Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Diamond Light Source Ltd
4375679
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
Didcot
OX11 0DE
UK
Contact person: Debbie Pryor
Telephone: +44 1235567575
E-mail: procurement@diamond.ac.uk
NUTS: UKJ14
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.diamond.ac.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Scientific Research
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Supply of OMRON NX Series PLC Equipment
Reference number: DLSPAG0138
II.1.2) Main CPV code
31720000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short 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. DLS allows researchers from academia and industry to investigate the structure and behaviour of the world around us at the atomic and molecular level.
The facility is about to undergo a major upgrade to its main accelerator system which requires the upgrade of its associated control hardware, this tender is prepared with the intention of procuring the supply of PLC hardware to be used in this upcoming upgrade and for a framework for supply of PLC hardware for other projects following the upgrade of the Diamond facility.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
.01
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract is for the supply of Omron NX series PLC equipment to be integrated into all areas of the control system alongside our existing installed Omron PLC equipment. Diamond currently has a large installed base of PLC systems managing Vacuum protection,
Interlocking and Automation across all disciplines. Diamond has invested large amounts of time & effort into delivering the nfrastructure to support this platform. Device drivers for the
EPICS platform as the top-level SCADA, revision control system for back up and version control, 'Best Practice' and 'Code Creation' guidance documentation for third party vendors
of turn-key equipment to follow have all been set up to ensure consistency. DLS also has a large amount of pre-configured templated programming structures for all commonly used
devices found on Diamond to ensure quick and simple onfiguration & deployment.
The Omron Programming software is commonly understood and integrates well with our chosen drawing office package for the generation of EPICS identification & Global variables in the form of publishable TAGS. It also uses a single software platform for all PLC, HMI, Vision & Networking equipment which makes firmware & software upgrades and patching simple.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-028740
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DLSPAG0138
Title: Supply of OMRON NX Series PLC Equipment
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/11/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Omron Electronic Ltd
02602783
Milton Keynes
UK
NUTS: UKJ12
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: .01
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Diamond Light Source Ltd
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
Didcot
OX11 0DE
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/12/2023