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Published 25 Sept 2024, 11:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ORAN Security Test Tools 2

Official notice

Authority: National Physical Laboratory

ServicesNegotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£252,148published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 25 Sept 2024
Awarded to VIAVI SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Security focussed test tools to execute ORAN security test cases as per ORAN alliance specifications.

This procurement must integrate with existing lab infrastructure, deployment requirements and lab security posture.

The solution must include installation, support and training on the operation of the system.

The solution must provide comprehensive coverage of tests suites set out by the following:

Must integrate with existing test tool infrastructure.

  • End-to-End 3GPP SA3 SCAS Tests
  • End-to-End DoS and Fuzzing Security Tests
  • Cloud Resource Exhaustion Type of Security Tests
  • Fronthaul Security Tests
  • Security Scanning Tests

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1
Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
25 Sept 2024, 11:02 BST
Last source update
25 Sept 2024, 11:02 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-030571
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049d8c Find a Tender
Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Published justification

Mobile telecommunications, especially in emerging technologies such as Open-RAN (ORAN) is a very specialist area with a limited number of suppliers of test equipment. Viavi was selected by DSIT as a suitable supplier to address the radio test requirements of UKTL. Viavi has now been deployed and highly integrated into the UKTL network to address the immediate radio test requirements.

UKTL now need to evolve and expand the radio test requirements so to capture the new security test requirements coming from the ORAN standardisation bodies.

To avoid large expense of integrating new radio test vendors and also to capitalise on the existing investment (commercially as well as man hours spent integrating the Viavi solution) it is optimal to expand the existing solution for the specified test areas in the scope of works.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £252,1481 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Sept 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
VIAVI SOLUTIONS UK LIMITEDSubcontracting: declared£252,148 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Physical Laboratory

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawResearch Hampton Road, Teddington, UK, TW11 0LWContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NPL Management LimitedReview body Teddington

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.