The Provision of Popup / Cell-on Wheels (CoW) or 5G equipment

A Tender Notice
by SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Goods)
Duration
8 month
Value
£-£400K
Sector
TECHNOLOGY
Published
10 Oct 2022
Delivery
To 09 Jul 2023 (est.)
Deadline
11 Nov 2022 17:00

Concepts

Location

Electron Building, Fermi Avenue, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QR, UK

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

Description

The Satellite Applications Catapult (the Catapult) is inviting you (the bidder) to issue a proposal for 3 (three) Popup/Cell-on Wheels (CoW) or 3 (three) sets of 5G equipment.

Lot Division

1 3 x Popup/Cell-on Wheels (CoW)

Lot 1 – 3 x Popup/Cell-on Wheels (CoW) comprising of at least: 1.1 Cellular trailer with commercial tow hitch by standard vehicle (3.5T tow) 1.2 Telescopic/retractable mast (up to 15m) 1.3 Antenna head frame, Support for up to 3 x Directional cellular antenna and 1 x Omni Antenna - mounting support 1.4. Support for up to 4x RRH mounted on trailer - mounting support 1.5 Support for GPS antennas 1.6 Support for up to 2 x Satellite dishes (either use of adjustable or auto-pointing antenna) 1.7 Equipment refrigerated Cabinet with sufficient space to be able to add additional equipment in future 1.8 A/C Power interface for on-board power generator or an external landlord Power 1.9 Security cage on the trailer 1.10 Elevated working platform with integrated ladder access 1.11 Electrical connections and cabling plus RF/ethernet/fibre 1.12 Extendable architecture of the setup to allow for different hardware to be added as needed

2 3 x sets of 5G equipment

Lot 2 – 3 x sets of 5G equipment with each set comprising of at least: 2.1 1 x directional antenna and 1 x omni directional for the shared spectrum range of 3.8 to 4.2 GHz – with ability to selectively turn on/off different antenna 2.2 Suitable RRUs (subject to 1.) to drive the antenna – delivering a strong signal within a 1 Km radius range 2.3 PSU (power supply units) for above equipment where applicable 2.4 Suitable BBUs with installed gNB software for interface with the RRUs in 2.2 2.5 5G Core Network hosted on suitable COTS HW (HP/Dell) (to fit in a trailer cabinet) 2.6 Up to 50 SIM cards provisioned in the Core Network 2.7 Compute capability for MEC/UPF on separate hardware platform (HP/Dell) (to fit in a trailer cabinet) 2.8 All associated cabling (coaxial, fibre, network, etc) and GNSS receivers

CPV Codes

  • 32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies
  • 34223300 - Trailers
  • 32324310 - Satellite antennas
  • 32531000 - Satellite communications equipment
  • 32532000 - Satellite dishes
  • 30237280 - Power supply accessories

Indicators

  • This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
  • Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=227626. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (MT Ref:227626)

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