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Published 24 Oct 2023, 15:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Test and Measurement Tool requirement for SONIC Labs - RIC Tester

Official notice

Authority: Digital Catapult (Public body)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT30% below published estimate
Submissions closed 23 Nov 2023awarded 1 Feb 2024
Awarded to VIAVI SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

3.5 This opportunity specifically relates to the design, supply, implementation and support of a tool which can be used for Interoperability Testing of the RIC across various INterfaces (E2, A1,O1) and also can be used for Testing and validating the various xAPPS and rAPPS deployed on the RIC for various innovative use cases

CPV: Networks

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This opportunity specifically relates to the design, supply, implementation and…AwardedPublished value£200,000

This opportunity specifically relates to the design, supply, implementation and support of a tool which can be used for Interoperability Testing of the RIC across various INterfaces (E2, A1,O1) and also can be used for Testing and validating the various xAPPS and rAPPS deployed on the RIC for various innovative use cases

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Quality: 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
24 Oct 2023, 15:40 BST
Last source update
2 Feb 2024, 09:48 GMT
Award evaluation window
23 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
P2023-140
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-003462
Classification (CPV)
Networks
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040ea1 Find a Tender

Publisher note: (MT Ref:231240)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
Submission deadline
23 Nov 2023, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
23 Nov 2023, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Nov 2023 → 2 Feb 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    23 Nov 2023, 14:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    23 Nov 2023, 14:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    2 Feb 2024, 09:48 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Feb 2024, 09:48 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £139,9801 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Feb 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
VIAVI SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED£139,980 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Digital Catapult

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawResearch and Innovation 101 Euston Road, London, London, NW1 2RAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone
  • Public Procurement Review Service, cabinet officeReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • VIAVI SolutionsAwarded supplier Astor House Newbury Business Park, London Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2PZ, Newbury, UK, RG14 2PZ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.