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Published 15 Jan 2026, 11:28 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

9003990 - Supply of Mechanical Equipment for the D-II Magnets

Official notice

Authority: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£750,000£900,000 inc. VAT59.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 16 Feb 2026awarded 26 Feb 2026
Awarded to NCF Engineering Ltd T/A Ferrositi
Contract term 5 moends 25 Aug 2026 · starts 17 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement 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 the contract is to manufacture various parts including push brackets, Belleville washer covers, survey and inclinometer plates and height adjustment blocks to DLS designs. An example of these parts is presented in Figure 1 of the specification.

These parts will be assembled to various electromagnets and then onto 52 girder assemblies.

The contract for this includes:

  • Contract management
  • Purchase of all materials.
  • Manufacture of the parts according to the table specified above.
  • All jigs and tooling required for manufacture
  • Cleaning and protecting
  • Quality assurance documentation
  • Packing
  • Delivery

CPV: Miscellaneous fabricated products and related items

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 moSMEPublished value£750,000
Contract period: 17 Mar 2026 – 25 Aug 2026 (5 mo)Value: £750,000 exc. VAT · £900,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 55%Price: 45%
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
What this means for your bid
  • 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
15 Jan 2026, 11:28 GMT
Last source update
19 Mar 2026, 10:54 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 3 Mar 2026
Authority reference
9003990
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003411
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Miscellaneous fabricated products and related items
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060674 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please email tender submission to:

diamond.ac.uk ↗

and send a hard copy to:

Diamond Procurement

Diamond House

Diamond Light Source Ltd

Harwell Science and Innovation Campus

Didcot

Oxon

OX11 0DE

United Kingdom

Timeline

15 Jan 2026 → 19 Mar 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published283 days ago
    15 Jan 2026, 11:28 GMT
  2. Submission deadline251 days ago
    16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Assessment summaries sent241 days ago
    26 Feb 2026
  4. Award decision expected by235 days ago
    3 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Standstill ends229 days ago
    9 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract starts222 days ago
    17 Mar 2026
  7. Latest notice published220 days ago
    19 Mar 2026, 10:54 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jan 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    15 Jan 2026, 11:28 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    26 Feb 2026, 15:49 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    26 Feb 2026, 15:49 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    10 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    19 Mar 2026, 10:54 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £301,4181 award exc. VAT
Bids received 88 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NCF Engineering Ltd T/A FerrositiSME9003990 - Supply of Mechanical Equipment for Magnets for Diamond-II10 Mar 2026 – 11 Aug 2026£301,41826 Feb 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • 9003990 - Supply of Mechanical Equipment for Diamond-II Magnets · NCF Engineering Ltd T/A FerrositiSME

    Signed
    11 Mar 2026
    Value
    £301,418
    Period
    11 Mar 2026 – 11 Aug 2026
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Contract value is below £5 million.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8final-stage tenders80—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: 04375679 · GB-PPON: PNGG-3778-PWBM Diamond House, Didcot, South East, OX11 0DEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • NCF Engineering Ltd (T/A Ferrositi)Awarded supplierGB-COH: 7971121GB-PPON: PGCD-6489-DNRT Unit C2 Liddington Industrial Estate, Cheltenham, South West, GL53 0DLContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical specifications tenderTechnical specificationsVisit our web page: https://tenders.diamond.ac.uk Here Suppliers are required to complete a one-off simple registration form. You are able to login to register an interest against the tender and download the Tender Documents.

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
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