Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Spectrum Equipment, Ancillaries and Associated Services
Authority: Ofcom (Public body)
What is being bought9 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionOfcom is seeking to appoint suppliers to a framework agreement for the provision of spectrum equipment, ancillaries and associated services.
CPV: Calibration services · Electrical circuit components · Radio broadcast receivers · Signal generators · Spectrum analyser
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 39 suppliers · 3 bids on the busiest of 8 lots (0.1 per place) · 3 appointed
Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure
9 lots · all with a published value · win at most 9 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 7 lots carries the same published figure, £2,666,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Portable Network AnalysersAwardedceiling above
Portable Network Analyser
Lot #2Handheld Spectrum AnalysersAwardedceiling above
Handheld Spectrum Analysers
Lot #3General Purpose Spectrum AnalysersAwardedceiling above
General purpose Spectrum Analysers
Lot #4High Specification Spectrum Analysers including RF-IQ RecordingAwardedceiling above
High Specification Spectrum Analyser including RF-IQ Recording
Lot #5Broadcast Analysers and ReceiversAwardedceiling above
Broadcast Analyser and Receivers
Lot #6Small Form Factor Vector Signal GeneratorsAwardedceiling above
Small Form Factor Vector Signal Generator
Lot #7Vector/Signal GeneratorsAwardedceiling above
Vector/Signal Generators
Lot #8RF Measurements AncillariesCancelledPublished value£167,000
Ancillaries
Lot #9Repair and calibration servicesAwardedPublished value£500,000
Repair and calibration services
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
- Price carries 30 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 3 points.
- “Framework Agreement for the Provision of Spectrum Equipment,…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 39 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Jul 2024, 15:24 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jun 2025, 11:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Jan 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034018- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047cafFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml. ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 15 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 15 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
31 Aug 2024 → 20 Jun 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected31 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown15 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened15 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published20 Jun 2025, 11:44 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Nov 2024- Published value published: £3,750,00027 Nov 2024, 11:58 GMT
- Status changed to active27 Nov 2024, 11:58 GMT
- Procurement method changed27 Nov 2024, 11:58 GMT
- Deadline published: 15 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT27 Nov 2024, 11:58 GMT
- Status changed to complete20 Jun 2025, 11:44 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast8 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 5 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £2,666,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
High Specification Spectrum Analyser including RF-IQ Recording
- Signed
- 30 May 2025
- Value
- £266,000
- Status
- active
Broadcast Analyser and Receivers
- Signed
- 30 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Small Form Factor Vector Signal Generator
- Signed
- 30 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Vector/Signal Generators
- Signed
- 30 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Repair and calibration services
- Signed
- 30 May 2025
- Value
- £500,000
- Status
- active
Portable Network Analyser
- Signed
- 6 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Handheld Spectrum Analysers
- Signed
- 6 May 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
General purpose Spectrum Analysers
- Signed
- 6 May 2025
- Value
- £266,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Portable Network Analysers | 3bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Handheld Spectrum Analysers | 3bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · General Purpose Spectrum Analysers | 3bids | — | — | — |
| 4 · High Specification Spectrum Analysers including RF-IQ Recording | 2bids | — | — | — |
| 5 · Broadcast Analysers and Receivers | 2bids | — | — | — |
| 6 · Small Form Factor Vector Signal Generators | 2bids | — | — | — |
| 7 · Vector/Signal Generators | 2bids | — | — | — |
| 9 · Repair and calibration services | 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of Appeal of England and WalesMediation bodyReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- Anritsu EMEA LimitedFramework contractor
- Keysight TechnologiesFramework contractor
- Keysight Technologies UK Ltd.Framework contractor
- Rohde & Schwarz UK Ltd.Framework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria