Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Non Real Time RAN Intelligent Controller (Non RT - RIC) base software
Authority: Digital Catapult (Public body)
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£80,000£96,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Jun 2025awarded 14 Jul 2025
Awarded to Capgemini
Contract term 3 moends 30 Sept 2025 · up to 31 Dec 2025 with extensions · starts 30 Jun 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDigital Catapult is seeking to engage with vendors supplying solution(s) that can provide software extension(s) to the Capgemini Non Real Time RAN Intelligent Controller (NonRT - RIC) base software, with the capability to design, supply, Install, configure and
integrate a compliant solution.
CPV: Wireless telecommunications system
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£80,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Condition of participation
Suppliers are required to complete the Supplier Information Questionnaire.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Compliance with the technical requirements as set-out in the spreadsheet Requirements Compliance Matrix: 30%
- Installation and commissioning; provide Technical Support in Adherence to the Service Level Agreement (SLA); and provide Training.: 25%
- Delivery Timescales and Project Management Approach: 20%
- Price: 20%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (5)
- Compliance with the technical requirements as set-out in the spreadsheet Requirements Compliance Matrix: Completion of question 8.4, Requirements Compliance Matrix (RCM) as per Annex H. The response will be evaluated in relation to the responses in the spreadsheet Requirements Compliance Matrix.xlsx, Technical Requirements tab
- Installation and commissioning; provide Technical Support in Adherence to the Service Level Agreement (SLA); and provide Training. : Responses to question 8.1 Delivery Supply Chain of Annex A. The response will be evaluated in relation to the responses in the spreadsheet “Requirements Compliance Matrix” Services tab.
- Delivery Timescales and Project Management Approach : The response will be evaluated according to respondents’ ability to demonstrate how this will be met in the Delivery Timescales and Project Management Method Statement
- Social Value : Theme 3 – Fighting Climate Change MAC 4.2 – Influence environmental protection and improvement Please demonstrate your organisations commitment to meeting the above theme of Fighting Climate Change. Please detail how your organisation influences staff, suppliers, customers, communities and/or any other appropriate stakeholders through the delivery of the contracts to support environmental protection and improvement.
- Price
Conditions of participation1
- Condition of participation
Suppliers are required to complete the Supplier Information Questionnaire.
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 May 2025, 16:49 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2025, 15:02 BST
- Authority reference
P2025-199- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028938- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052a1dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
- Submission deadline
- 13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
30 May 2025 → 13 Oct 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published30 May 2025, 16:49 BST
- Clarification questions by10 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts30 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published373 days ago13 Oct 2025, 15:02 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 May 2025- Tender notice published30 May 2025, 16:49 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published13 Oct 2025, 15:02 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete13 Oct 2025, 15:02 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CAPGEMINI UK PLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender