Scope
Reference
9002215
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 coordinated 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 Page 2 to 7
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 for the Design, supply of materials, manufacture, test, and delivery of two sets of three mirror optics for the I17-CSXID (Coherent Scattering and X-ray
Imaging Diffraction) beamline.
a) Three polished mirror optics (M1a, M3a, M5a) with Ni
coatings.
b) Three polished mirror optics (M1b, M3b, M5b) with Pt coatings.
The optics should be clean and ready for immediate installation and use in ultra-high vacuum (UHV) conditions on the beamline.
The tender specification is for the three mirrors M1, M3 and M5 as listed below. Two sets of these mirrors will be required with different coatings:
• The M1 optic is a vertically-collimating optic with a sagittal cylindrical shape that deflects the beam outboard
• The M3 optic is a vertically-focussing optic with a sagittal cylindrical shape that deflects the beam outboard
• The M5 optic is a vertically-focussing optic with a sagittal cylindrical shape that deflects the beam inboard.
To achieve the required flux at the sample position, the I17 Mirror Systems will require the ability to switch between optics with either a Ni or Pt coating. The sagittal cylindrical shape means that two set of optics will be required, with one coating on each optic.
Contract 1. 9002215 - I17 CSXID Beamline - M1, M3 and M5 Mirror Optics
Supplier
Contract value
- 324200.00 EUR excluding VAT
- 389040.00 EUR including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
1 August 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
1 August 2025
Standstill period
- End: 13 August 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
18 August 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 18 August 2025 to 18 May 2026
- 9 months, 1 day
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 38622000 - Mirrors
Contract locations
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Information about tenders
- 3 tenders received
- 3 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 1 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
Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
- Companies House: HR725667
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRWG-4893-MGZX
Rudolf-Eber Str.2
OBERKOCHEN
73447
Germany
Email: Info.smt@zeiss.com
Website: http://www.zeiss.com/smt
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. 9002215 - I17 CSXID Beamline - M1, M3 and M5 Mirror Optics
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