Contract

Open Radio Access Network O-RAN Solution

  • Satellite Applications Catapult

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-015429

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-042ae0

Published 15 May 2024, 12:11pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Satellite Applications Catapult

Satellite Applications Catapult Ltd, Electron Building, Fermi Avenue, Harwell Campus Oxford, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QR, UK

Didcot

OX11 0QR

Contact

Procurement

Email

Procurement@sa.catapult.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ - South East (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://sa.catapult.org.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other type

RTO

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Space


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Open Radio Access Network O-RAN Solution

Reference number

SAC-24-026

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 64200000 - Telecommunications services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This procurement exercise is to procure Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) solutions for the MarK project. Advanced Radio in Milton Keynes (MarK) is a project supported by the Open Networks Ecosystem (ONE) Competition under the UK government's Open Networks Research and Development (R&D) Fund. The initiative promotes open and interoperable technology development, mainly in telecoms.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

OPEN ORAN CU

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ - South East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The bidder shall provide information on the Open RAN Centralized Unit (CU) product with a maturity of at least

Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 7-9.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Lot 1 OPEN ORAN CU Proposal / Weighting: 45

Quality criterion - Name: Service and Integration / Weighting: 15

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 40

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

This lot has not been awarded

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

OPEN ORAN DU

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ - South East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The bidder shall provide information on the Open RAN Distributed Unit (DU) product with a maturity of at least

Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 7-9.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: OPEN ORAN DU / Weighting: 45

Quality criterion - Name: Service and Integration / Weighting: 15

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 40

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

This lot has not been awarded

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

OPEN ORAN RIC

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ - South East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The bidder shall provide information on the Open RAN Centralized Unit (RIC) product with a maturity of at least

Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 5-7

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: OPEN ORAN RIC / Weighting: 45

Quality criterion - Name: Service and Integration / Weighting: 15

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 40

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

This lot has not been awarded


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-000307


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

SAC-24-026

Lot No

All Lots 1-3

Title

Open Radio Access Network Solution

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

No lots have been awarded

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Public Procurement Review Board

London

Email

publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom