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Published 30 Jan 2024, 09:34 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

9000291 - Supply of Front End X-ray Beam Position Monitor (XBPM) Upgrade

Official notice

Authority: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Awarded value£1,680,3802 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 9 Feb 2024no call for competition
Awarded to FMB Berlin, FMB Feinwerk2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, Diamond is a leadingedge facility for science, engineering, and innovation. It is the largest science facility to be

built in the UK for 40 years and produces ultra-violet, infra-red and X-ray beams of exceptional brightness.

The Diamond machine is being upgraded (to Diamond-II) to increase the intensity of light available to users. This upgrade will increase the storage ring energy from 3.0 GeV to 3.5 GeV and several existing beamlines are receiving new insertion devices. Additionally, three entirely new flagship beamlines are proposed to be built. Diamond's front end X-ray Beam Position Monitors (XBPMs) are used to monitor the position of the incident white X-ray beam on most beamlines. They are capable of measuring the X-ray beam position with sub-micron resolution at bandwidths of 10 kHz.

The upgrade includes the modification of Diamond's existing front end XBPMs. They must be modified to operate optimally with the improved X-ray source points and to withstand the increased white beam power loads expected from Diamond-II. New front end XBPMs will be purchased where required. To provide best value for money, the intention is to re-use as much existing equipment as possible.

The scope of the contract is to:

  • develop a cost-effective upgrade plan in collaboration with

Diamond.

  • state an upper bound on the acceptable intercepted power

load per XBPM blade and demonstrate the validity of this

upper bound e.g. using FEA modelling and/or operational data

from previous installations.

  • modify existing Diamond XBPMs that require modification for

use on Diamond-II.

  • produce new XBPMs for each of Diamond's new beamlines

which are compatible with existing ones.

  • supply Diamond with drawings, modification and maintenance

procedures, and spare components as may be required as part

of the upgrade plan.

CPV: X-ray inspection equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Approximately 37 of Diamond's existing front end XBPMs will require upgradingAwarded

Approximately 37 of Diamond's existing front end XBPMs will require upgrading. About 14 of

these will only require a modification of the existing flange insert (new "blade holders" and

potentially with some alteration to a copper aperture at the entrance to the XBPM); about

23 of these XBPMs will require entire new flange inserts, including new blade holders.

Approximately 16 new XBPMs will need to be supplied (including support column, 2-axis

motorised motion stage, vacuum vessel, vacuum bellows, and flange insert) to be

compatible with the existing XBPM's.

The contract is proposed to be divided up into 5 separate work packages (WPs). The

proposed WPs are outlined below.

  • WP1, Planning phase:
  • WP2, Initial delivery of new XBPM flange inserts:
  • WP3, "Recycling" of existing XBPM flange inserts:
  • WP4, Final delivery of new XBPM flange inserts:
  • WP5, Delivery of complete new XBPMs
Delivery: South East

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 Jan 2024, 09:34 GMT
Last source update
14 Feb 2024, 10:24 GMT
Authority reference
9000291
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004883
Classification (CPV)
X-ray inspection equipment
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043593 Find a Tender
Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Published justification
  • FMB und Messtechnik GmbH (FMB) designed and own the

Intellectual Property Rights for the existing Beam Position

Monitors (BPM's).

  • This contract is for the modification of 37 existing BPM's and

the supply of 16 new ones.

  • Only FMB can modify the existing units due to IPR issues.
  • Use of an alternative supplier for the 16 new units would

create issues with compatibility.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £1,680,3802 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 9 Feb 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
FMB BerlinSMESpecification for DLS Front End X-ray Beam Position Monitor upgrade£840,190 †—Awarded
FMB FeinwerkSMESupply of Front-End X-ray Beam Position Monitor (XBPM) Upgrade£840,190 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Supply of Front-End X-ray Beam Position Monitor (XBPM) Upgrade · FMB FeinwerkSME

    Signed
    9 Feb 2024
    Value
    £840,190
    Status
    active
  • Specification for DLS Front End X-ray Beam Position Monitor upgrade · FMB BerlinSME

    Signed
    30 Jan 2024
    Value
    £840,190
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Diamond Light Source

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawScientific Research GB-COH: 4375679 Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, South East, OX11 0DEContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • FMB BerlinAwarded supplierDE 137201969 (HRB 37774) Friedrich-Wohler-Strasse 2, Berlin, DE3, 12489
  • FMB FeinwerkAwarded supplierDE 137201969 (HRB 37774) Friedrich-Wohler-Strasse 2, Berlin, DE, 12489

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.