Published date: 5 January 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 8 February 2024, 8am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Telecommunications network - 32412100

  • Radio network - 32418000

Location of contract

OX11 0QR

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

SAC-24-026-11

Published date

5 January 2024

Closing date

8 February 2024

Closing time

8am

Contract start date

18 March 2024

Contract end date

17 March 2025

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This procurement exercise is to procure Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) solutions for the MarK project. Advanced Radio in Milton Keynes (MarK) is a project supported by the Open Networks Ecosystem (ONE) Competition under the UK government's Open Networks Research and Development (R&D) Fund. The initiative promotes open and interoperable technology development, mainly in telecoms.

The project aims to develop a viable network solution by integrating commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products with commercial terrestrial and non-terrestrial wireless systems. This network will use O-RAN design principles for a real-world stadium environment, evolving the current 5G network capabilities. By the end of the project, an expanded 5G testbed will be established, and a blueprint for deploying O-RAN in high-demand environments will be created. There's an intention to start operational validation of the solution, preparing it for commercial launch. The O-RAN solution should support multi-vendor deployments and use a completely disaggregated, flexible and scalable approach.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Scarlet Forrest

Address

Electron Building, Fermi Avenue
Harwell Campus Oxford
Didcot
OX11 0QR
England

Email

procurement@sa.catapult.org.uk