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8053902 - Supply of XRF Microscope for Beamline I18

DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 08:17.

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 supply, delivery and install a new, off-the-shelf, XRF Microscope.

Awarded to

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BLUESCIENTIFIC LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£317.2k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
5 Dec 2025
Including VAT
£380.6k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 08658405
Location
Cambridge, UKH12, CB4 0WS, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
8053902
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
04375679

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNGG-3778-PWBM

Address

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

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
BLUESCIENTIFIC LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-08658405

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
08658405

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPJG-6397-YPBQ

Address

Street Address
St John's Innovation Centre, Cowley Road
Locality
Cambridge
Postal Code
CB4 0WS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH12

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
38515200
Description
Fluorescent microscopes

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-08658405
Name
BLUESCIENTIFIC LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
8053902 - Supply of XRF Microscope forBeamline I18
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
5 Dec 2025, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Contract value is below £5 million.

Period

Starts
5 Dec 2025, 00:00
Ends
27 Apr 2026, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
380,620.48
Amount
317,183.73
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
001171-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
7 Jan 2026, 15:38
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. 001171-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·