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Tender: Design, Manufacture and Installation of KB Focusing Mirror System for K21 Beamline – Diamond Light Source (Harwell)

Released 11 months ago

Closed24 Nov 2025

Est. valueEstimate£210K to £410K

LocationSouth East

AgencyDIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED

SourceFind a Tender

CategoryResearch & Development

Submissions closedClosed Mon, 24 Nov 2025

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Diamond Light Source is seeking a supplier for the design, supply of material, manufacture, assembly, test, delivery, installation and commissioning of a focusing KB mirror system for the K21 beamline at the Harwell Science & Innovation Campus. The contract covers delivery of an upward-reflecting vertical focusing mirror (VFM) and its mechanics, an inboard-reflecting horizontal focusing mirror (HFM) and its mechanics, motorized mechanical benders to adjust the curvature of both VFM and HFM reflecting surfaces, passive cooling (braids or similar) required because the beam is monochromated upstream by a double multilayer monochromator, a vacuum vessel with associated controls, a support frame and the interface to beamline services.

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