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9001983 - Supply of I17 CSXID Beamline Plane Grating Monochromator

DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:08.

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 correlartive 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 one soft X-ray Plane Grating Monochromator (PGM). The PGM will be used on the DLS I17 Beamline over a photon energy range of 250 - 3500 eV and will be able to provide a resolving power (E/ΔE) better than 8,000 at all energies. The mirror optic and gratings are excluded from the scope of the contract. The PGM shall include: • Cooling arrangements as described in the specification • Vacuum system • Support system • Interface to beamline services.

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.

Bestec GmbH

No match
Published award value
£384.8k
Awarded
27 May 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PBYP-3972-XTPM
Location
Berlin, DE, 12489, Germany

Classification

  • CPV32000000 — Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
  • CPV33111000 — X-ray devices

Lots

  • Lot 1£400k

Documents and notices

  • Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Visit our web page: https://www.diamondtenders@diamond.ac.uk/Home.aspx Here Suppliers are required to complete a one-off-simple registration form. You are then able to login to register your interest against the Tender and download the tender documents.Open source ↗

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
9001983
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 Diamond Light Source Ltd Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Didcot Oxon OX11 0DE England
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
19 Jun 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
19 May 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Value

Amount
400,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
480,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical Quality
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
25
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Experience & Capacity
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
25
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Commercial
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Name
Delivery
Type
quality

Numbers

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

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
18 Dec 2026, 23:59
Starts
24 Jun 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
32000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
Entry 2
Id
33111000
Scheme
CPV
Description
X-ray devices

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Description
Visit our web page: https://www.diamondtenders@diamond.ac.uk/Home.aspx Here Suppliers are required to complete a one-off-simple registration form. You are then able to login to register your interest against the Tender and download the tender documents.
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
015421-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
16 Apr 2025, 09:58

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

Name
Debbie Pryor
Telephone
01235 567575

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PNGG-3778-PWBM
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PBYP-3972-XTPM
Name
Bestec GmbH

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
DE
Country
DE
Locality
Berlin
Postal Code
12489
Country Name
Germany
Street Address
Am Studio 2b

Details

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

Identifier

Id
PBYP-3972-XTPM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
28 May 2025, 00:00
Title
9001983- I17 CSXID Beamline Plane Grating Monochromator for DLS
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
28 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
33111000
Scheme
CPV
Description
X-ray devices

Value

Amount
384,800
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
461,760

Documents

Entry 1
Id
027922-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
28 May 2025, 08:59

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBYP-3972-XTPM
Name
Bestec GmbH

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
9 Jun 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
9 Dec 2026, 23:59
Starts
9 Jun 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
6 Jun 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
9001983- I17 CSXID Beamline Plane Grating Monochromator for DLS
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
13 Jun 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Contract value is below £5 million.

Value

Amount
377,700
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
453,240

Period

Ends
9 Dec 2026, 23:59
Starts
13 Jun 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
038126-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
8 Jul 2025, 10:41

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-0503ad-2025-07-08T10:41:59+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·