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    ContractsSupply of Mirror Systems for Diamond Light Source I14 Beamline Upgrade
    Closed contract

    Supply of Mirror Systems for Diamond Light Source I14 Beamline Upgrade

    Contract value
    £600k
    Closed 28 Aug 2026

    Opportunity to supply and install two high-precision mirror systems for the Diamond Light Source I14 Imaging Beamline upgrade, requiring demonstrated expertise in vibration-critical hard X-ray optics.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South EastPublished 29 Jul 2026· 1 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £600k
    Closed 28 Aug 2026
    Tender deadline passed on 28 Aug 2026.

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      est.£600,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      28 Aug 2026
      3 weeks ago
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South East

    Lifecycle

    Closed

    Tender closed on 28 Aug 2026. Awaiting award.

    29 Jul 2026Today28 Aug 2026

    Brief

    Diamond Light Source (DLS) is a world-leading research facility located on the Harwell Science & Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire. DLS enables researchers from academia and industry to investigate matter at the atomic and molecular level. The facility is undergoing a major upgrade to Diamond-II, which will significantly enhance speed, spatial resolution, and user access to advanced instruments for life and physical sciences research. This contract involves the complete design, supply, manufacture, assembly, test, delivery, installation, and commissioning of two mirror systems (M1 and M2) for the I14 Imaging Beamline. The I14 beamline is a long hard X-ray beamline dedicated to hard X-ray nano-focusing experiments, where exceptional stability and vibration control are critical to success. Suppliers must demonstrate that their proposed designs meet stringent vibration and stability requirements through: (1) finite element analysis (FEA) simulations, and (2) evidence of test data and performance history from comparable mirror systems previously delivered. Technical specifications are provided separately.

    Track record

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    Thin record

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    Original closed notice on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06d628
    DL
    Buyer
    DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED
    Sector
    Research & Innovation