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title: "Open Radio Access Network O-RAN Solution"
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# Open Radio Access Network O-RAN Solution

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/open-radio-access-network-o-ran-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-042ae0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED: "Open Radio Access Network O-RAN Solution". Published status: cancelled. Published Value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Feb 2024, 08:00 GMT. Published submission portal: app.panacea-software.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** CANCELLED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/satellite-applications-catapult-limited-GB-COH-07964746)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 February 2024 at 08:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Telecommunications services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ, UKJ1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/open-radio-access-network-o-ran-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-042ae0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-042ae0`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/open-radio-access-network-o-ran-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-042ae0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [app.panacea-software.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.panacea-software.com%2FSatelliteApplicationsCatapult%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/open-radio-access-network-o-ran-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-042ae0#participate

## Description
This 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.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: OPEN ORAN CU
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** 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

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: OPEN ORAN DU
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** 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

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: OPEN ORAN RIC
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** 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

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Open Radio Access Network Solution (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `015429-2024-SAC-24-026-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015429-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-05-15T11:11:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T13:01:17.444Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-042ae0