AwardedAwarded 11 March 2026
9003990 - Supply of Mechanical Equipment for the D-II Magnets
Diamond Light Source Limited · Central government
In brief
Diamond Light Source Limited awarded this contract to NCF Engineering Ltd (T/A Ferrositi) on 11 March 2026.
The notice gives a value of £750,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 5 months, starting 17 March 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 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.…Read the full description
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 manufacture various parts including push brackets, Belleville washer covers, survey and inclinometer plates and height adjustment blocks to DLS designs. An example of these parts is presented in Figure 1 of the specification.
These parts will be assembled to various electromagnets and then onto 52 girder assemblies.
The contract for this includes:
• Contract management
• Purchase of all materials.
• Manufacture of the parts according to the table specified above.
• All jigs and tooling required for manufacture
• Cleaning and protecting
• Quality assurance documentation
• Packing
• Delivery
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| NCF Engineering Ltd (T/A Ferrositi) (SME) 8 bids received | £301,418 | Awarded 26 February 2026 11 March 2026 to 11 August 2026 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 003411-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 017518-2026
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 025041-2026
About the buyer
Diamond Light Source LimitedLast 12 months
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From notice 003411-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 15 January 2026, last updated 19 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.