Buyer profile · Central government
Diamond Light Source Limited tenders and contracts
Official name on notices: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED
- Tenders published
- 20
- About one every 18 days
- Contracts awarded
- 24
- To 12 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £10.9m
- 19 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £434k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 6 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £321kestimated
- £250kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)92%
- Direct award (no competition)8%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Diamond Light Source Limited has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 31 days
- Longer than 58% of central government buyers
- Based on 20 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 92%
- Higher than 88% of central government buyers
- Based on 24 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 100%
- Higher than 99% of central government buyers
- Based on 24 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 3
- Fewer than 62% of central government buyers
- Based on 22 awards
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 66% of central government buyers
- Based on 20 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 8%
- Lower than 80% of central government buyers
- Based on 24 procurements
- Cancelled
- 5%
- Higher than 72% of central government buyers
- Based on 20 tenders
Compared with other central government buyers
Diamond Light Source Limited: 31 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 0 |
| 20–25 days | 6 |
| 25–30 days | 31 |
| 30–35 days | 32 |
| 35–40 days | 8 |
| 40–45 days | 5 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Diamond Light Source Limited: 3
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 3 |
| 2–4 bids | 29 |
| 4–6 bids | 27 |
| 6–8 bids | 6 |
| 8–10 bids | 6 |
| 10–12 bids | 3 |
| 12–14 bids | 1 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 3 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 0 |
Diamond Light Source Limited: 92%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 33 |
| 10–20% | 24 |
| 20–30% | 21 |
| 30–40% | 9 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 11 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 10 |
| 90–100% | 19 |
Diamond Light Source Limited: 100%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 18 |
| 40–50% | 33 |
| 50–60% | 27 |
| 60–70% | 22 |
| 70–80% | 7 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 5 |
Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds Diamond Light Source Limited.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9002451 - Supply of Double Crystal Monochromator for I15 Extreme Conditions Beamline | Instrument Design Technology Limited | £473k | 7 Dec 2026 |
| 9002503 - Supply of Group E2 Girder Vacuum Vessel Secondary Photon and Beam Port Absorber Assemblies | Revol TT Consulting, s.r.o. | £381k | 14 Dec 2026 |
| 9002998 - Supply of Standard PEBPM Belllows Assembly | CECOM Srl | €620k | 15 Dec 2026 |
| 9002513 - Supply of Horizontal and Vertical Collimator Assemblies | FMB Feinwerk- und Messtechnik GmbH | €511k | 18 Dec 2026 |
| 9003417 - Supply of Primary Electron Beam Position Monitor Supports | Revol TT Consulting, s.r.o. | £846k | 8 Jan 2027 |
| 9003224 - Supply of I17 CSXID White Beam Slits | XDS Oxford Limited | £150k | 31 Jan 2027 |