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    ContractsSupply of Double-Deflecting Mirror System for Diamond Light Source B23 Beamline
    Awarded contract

    Supply of Double-Deflecting Mirror System for Diamond Light Source B23 Beamline

    Awarded
    £312.3k
    Published 26 May 2026

    Tender for design and manufacture of a precision double-deflecting mirror system with UHV vessel for the Diamond Light Source B23 synchrotron beamline upgrade.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 26 May 2026· 4 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £312.3k
    Published 26 May 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £312,270
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • BG
      Bestec GmbH
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    26 May 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Diamond Light Source is a world-leading research facility on the Harwell Science & Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire that enables scientists from academia and industry to study atomic and molecular structures. The facility is undergoing a major upgrade to Diamond-II, which will significantly improve research speed, spatial resolution, and user access to enhanced instruments. Beamline B23 is a specialized ultraviolet-visible beamline that operates in the 125-800 nm wavelength range (1.55-10 eV) and conducts synchrotron radiation circular dichroism (SRCD) experiments using a lattice dipole-quadrupole magnet source. The beamline consists of two modules (A and B) providing UV and visible light for these experiments. This procurement seeks a supplier to design, manufacture, and deliver a high-performance double mirror system that horizontally and vertically deflects light according to detailed specifications. The mirror system must include: (1) an Ultra High Vacuum (UHV) vessel to maintain the required vacuum environment; (2) a support structure; (3) alignment adjustment mechanisms; and (4) compatibility with two mirror optics (supplied separately) equipped with motorized 3-point kinematic motion systems. The successful supplier will work to an agreed shared concept design and must meet all performance requirements outlined in the specification document.

    Track record

    2 awards · 2 winners
    Thin record

    Only 2 prior awards here — too little to read.

    In research innovation, DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED has awarded 2 contracts to 2 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Kyma S.p.A.1× · 50%
    2. Bestec GmbH1× · 50%

    Across research innovation, the most active winners are WOLF LABORATORIES LIMITED, BRUKER UK LIMITED, VWR International Ltd — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-065734

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