The scope of the contract is for the design, supply of material, manufacture, assembly, test, delivery, installation and commissioning of a collimating mirror system (M1) for the K18
beamline.
The minimum scope of the contract is the design, manufacture, test, and delivery of:
• M1 upward reflecting, vertical collimating, white beam X-ray mirror & mechanics.
• Motorized mechanical bender to adjust the curvature of M1's reflecting surface.
• Motorized gravitational sag compensator.
• Cooling arrangements as described in the specification.
• Vacuum vessel and associated controls.
• Support frame.
• Interface to beamline services.
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: £3,000,000
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 is a leading-edge 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. 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 correlative methods. This will be transformative in speed and spatial resolution and will offer users streamlined access to enhanced instruments for life and physical science.
The scope of the contract is for the design, supply of material, manufacture, assembly, test, delivery, installation and commissioning of a collimating mirror system (M1) for the K18
beamline.
The minimum scope of the contract is the design, manufacture, test, and delivery of:
• M1 upward reflecting, vertical collimating, white beam X-ray mirror & mechanics.
• Motorized mechanical bender to adjust the curvature of M1's reflecting surface.
• Motorized gravitational sag compensator.
• Cooling arrangements as described in the specification.
• Vacuum vessel and associated controls.
• Support frame.
• Interface to beamline services.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical Quality / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Experience & Capacity / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 5
Price - Weighting: 40
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: 2024/S 000-039849
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
9001646
Title
Supply of 1st Collimating Mirror for Beamlines K18 for DLS
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24 March 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
XDS Oxford Limited
Oxford
OX2 0ES
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Companies House
04138193
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £300,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Diamond Light Source limited
Didcot
OX11 0DE
Country
United Kingdom