Procurement description
Located on the Harwell Science & 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.
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 the contract is to design, manufacture, supply, test and deliver one Front
end for the I17 beamline in Diamond-II.
The term 'Front End' refers to the section of the synchrotron that runs between the stoage
ring and the shield wall. The front end conditions the beam in preparation for use on the
beamline.
The Front End will be located in a restricted area so it must be capable of continuous
operation over long periods without maintenenance. The support frames must be rigid
construction and constructed so that they minimise the effects of ground vibrations. The
support frames must be supported from the floor with 3 manually adjustable feet to allow
them to be accurately surveyed into position.
The Front End will be procured as a single turnkey unit, subject to the performance
specification. The system comprises:
1. One complete Front End
2. All cabling, cable management features & connections to
junction boxes & bulkheads located on the Front Ends
3. One lifting frame
4. Bake out equipment
5. Sufficient spare parts to guarantee system operation with
minimum down-time for a period of at least two years from the
date of final acceptance.