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Tender: Double Toroidal Focusing Mirror System (M2) for Beamline K18 – Design, Manufacture and Commissioning at Diamond Light Source (Harwell)

Released 11 months ago

Closed26 Nov 2025
Est. valueEstimate£210K to £400K
LocationSouth East
SourceFind a Tender
CategoryResearch & Development
Submissions closedClosed Wed, 26 Nov 2025

Diamond Light Source is seeking a supplier for the design, supply of materials, manufacture, assembly, test, delivery, installation and commissioning of a Double Toroidal Focusing Mirror System (M2) for the K18 beamline at the Harwell Science & Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire. The contract minimum scope covers the M2 downward-deflecting, tangentially bent, double toroidal focusing monochromatic X‑ray mirror and mechanics, a motorized elliptical 4‑point mechanical bender for tangential curvature adjustment, motorized gravitational sag compensator(s), temperature monitoring and temperature stabilization if required, a vacuum vessel with associated controls, support frame and interfaces to beamline services. The work also includes design, procurement of materials and components, quality assurance, manufacture, inspection, cleaning, assembly, vacuum baking, testing, packing and delivery as part of the supply and contracting terms.

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