AwardedAwarded 5 December 2025
8053902 - Supply of XRF Microscope for Beamline I18
Diamond Light Source Limited · Central government
In brief
Diamond Light Source Limited awarded laboratory equipment work to Bluescientific Limited on 5 December 2025.
The notice gives a value of £350,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 4 months, starting 16 December 2025.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
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What the notice says
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.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Bluescientific Limited (SME) 3 bids received | £317,184 | Awarded 24 November 2025 5 December 2025 to 27 April 2026 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 067146-2025
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 076411-2025
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 001171-2026
About the buyer
Diamond Light Source LimitedLast 12 months
Procurements
34Awards
25Suppliers it has used most for laboratory equipment
- Instrument Design Technology Limited4 contracts
- Kyma S.p.A.3 contracts
- XDS Oxford Limited3 contracts
- Bestec GmbH1 contract
- Bluescientific Limited1 contract
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From notice 067146-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 21 October 2025, last updated 7 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.