Published date: 14 December 2022

This notice was replaced on 24 April 2023

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Awarded contract (published 24 April 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Anechoic chamber - 42992200

Location of contract

B15 2TT

Value of contract

£0 to £1,057,000

Procurement reference

SC11220/22

Published date

14 December 2022

Closing date

31 January 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

28 February 2023

Contract end date

1 March 2024

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?

No

Description

This project is funded by UK Research and Innovation's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the University of Birmingham (UoB).

The University of Birmingham invites tenders for the design, supply and installation of equipment leading to the establishment of a versatile and fully automated electromagnetic (EM) characterisation facility for RF to millimetre wave (mm-wave) frequency measurements in an EM quiet and reflection-free environment. The equipment to be supplied includes, but is not limited to, precision mechanical scanning stages, control electronics, standard gain antennas, near-field probes, RF cabling, rotary joints and control and measurement software. The equipment should have the capability to operate with the University's existing RF equipment, including a 50 GHz vector network analyser (VNA) and millimetre-wave frequency extender heads. All the equipment is to be housed in an existing radio frequency shielded and EM absorber lined anechoic chamber located on the third floor of the School of Engineering building at the UoB.
The measurement facility realised will be designed with versatility at its heart, capable of performing a wide range of measurement types. Specifically, it should be capable of performing three types of measurements from 1 GHz to 330 GHz:

1. Far-field (FF) measurement of antenna radiation patterns
2. Spherical near-field (SNF) measurements of antennas and metamaterials
3. Bistatic electromagnetic scattering measurements

All the equipment (software and hardware) should include warranties and support for a minimum of five years.

This project may be funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) or;
- European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) or;
- Research Councils UK (RCUK), the strategic partnership of the UK's seven Research Councils.

Please note: The University will be closed from 19th December 2022 until 2nd January 2023. All correspondence will be responded to via clarifications from the Tuesday 3rd January 2023.

About the buyer

Contact name

Rachel Price

Address

EDGBASTON
BIRMINGHAM
B152TT
England

Email

R.E.Price.1@bham.ac.uk