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
9001808 - Supply of Residual Gas Analysers for Diamond-II
Reference number
9001808
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38434000 - Analysers
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 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 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 tender is to cover the supply of the Residual Gas Analysers (RGAs) and their control units for the Diamond-II Project as covered in the specification. RGAs and control units must be current standard catalogue items which the supplier has a history of supplying. Tender responses must be compliant with the specification. However, suppliers may also offer available alternatives to those outlined in the specification as options.
Diamond-II, in its initial phase, will require the following RGA heads and control units:
ITEM QUANTITY
Quadrupole heads 30 - 50
Control electronics 30 - 50
3 metre extender cables 30 - 50
for electronics.
A software package DLS-wide user license
(EPICS integration, or
ASCII based protocol
would be desirable).
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: £334,800
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 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 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 tender is to cover the supply of the Residual Gas Analysers (RGAs) and their control units for the Diamond-II Project as covered in the specification. RGAs and control units must be current standard catalogue items which the supplier has a history of supplying. Tender responses must be compliant with the specification. However, suppliers may also offer available alternatives to those outlined in the specification as options.
Diamond-II, in its initial phase, will require the following RGA heads and control units:
ITEM QUANTITY
Quadrupole heads 30 - 50
Control electronics 30 - 50
3 metre extender cables 30 - 50
for electronics.
A software package DLS-wide user license
(EPICS integration, or
ASCII based protocol
would be desirable).
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: 2025/S 000-006811
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
9001808
Title
9001808 - Supply of Residual Gas Analysers for Diamond-II
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28 April 2025
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
MKS UK Limited
2 Cowley Way, Weston Road,
Crewe
CW1 6AE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD6 - Cheshire
Companies House
6391618
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £334,800
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Diamond Light Source
Didcot
OX11 0DE
Country
United Kingdom