9004002 - Supply of K14 SWIFT Beamline HRM Mirror Systems
Diamond Light Source Limited · Central government
In brief
Diamond Light Source Limited awarded laboratory equipment work to XDS Oxford Limited on 10 March 2026.
The notice gives a value of £130,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 18 months, starting 16 February 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.…Read the full description
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| XDS Oxford Limited (SME) 1 bid received | £320,000 | Awarded 25 February 2026 10 March 2026 to 30 September 2027 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 078769-2025
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 016794-2026
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 024400-2026
Last time this was bought
90035432 - Supply of Double Toroidal Focussing Mirror System(M2) for Beamline K18
- Awarded
- 2 February 2026
- Value
- £434,000
- Bids
- 2
- Contract ends
- 30 September 2027
Matched on Diamond Light Source Limited, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.
About the buyer
Procurements
33Awards
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 078769-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 2 December 2025, last updated 18 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.