Phase Comparators · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: National Physical Laboratory

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 9 Mar 2023no call for competition

Awarded to TimeTech

What is being bought

Published requirement description

20 of TimeTech model TIM-10265-4 six-channel phase comparators, each with four 10 MHz to 100 MHz multipliers installed.

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Procurement of 20 TimeTech model TIM-10265-4 six-channel phase comparators, each with…

Procurement of 20 TimeTech model TIM-10265-4 six-channel phase comparators, each with four 10 MHz to 100 MHz multipliers installed. These are required to measure the phase time differences between clock signals at frequencies of 10 MHz and/or 100 MHz. These instruments should be capable of measuring the signals generated by active hydrogen masers without introducing additional noise.

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Mar 2024, 12:26 GMT
Last source update: 13 Mar 2024, 12:26 GMT
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-008015
Classification (CPV): Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044816 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: NPL are only aware of one commercially available model of phase comparator that meets all technical requirements and is CE-compliant. TimeTech phase comparators were previously procured for a bespoke NPL project. Additional phase comparators are required for the same project. Purchasing the additional phase comparators from a different supplier would result in significant differences in both the hardware configuration and the operational software between different parts of the project. This would result in non-compliance to the requirement for the design of the project to be the same as far as practical.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Mar 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
TimeTechSMESubcontracting: declared	€683,180 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 008015-2024-1 · TimeTechSME
Signed
9 Mar 2023
Value
€683,180
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Physical Laboratory

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NPL Management LtdMediation bodyReview body Teddington

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

TimeTechAwarded supplier Raumfahrtsysteme Zeitmeßtechnik Curiestrasse 2, Stuttgart, DE, D-70563

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.