Published date: 27 November 2023
Last edited date: 27 November 2023
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Contract summary
Industry
Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment - 32000000
Location of contract
L3 2AJ
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
IT-363-264-LJMU 2332
Published date
27 November 2023
Closing date
5 January 2024
Closing time
12:01pm
Contract start date
13 February 2024
Contract end date
31 March 2024
Contract type
Supply contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
1.2 Project Information
The Liverpool City Region High Density Deployment (LCR HDD) project is going to deploy 5 O-RAN based private 5G Standalone networks in and around Liverpool throughout 2024 to test and optimise the network performance. In order to achieve this, we require a large number of compatible user equipment (UEs) that will be used to evaluate and optimise the network performance. The call covers the procurement of the UEs only and, in this context, we are looking for approximately 1500-2000 handsets, along with around 500 MiFi routers and various additional devices.
Please see below for more information.
1.2.1 The LCR HDD Project
LCR HDD is the latest project for the Liverpool 5G consortium (https://liverpool5g.org.uk/). Funded by Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), the project runs from September 2023 to March 2025.
The project consortium is led by the University of Liverpool Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, in partnership with Telet Research (N.I) Ltd, Qualcomm Technologies International Ltd, Radisys UK Ltd, Attocore Ltd, iTS Technology Group, Asset Market, Liverpool John Moores University, CGA Simulation Ltd and Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. Other consortium members include Liverpool 5G, Atticus Technology, the Hartree Centre, Weaver Labs and Aimes.
The Liverpool City Region HDD project aims to showcase the benefits of Open RAN (Open Radio Access Network) technology in optimising real-world network performance in high-connectivity environments. Open RAN is seen as a way to enhance the UK's connectivity infrastructure by enabling networks of low-cost, power-efficient, and unobtrusive small cells to meet the demand of high-density areas.
The Liverpool City Region HDD project will test the Open RAN technology in a simulated environment before trialling it at five test bed sites across the region, including a mixture of indoor and outdoor sites with a variety of uses, to see if the new HDD network can easily, safely and securely provide connectivity to high numbers of users in the same environment. The project emphasises collaboration with national and private networks to understand their needs and encourages participation through trials in a controlled environment.
The focus is on delivering competitive solutions with 5G technology and simulation, providing workable models for the adoption of Open RAN in the UK. We therefore aim to quantify and explicitly demonstrate the benefits to mobile communications markets and overcome challenges in assuring local authorities and asset owners of sustained economic and social benefits. The project team plans to showcase agile, easily managed, and secure networks in and around the Liverpool region.
1.2.3 The 5G deployments
Deployments at 5 venues around the Liverpool City Region including stadia and large public spaces. The deployments will be designed to sit alongside and enhance the current connectiv...
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- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ljmu/aspx/
- Additional information on how to apply for this contract
About the buyer
Contact name
Katherine Orme
Address
Hatton Garden
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 2AJ
United Kingdom
Telephone
0151 231 5538
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