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Open RAN Equipment - UK Telecoms Lab

Radio
television
communication
+1 more
UK
Published value
£1,900,000
Submission deadline 17 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Lots published2
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Tenderline Synopsis: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: "Open RAN Equipment - UK Telecoms Lab". Published status: active. Published value: £1,900,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
17 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£1,900,000
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Published history for Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published17 Jan 2023, 12:05 GMT
Last source update17 Jan 2023, 12:05 GMT
Recurring procurementNo
ClassificationRadio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03981b
What is being bought
DCMS 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.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £1,900,000
    17 Jan 2023, 12:05 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    17 Jan 2023, 12:05 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    17 Jan 2023, 12:05 GMT
  4. Submission deadline changed to 17 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
    17 Jan 2023, 12:05 GMT
  5. Buyer information updated
    17 Jan 2023, 12:05 GMT
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Open RAN Equipment - UK Telecoms Lab - Lot 1
    active
    Published value£950,000
    DCMS 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.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Open RAN Equipment - UK Telecoms Lab - Lot 2
    active
    Published value£950,000
    DCMS 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.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    17 Jan 2023, 12:05 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    17 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Contracting authority GB-FTS-72974
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