Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Digital Catapult
101 Euston Road
London
NW1 2RA
Contact
Snezhana Kostadinova
procurement@digicatapult.org.uk
Telephone
+44 2038823557
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA37289
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
SONIC Lab Products for Open RAN Outdoor Network (Site 4)
Reference number
P2023-124
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 32400000 - Networks
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 32412000 - Communications network
- 32418000 - Radio network
- 32420000 - Network equipment
- 32422000 - Network components
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ - South East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
This procurement relates to design, supply, integration and support of an Open RAN outdoor mobile network. Digital Catapult is seeking to contract a supplier who have the capability to design, supply, install, configure and integrate different Outdoor Open RAN components - Radio Units (RU),software Centralised Unit (CU), Distributed Units (DU) and RAN Intelligent Controllers (RIC).
Installation in this procurement refers to software only installation of the Open RAN components.
All hardware installation is the responsibility of Digital Catapult.
The Successful Bidder shall build, implement and integrate an Outdoor 5G Open RAN system, as well as provide ongoing support and maintenance for a one (1) year period following go-live.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
11 September 2023
End date
28 February 2025
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2023/S 000-031888
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
2023-30145
Title
SONIC Lab Products for Open RAN Outdoor Network (Site 4)
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
26 September 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Capgemini UK PLC
1 Forge End
Woking
GU21 6DB
Telephone
+44 7771912839
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ - South East (England)
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £636,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:231709)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
CEDR
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
In the first instance, all appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of Digital Catapult, and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the
Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any appeals must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law, including without limitation, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the contracting authority will also incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the date information on award of contract is communicated to tenderers.
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 32400000 - Networks
seven.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 32412000 - Communications network
- 32418000 - Radio network
- 32420000 - Network equipment
- 32422000 - Network components
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKJ - South East (England)
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
This procurement relates to design, supply, integration and support of an Open RAN outdoor mobile network. Digital Catapult is seeking to contract a supplier who have the capability to design, supply, install, configure and integrate different Outdoor Open RAN components - Radio Units (RU),software Centralised Unit (CU), Distributed Units (DU) and RAN Intelligent Controllers (RIC).
Installation in this procurement refers to software only installation of the Open RAN components. All hardware installation is the responsibility of Digital Catapult. The Successful Bidder shall build, implement and integrate an Outdoor 5G Open RAN system, as well as provide ongoing support and maintenance for 1 year following go-live.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
26 September 2023
End date
31 March 2025
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£954,000
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Capgemini UK PLC
1 Forge End
Woking
GU21 6DB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ - South East (England)
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
Services to be provided pursuant to Site 3 as follows:
License:
- 1 CU binary license;
- Upto 3 DU instances binary licenses;
- 1 instance Near-RT RIC binary license with 1 xApp;
- Applicable for up to 9 indoor Rus;
- 2 xApps;
Deployment & Support:
- Integration and deployment for up to 9 indoor RUs;
- 6 weeks onsite support (initial deployment phase);
- Remote support valid till 31-03-2025;
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
Under the PCRs (Regulation 72), we have increased the original contract value by up to 50% to include an additional scope of work.
A contract was awarded to a supplier to deliver software and hardware components for Site 3 (indoor 5G network). With the supplier unable to fully deliver the contracted services, we are now increasing the scope of the current contract with Capgemini for Site 4 outdoor network, to include a variation to cover the scope of completion of the indoor 5G network on Site 3.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £636,000
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £954,000