Published date: 29 October 2020

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


Closing: 21 August 2020, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

TW11 0LW

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_247650/898941

Published date

29 October 2020

Closing date

21 August 2020

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

19 October 2020

Contract end date

19 October 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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

The NPL requirement is to have a wideband multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) radio frequency (RF) vector-based testbed system that is capable of enabling real-time software-defined-radio (SDR) operation. The purpose is to establish a MIMO over-the-air (OTA) measurement testbed system with user-programmable, reconfigurable and real-time signal processing field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs)-based SDR capability.

The system should have flexible software-designed architecture for real-time signal processing and control that can adapts new radio (NR) standards and emerging protocols so to enable the traceable measurement metrology development for current and future wireless communications to address measurement challenges on NR RF signal design and communication algorithm.

The asset must consist of at least a 2 x 2 MIMO system with high-speed digital interfaces that could handle instantaneous wide bandwidth data.

Award information

Awarded date

9 October 2020

Contract start date

19 October 2020

Contract end date

19 October 2021

Total value of contract

£130,754.25

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

National Instruments

Address

Measurement House, London Rd, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2PZ

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Hampton Road
Teddington
TW11 0LW
England

Email

charley.choules@npl.co.uk