Official UK procurement notice
9002558 - Supply of I17 Front End for Diamond-II
Authority: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLocated on the Harwell Science & Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, Diamond Light Source (DLS) is a leading-edge facility for science, engineering and innovation. DLS 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 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 the contract is to design, manufacture, supply, test and deliver one Front end for the I17 beamline in Diamond-II.
The term 'Front End' refers to the section of the synchrotron that runs between the stoage ring and the shield wall. The front end conditions the beam in preparation for use on the beamline.
The Front End will be located in a restricted area so it must be capable of continuous operation over long periods without maintenenance. The support frames must be rigid construction and constructed so that they minimise the effects of ground vibrations. The support frames must be supported from the floor with 3 manually adjustable feet to allow them to be accurately surveyed into position.
The Front End will be procured as a single turnkey unit, subject to the performance specification. The system comprises:
- One complete Front End
- All cabling, cable management features & connections to
junction boxes & bulkheads located on the Front Ends
- One lifting frame
- Bake out equipment
- Sufficient spare parts to guarantee system operation with
minimum down-time for a period of at least two years from the
date of final acceptance.
CPV: Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£450,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Technical Quality: 25%
- Experience and Capacity: 25%
- Delivery: 5%
- Commercial: 5%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (5)
- Technical Quality
- Experience and Capacity
- Commercial
- Delivery
- Price
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Jul 2025, 16:04 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Oct 2025, 12:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
9002558- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043976- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056857Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please email tender submission to:
and send a hard copy to:
Procurement
Diamond House
Diamond Light Source Ltd
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
Didcot
Oxon
OX11 0DE
UK
Timeline
29 Jul 2025 → 10 Oct 2025 · 7 dates- Tender notice published29 Jul 2025, 16:04 BST
- Submission deadline1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent398 days ago22 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by396 days ago23 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts389 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends388 days ago1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published380 days ago10 Oct 2025, 12:46 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jul 2025- Tender notice published29 Jul 2025, 16:04 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Sept 2025, 08:20 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Sept 2025, 08:20 BST
- Contract signature expected2 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published10 Oct 2025, 12:46 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FMB Feinwerk und Messtechnik GmbHSME9002558 - Supply of Front End I17 for Diamond-II2 Oct 2025 – 31 May 2027 | €449,700 | 22 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
9002558 - Supply of I17 Front End for Diamond-II · FMB Feinwerk und Messtechnik GmbHSME
- Signed
- 1 Oct 2025
- Value
- €449,700
- Period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 31 May 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Contract value is below £5 million.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FMB Feinwerk- und Messtechnik GmbHAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical specifications Visit our web page: tenders.diamond.ac.uk Here Suppliers are required to complete a one-off simple registration form. You are then able to login to register an interest against the tender and download the Tender Documents.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender