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title: "9003990 - Supply of Mechanical Equipment for the D-II Magnets"
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# 9003990 - Supply of Mechanical Equipment for the D-II Magnets

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/9003990-supply-of-mechanical-equipment-for-the-d-ii-magnets-ocds-h6vhtk-060674). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED: "9003990 - Supply of Mechanical Equipment for the D-II Magnets". Published status: complete. Published Value: £750,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: diamond.ac.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/diamond-light-source-limited-coh-04375679)
- **Published Value:** £750,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 February 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Miscellaneous fabricated products and related items
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £301,418 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/9003990-supply-of-mechanical-equipment-for-the-d-ii-magnets-ocds-h6vhtk-060674#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-060674`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/9003990-supply-of-mechanical-equipment-for-the-d-ii-magnets-ocds-h6vhtk-060674#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [diamond.ac.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiamondtenders%40diamond.ac.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/9003990-supply-of-mechanical-equipment-for-the-d-ii-magnets-ocds-h6vhtk-060674#participate

## 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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 44400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £750,000

- **Contract Period:** 17/03/2026 to 25/08/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 9003990 - Supply of Mechanical Equipment for Magnets for Diamond-II (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **NCF Engineering Ltd (T/A Ferrositi)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-147885`
  - Value: £301,418 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 26/02/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 9003990 - Supply of Mechanical Equipment for Diamond-II Magnets (active)
  - Signed Value: £301,418
  - Signed Date: 11/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003411-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-19T10:54:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T03:56:54.123Z
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