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9001858 - Supply of Magnet Base Plates for Diamond-II

DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:47.

Opportunity overview

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 756 magnet base plates to DLS designs. There are 10 different designs of the base plates. The base plates will be assembled to various electromagnets and then onto 52 girder assemblies by DLS.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

NCF Engineering Ltd (T/A Ferrositi)

Matched by number
Published award value
£128k
Awarded
5 May 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 7971121
Location
Cheltenham, UKK13, GL53 0DL, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV44400000 — Miscellaneous fabricated products and related items

Lots

  • Lot 1£2.5m

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
9001858
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
goods
How to submit
Please email tender submission to: https://www.diamondtenders@diamond.ac.uk and send a hard copy to: Procurement Department Dioamond Light Source Ltd Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Didcot Oxon OX11 0DE
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
12 May 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
14 Apr 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Value

Amount
2,500,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
3,000,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical Quality
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
22.5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Experience & Capacity
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
22.5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Delivery
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Name
Commercial
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Name
Price
Type
cost

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
8 Dec 2026, 23:59
Starts
19 May 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
44400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Miscellaneous fabricated products and related items

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Document Type
technicalSpecifications
Entry 3
Id
009274-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
13 Mar 2025, 15:26

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-04375679
Name
DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ14
Country
GB
Locality
Didcot
Postal Code
OX11 0DE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Diamond House

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
04375679
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PNGG-3778-PWBM
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-7971121
Name
NCF Engineering Ltd (T/A Ferrositi)

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKK13
Country
GB
Locality
Cheltenham
Postal Code
GL53 0DL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Unit C2 Liddington Industrial Estate

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
7971121
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PGCD-6489-DNRT
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
6 May 2025, 00:00
Title
Supply of Magnet Base Plates for Diamond-II
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
6 May 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
44400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Miscellaneous fabricated products and related items

Value

Amount
127,966
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
153,559.2

Documents

Entry 1
Id
019193-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
6 May 2025, 16:21

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-7971121
Name
NCF Engineering Ltd (T/A Ferrositi)

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
19 May 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
13 May 2026, 23:59
Starts
19 May 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
15 May 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
9001858 - Supply of Magnet Base Plates for Diamond-II
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
19 May 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Contract value is below £5 million.

Value

Amount
127,966
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
153,559.2

Period

Ends
13 May 2026, 23:59
Starts
19 May 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
031249-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
10 Jun 2025, 13:17

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Didcot · UKJ14 · OX11 0DE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ14 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04ece8-2025-06-10T13:17:49+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·