Published date: 21 April 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 7 January 2022, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000

Location of contract

Wales

Value of contract

£80,000

Procurement reference

ICT-2021-057

Published date

21 April 2022

Closing date

7 January 2022

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

21 January 2022

Contract end date

20 January 2026

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Scope

The Delta tuners form a part of a new load (and source) pull system to enable the RF laboratory to carry out load pull measurements to 67GHz. This will allow for measurement of the input and output large signal impedances of the DUT, input delivered power and real added efficiency, and in-situ absolute tuner Gamma removing the reliance on mechanical tuner repeatability.

This test and measurement equipment will be used for R&D during the Catapult's collaborative and internal projects whilst also providing potential commercial opportunities in compliance and pre-qualification testing.

The equipment will be located in the RF Laboratory of the CSA Catapult as the main objective for the acquisition is to use the equipment to characterise high speed RF devices (bare die semiconductor) and built-up RF modules (amplifiers).

System Outline

The system shall comprise of 2 RF tuner heads (load and source) and a 4-axis bed on which they are supported along with other probes which will connect the DC voltages to the device under test. The equipment shall interface to the 67 GHz Keysight PNA-X that is currently located in the RF lab along with a companion PC running windows O.S. which contains the software that is supplied to run the tests.

Refurbished offerings will be considered provided warranties are included.

The system is required by the end of March 2022.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

67GHz Delta Tuners with Associated Hardware and Software for Load Pull System

  • Opportunity
  • Published 11 December 2021

Additional text

To express interest in this opportunity and receive the procurement documents, please email procurement@csa.catapult.org.uk with the reference ICT-2021-057 in the subject field.

Award information

Awarded date

27 January 2022

Contract start date

27 January 2022

Contract end date

26 January 2026

Total value of contract

£90,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

APC TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC

Address

6 Stirling Park, Laker Road, Rochester, ME1 3QR

Reference

Companies House number: 1635609

Value of contract

£90,000

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

CSA Catapult Innovation Centre
Celtic Way Imperial Park
Newport
NP10 8BE
Wales

Email

procurement@csa.catapult.org.uk

Website

https://csa.catapult.org.uk