Official UK procurement notice
ORAN Security Test Tools · UK public procurement notice
Authority: National Physical Laboratory
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe NPL requirement is for security 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:
- 3GPP 33.117 and SCAS 33.511
- ORAN Alliance TIFG Chapter 7
- ORAN Alliance Working Group 11
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
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
- 24 Sept 2024, 16:36 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Sept 2024, 16:36 BST
- Authority reference
UKTL_ORAN- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-030524- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049d6aFind 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. Keysight was selected by DSIT as a suitable supplier to address the radio test requirements of UKTL. Keysight 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 form 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 Keysight 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| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keysight Technologies UK LimitedSubcontracting: declared | £554,713 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
ORAN Security Test Tools · Keysight Technologies UK Limited
- Signed
- 24 Sept 2024
- Value
- £554,713
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NPL Management LimitedReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Keysight Technologies UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.