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# Procurement of a Vector Network Analyzer and Five Year Partnership for Additional Purchases

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-a-vector-network-analyzer-and-five-year-partnership-for-additional-purchase-ocds-h6vhtk-0294ac). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Royal Holloway and Bedford New College: "Procurement of a Vector Network Analyzer and Five Year Partnership for Additional Purchases". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Royal Holloway and Bedford New College](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/royal-holloway-and-bedford-new-college-urn-133896)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Electronic equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ25
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,040,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0294ac`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-a-vector-network-analyzer-and-five-year-partnership-for-additional-purchase-ocds-h6vhtk-0294ac#tl-md)

## Description
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, known as Royal Holloway, University of London is tendering for the initial purchase, calibration and ongoing warranty of a Vector Network Analyzer and a partnership to cover the next five years of any related purchases, subject to availability of funding, future developments in the technology, and pricing in line with market value. The intention is that the equipment will form the first part of a newly established shared Radio Frequency (RF) Measurement Suite within the College's School of Engineering, Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
Please download the tender documentation for further details, using the link within the Contract Notice.
Maximum value of Initial equipment purchase = £180,000
Estimated value range of future related requirements = £0 - £1,040,000

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, known as Royal Holloway, University of London is tendering for the initial purchase, calibration and ongoing warranty of a Vector Network Analyzer and a partnership to cover the next five years of any related p...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** AWARDED: Procurement of a Vector Network Analyzer and Five Year Partnership for Additional Purchases (active)
  - Award id: `003396-2021-RHUL-21012-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Rohde and Schwarz UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-177030`
  - Value: £1,040,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** AWARDED: Procurement of a Vector Network Analyzer and Five Year Partnership for Additional Purchases (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,040,000
  - Signed Date: 02/02/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003396-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-02-19T18:32:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T01:00:04.893Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0294ac