Published date: 12 September 2024
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Contract summary
Industry
Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment - 32000000
Location of contract
TW11 0LW
Value of contract
£0 to £200,000
Procurement reference
tender_464641/1404350
Published date
12 September 2024
Closing date
14 October 2024
Closing time
3pm
Contract start date
1 November 2024
Contract end date
1 November 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?
No
Description
The National Physical Laboratory [NPL] requirement is to have a fully functional
internet of things (IoT) and fifth-generation mobile network (5G) new radio (NR) base
station emulator (BSE) system forming part of NPL's over-the-air (OTA) testing system.
Such BSE system needs to be able to emulate base station's function to communicate
with IoT and 5G protocol enabled devices. It enables NPL to establish measurement
capabilities for the advanced metrology R&D on novel multiple-input-multiple-output
(MIMO) OTA measurement methods and for the performance testing & verification of
5G NR and IoT User equipment (UE) system functionalities.
The BSE system must be able to mimic the behaviour of a real mobile network base
station and can fully support the major latest protocol stacks (base station side), e.g.,
the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) 5G NR, emulate multiple independent
cells, simulate a range of network conditions including signal fading, interference, and
mobility scenarios, and support the typical operation scenarios for multiple 5G UE.
Besides mobile device testing, they can also be used to test IoT devices and other
wireless communication equipment with some extent of versatility.
It is envisaged to play a pivotal role in enhancing NPL's measurement capabilities on
protocol-compliant RF testing for 5G and IoT devices and communication technologies
and to enable NPL to further explore using it as a powerful R&D tool to evaluate some
emergent technologies for future wireless communications, such as non-terrestrial
networks (NTN) communications, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications in
cooperative connected intelligent vehicles (CAV), etc. This capital purchase must meet
all the requirements for sale into the EU and UK with appropriate UKCA/CE Marking
and relevant declarations of conformity.
More information
Links
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- https://lupc.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
- LUPC Bravo e-tender portal: https://lupc.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
Additional text
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The Authority is using the LUPC Bravo e-tender portal to conduct the
procurement process. All Bidders must register their company via the LUPC
Bravo Portal. This can be done via the following link
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