Official UK procurement notice
Open Radio Access Network O-RAN Solution
Authority: SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement exercise is to procure Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) solutions for the MarK project. Advanced Radio in Milton Keynes (MarK) is a project supported by the Open Networks Ecosystem (ONE) Competition under the UK government's Open Networks Research and Development (R&D) Fund. The initiative promotes open and interoperable technology development, mainly in telecoms.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Telecommunications services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1OPEN ORAN CUCancelledRenewal
The bidder shall provide information on the Open RAN Centralized Unit (CU) product with a maturity of at least
Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 7-9. Additional information: This lot has not been awarded
Lot #2OPEN ORAN DUCancelledRenewal
The bidder shall provide information on the Open RAN Distributed Unit (DU) product with a maturity of at least
Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 7-9. Additional information: This lot has not been awarded
Lot #3OPEN ORAN RICCancelledRenewal
The bidder shall provide information on the Open RAN Centralized Unit (RIC) product with a maturity of at least
Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 5-7 Additional information: This lot has not been awarded
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.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · OPEN ORAN CU | 60% | 40% | |
| 2 · OPEN ORAN DU | 60% | 40% | |
| 3 · OPEN ORAN RIC | 60% | 40% |
- Price carries 40 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 4 points.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Jan 2024, 10:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 May 2024, 12:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Feb 2024 – …
- Authority reference
SAC-24-026- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-015429- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042ae0Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As outlined in the procurement documents
Publisher note: No lots have been awarded
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Feb 2024, 08:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 8 Feb 2024, 08:30 GMT
Timeline
8 Feb 2024 → 15 May 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline8 Feb 2024, 08:00 GMT
- Bids opened8 Feb 2024, 08:30 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until13 May 2024, 23:59 BST
- Notice published15 May 2024, 12:11 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to cancelled15 May 2024, 12:11 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cabinet OfficeReview body
- Public Procurement Review BoardReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria