AwardedAwarded 10 February 2026
9003706 - Supply of Thin Septum Magnets
Diamond Light Source Limited · Central government
In brief
Diamond Light Source Limited awarded this contract to Danfysik on 10 February 2026.
The notice gives a value of £780,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 20 months, starting 20 January 2026.
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 co-ordinated 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 this contract is to carry out the detailed design, manufacture, quality control, testing and delivery of a pre-series in-vacuum thin septum magnet and power supply, and two production magnets and power supplies as detailed in the specification.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Danfysik (SME) 3 bids received | €1,248,700 | Awarded 29 January 2026 10 February 2026 to 30 October 2027 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 072830-2025
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 007999-2026
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 024468-2026
About the buyer
Diamond Light Source LimitedLast 12 months
Procurements
34Awards
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- Bluescientific Limited1 contract
From notice 072830-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 11 November 2025, last updated 18 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.