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# SONIC Lab Products for Open RAN Outdoor Network (Site 4)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sonic-lab-products-for-open-ran-outdoor-network-site-4-ocds-h6vhtk-03c6ef). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Digital Catapult: "SONIC Lab Products for Open RAN Outdoor Network (Site 4)". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.mytenders.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Digital Catapult](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/digital-catapult-coh-07964699)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 August 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Communications network, Network components, Network equipment, Networks, Radio network
- **Delivery Location:** UKI, UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £954,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c6ef`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/sonic-lab-products-for-open-ran-outdoor-network-site-4-ocds-h6vhtk-03c6ef#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [mytenders.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mytenders.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sonic-lab-products-for-open-ran-outdoor-network-site-4-ocds-h6vhtk-03c6ef#participate

## Description
This ITT specifically relates to the design, supply, integration and support of an Open RAN outdoor mobile network. Digital Catapult is seeking to engage with companies who have the capability to design, supply, install, configure and integrate different Outdoor Open RAN components - Radio Units (RU) ,software Centralised Unit (CU), Distributed Units (DU) and RAN Intelligent Controllers (RIC).
Installation in this ITT refers to software only installation of the Open RAN components.
All hardware installation is the responsibility of Digital Catapult.
The Successful Bidder shall build, implement and integrate an Outdoor 5G Open RAN system, as well as provide ongoing support and maintenance for a one (1) year period following go-live.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 32412000, 32418000, 32420000, 32422000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI, UKJ

- **Description:** This procurement relates to design, supply, integration and support of an Open RAN outdoor mobile network. Digital Catapult is seeking to contract a supplier who have the capability to design, supply, install, configure and integrate different Outdoo...
- **Contract Period:** 10/09/2023 to 28/02/2025

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** SONIC Lab Products for Open RAN Outdoor Network (Site 4) (active)
  - Award id: `012365-2024-2023-30145-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Capgemini UK PLC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-109345`
  - Value: £954,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 031888-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Capgemini UK PLC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-109345`

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** SONIC Lab Products for Open RAN Outdoor Network (Site 4) (active)
  - Signed Value: £954,000
  - Signed Date: 25/09/2023

- **Contract:** 031888-2023-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 25/09/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F012365-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-04-16T13:49:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T08:35:09.195Z
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