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9000291 - Supply of Front End X-ray Beam Position Monitor (XBPM) Upgrade
X-ray inspection equipment
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
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Bid readiness
Review notice
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£840,190
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
1 bids
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 38)
Based on 30 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
22.5%
Typical Bids Received
2 bidders
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 38)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
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|---|---|---|---|
| 5 contracts | £19,825,651 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
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| 4 contracts | £7,515,063 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Evidence coverage
8/12 core inputs published
Comparable published opportunities
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
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|---|---|---|
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Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED: "9000291 - Supply of Front End X-ray Beam Position Monitor (XBPM) Upgrade". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
3Bids / Report (median)
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Kyma S.p.A.Top vendor: 52.1% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 43 active published awards; 43 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 38):
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable Value | Avg. Price Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyma S.p.A. | 1 win | £2,195,585 | — |
| Neue Technologien GmbH & Co KG (NTG) | 1 win | £1,180,000 | — |
| FMB Feinwerk | 1 win | £840,190 | — |
| MKS Instruments UK Ltd | 1 win | £0 | — |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published14 Feb 2024, 10:24 GMT | Last source update14 Feb 2024, 10:24 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationX-ray inspection equipment | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-043593 | ||
What is being bought
Located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, Diamond is a leadingedge 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.
The Diamond machine is being upgraded (to Diamond-II) to increase the intensity of light available to users. This upgrade will increase the storage ring energy from 3.0 GeV to 3.5 GeV and several existing beamlines are receiving new insertion devices. Additionally, three entirely new flagship beamlines are proposed to be built. Diamond's front end X-ray Beam Position Monitors (XBPMs) are used to monitor the position of the incident white X-ray beam on most beamlines. They are capable of measuring the X-ray beam position with sub-micron resolution at bandwidths of 10 kHz.
The upgrade includes the modification of Diamond's existing front end XBPMs. They must be modified to operate optimally with the improved X-ray source points and to withstand the increased white beam power loads expected from Diamond-II. New front end XBPMs will be purchased where required. To provide best value for money, the intention is to re-use as much existing equipment as possible.
The scope of the contract is to:
- develop a cost-effective upgrade plan in collaboration with
Diamond.
- state an upper bound on the acceptable intercepted power
load per XBPM blade and demonstrate the validity of this
upper bound e.g. using FEA modelling and/or operational data
from previous installations.
- modify existing Diamond XBPMs that require modification for
use on Diamond-II.
- produce new XBPMs for each of Diamond's new beamlines
which are compatible with existing ones.
- supply Diamond with drawings, modification and maintenance
procedures, and spare components as may be required as part
of the upgrade plan.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
14 Feb 2024, 10:24 GMT - Status changed to complete
30 Jan 2024, 09:34 GMT - Official notice release published
30 Jan 2024, 09:34 GMT - Buyer information updated
30 Jan 2024, 09:34 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcancelledPublished valueNot publishedApproximately 37 of Diamond's existing front end XBPMs will require upgrading. About 14 of these will only require a modification of the existing flange insert (new "blade holders" and potentially with some alteration to a copper aperture at the entrance to the XBPM); about 23 of these XBPMs will require entire new flange inserts, including new blade holders. Approximately 16 new XBPMs will need to be supplied (including support column, 2-axis motorised motion stage, vacuum vessel, vacuum bellows, and flange insert) to be compatible with the existing XBPM's. The contract is proposed to be divided up into 5 separate work packages (WPs). The proposed WPs are outlined below. • WP1, Planning phase: • WP2, Initial delivery of new XBPM flange inserts: • WP3, "Recycling" of existing XBPM flange inserts: • WP4, Final delivery of new XBPM flange inserts: • WP5, Delivery of complete new XBPMsContract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
14 Feb 2024, 10:24 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 9 Feb 2024, 00:00 GMT · £840,190
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards FMB Feinwerk Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Supply of Front-End X-ray Beam Position Monitor (XBPM) Upgrade £840,190 · signed 9 Feb 2024, 00:00 GMT · active |
Bid statistics bids: 1 (lot 1) electronicBids: 1 (lot 1) smeBids: 1 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED
Contracting authority GB-COH-4375679Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationale• FMB und Messtechnik GmbH (FMB) designed and own the
Intellectual Property Rights for the existing Beam Position
Monitors (BPM's).
• This contract is for the modification of 37 existing BPM's and
the supply of 16 new ones.
• Only FMB can modify the existing units due to IPR issues.
• Use of an alternative supplier for the 16 new units would
create issues with compatibility. |