Official UK procurement notice
9000291 - Supply of Front End X-ray Beam Position Monitor (XBPM) Upgrade
Authority: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLocated 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.
CPV: X-ray inspection equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Approximately 37 of Diamond's existing front end XBPMs will require upgradingAwarded
Approximately 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 XBPMs
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Jan 2024, 09:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Feb 2024, 10:24 GMT
- Authority reference
9000291- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004883- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043593Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
- 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.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FMB BerlinSMESpecification for DLS Front End X-ray Beam Position Monitor upgrade | £840,190 † | — | Awarded |
| FMB FeinwerkSMESupply of Front-End X-ray Beam Position Monitor (XBPM) Upgrade | £840,190 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Supply of Front-End X-ray Beam Position Monitor (XBPM) Upgrade · FMB FeinwerkSME
- Signed
- 9 Feb 2024
- Value
- £840,190
- Status
- active
Specification for DLS Front End X-ray Beam Position Monitor upgrade · FMB BerlinSME
- Signed
- 30 Jan 2024
- Value
- £840,190
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- FMB BerlinAwarded supplier
- FMB FeinwerkAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
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