Official UK procurement notice
Open RAN Equipment - UK Telecoms Lab
Authority: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDCMS intends to acquire at least one End-to-End Open RAN solution (with the option to acquire a second End-to-End Open-RAN solution from a different vendor) for security and interoperability testing and research in the UK Telecoms Lab (UKTL) during early 2023. The UKTL is a recently announced national flagship telecoms testing capability, which will be operated by the National Physical Laboratory on behalf of DCMS.
CPV: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,900,000 together) · win at most 1 of themLot #1Open RAN Equipment - UK Telecoms Lab - Lot 1Published value£950,000
Lot #2Open RAN Equipment - UK Telecoms Lab - Lot 2Published value£950,000
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 17 Jan 2023, 12:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Jan 2023, 12:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Feb 2023 – …
- Authority reference
103404 and 103431- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-001386- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03981bFind a Tender
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Radio%2C-television%2C-communication%2C-telecommunication-and-related-equipment./7Z6SZE9X83" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Radio%2C-television%2C-communication%2C-telecommunication-and-related-equipment./7Z6SZE9X83</a> To respond to this opportunity, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/7Z6SZE9X83" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/7Z6SZE9X83</a> GO Reference: GO-2023117-PRO-21930759
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
17 Jan 2023 → 15 Mar 2023 · 4 dates- Notice published17 Jan 2023, 12:05 GMT
- Submission deadline17 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened17 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts15 Mar 2023
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria