Official UK procurement notice
9003203 - Supply of K14 SWIFT Beamline M1 and M2 Mirror Systems
Authority: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLocated 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 the contract is for the design, supply of material, manufacture, assembly, test and delivery of two mirrors and their position adjustment systems for the K14 Beamline.
The minimum scope of the contract is the design, manufacture, test, and delivery of:
- M1 - upward reflecting, vertical collimating, white beam mirror & mechanics.
- M2 - downward reflecting, toroidal focussing, monochromatic beam mirror & mechanics.
- Cooling arrangements.
- Vacuum system
- Support system
- Interface to beamline services
CPV: Mirrors
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£500,000
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
- 14 Aug 2025, 11:15 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jan 2026, 11:38 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
9003203- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048674- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0587b8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 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 coy to:
Diamond Procurement
Diamond Light Source Ltd
Diamond House
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
Didcot
Oxon
OX11 0DE
UK
Timeline
14 Aug 2025 → 8 Jan 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published14 Aug 2025, 11:15 BST
- Submission deadline392 days ago23 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by370 days ago14 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts369 days ago16 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent319 days ago5 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends307 days ago16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published285 days ago8 Jan 2026, 11:38 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Aug 2025- Tender notice published14 Aug 2025, 11:15 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published5 Dec 2025, 14:22 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 Dec 2025, 14:22 GMT
- Contract details notice published8 Jan 2026, 11:38 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instrument Design Technology LtdSME9003203 - K14 SWIFT Beamline M1 and M2 Mirror Systems for Diamond Light Source12 Jan 2026 – 12 Jul 2027 | £736,000 | 5 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
9003203 - Supply of K14 SWIFT Beamline M1 and M2 Mirror Systems · Instrument Design Technology LtdSME
- Signed
- 17 Dec 2025
- Value
- £736,000
- Period
- 17 Dec 2025 – 12 Jul 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Contract value is below £5 million.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- INSTRUMENT DESIGN TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical specifications Visit our web page: https://tenders.diamond.ac.uk Here Suppliers are requried 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