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
9000711 - Supply of Booster & Quadrupole Power Converters
Reference number: 9000711
II.1.2) Main CPV code
31121110
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. 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 subject of this call for tender are the power converters for the Booster BF and quadrupole magnets as indicated below.
BF
Number of Magnets: 36
Connection Arrangement: Series
Number of Power Converters: 1
Quadrupole
Number of Magnets: 4 per converter
Connection Arrangement: Series
Number of Power Converters: 5
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
398 740.00
EUR
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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 subject of this call for tender are the power converters for the Booster BF and quadrupole magnets as indicated below.
BF
Number of Magnets: 36
Connection Arrangement: Series
Number of Power Converters: 1
Quadrupole
Number of Magnets: 4 per converter
Connection Arrangement: Series
Number of Power Converters: 5
The solution foreseen for both types of power converters is two quadrant H-Bridges fed from a DC bus/capacitor. The voltage on the capacitor is controlled by a boost regulator fed from
an AC/DC SMPS, as shown in Diagrams 1 and 2. This has the advantage of presenting a fairly constant load to the ac distribution system, with energy circulating between the DC bus
capacitor bank and magnets. The Booster Quadrupole power converters could have a common DC bus/capacitor and AC/DC SMPS. The contractor may propose an alternative arrangement. There will be three variants of the Booster Quadrupole power converters. They will all have the same power circuit, but two variants will have reduced current control ranges to achieve greater repeatability, resolution, and stability. This will be achieved by fitting different DCCTs and/or current sense resistors.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical Solution & Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Quality criterion: Experience of modifying standard items to meeet customer requirements
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Delivery
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
35
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:
2024/S 000-006974
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 9000711
Title: Diamond-II Booster BF and Quadrupole Power Converters
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/08/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Energy Technology S.R.L. (OCEM)
BO-495875
Valsamoggia
40056
IT
NUTS: IT
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 398 740.00
EUR
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Diamond Light Source
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
Didcot
OX11 0ED
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/09/2024