Official UK procurement notice
Test Tool Renewal · UK public procurement notice
Authority: National Physical Laboratory
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRenewal of support contract for 19 hardware and software elements which constitute a specialist ORAN and RAN test tool.
CPV: Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Renewal of support contract for 19 hardware and software elements which constitute a…
Renewal of support contract for 19 hardware and software elements which constitute a specialist ORAN and RAN test tool. To realise a cost reduction by going for 2 years, NPL wish to renew the support contract for an existing specialist RAN/ORAN test tool.
The support contract addresses bespoke hardware and bespoke specialist software.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Oct 2024, 14:42 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Oct 2024, 14:42 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-032833- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The test tool in question is vendor specific software running on vendor specific hardware. Only the vendor of the hardware and software can offer the required support of the deployed solution in NPL. The support covers 19 unique elements, being a mix of hardware break/fix support and RAN/ORAN software module support. A single source supplier for all elements is required for ongoing support.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keysight Technologies UK LimitedTest Tool Support RenewalSubcontracting: declared | £498,696 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Test Tool Support Renewal · Keysight Technologies UK Limited
- Signed
- 11 Oct 2024
- Value
- £498,696
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NPL Management LimitedReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Keysight Technologies UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.