P2025-199 ITT for the Provision of Non Real Time RAN Intelligent Controller (Non RT - RIC) base software

A Tender Notice
by DIGITAL CATAPULT

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Goods)
Duration
3 month
Value
£80K
Sector
TECHNOLOGY
Published
30 May 2025
Delivery
30 Jun 2025 to 30 Sep 2025
Deadline
13 Jun 2025 11:00

Concepts

Location

United Kingdom:

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1 buyer

Description

ARIANE was developed to address three specific industry needs: API understanding and harmonization across RIC platforms, creating a rich set of AI driven applications and ensuring performance, security and portability of RIC apps (xAPPS and rAPPS). The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) funded extension to ARIANE (named ARIANE- II), will pick the outcomes of ARIANE that can be developed further given the time and budget constraints to create additional value for the Open RAN industry. ARIANE-II will add additional cohorts to the project: Digital Catapult, a testbed including RICs from Capgemini, RU-DU-CU infrastructure in the lab indoor test network (minimum 3 small cells with UE devices). This is where the work done in ARIANE can be extended to showcase operations in Indoor OTA sites and new non-Real Time RIC platforms and APIs respectively. Specifically, the Energy management use cases developed in ARIANE will be extended in scope to include MIMO mode re-configuration in addition to cell ON/OFF. The use cases will be developed on new Capgemini non-Real Time RIC platform, as rAPPs, which will manage both the simulated RF environment (through Viavi RSG) and Indoor OTA sites provided through Digital Catapult. Digital Catapult is seeking to engage with vendors supplying solution(s) that can provide software extension(s) to the Capgemini Non Real Time RAN Intelligent Controller (Non RT - RIC) base software, with the capability to design, supply, Install, configure and integrate a compliant solution.

Renewal Options

Contract may be extended for up to an additional 3 months to ensure contract delivery.

Award Criteria

Compliance with the technical requirements as set-out in the spreadsheet Requirements Compliance Matrix Completion of question 8.4, Requirements Compliance Matrix (RCM) as per Annex H. The response will be evaluated in relation to the responses in the spreadsheet Requirements Compliance Matrix.xlsx, Technical Requirements tab
Installation and commissioning; provide Technical Support in Adherence to the Service Level Agreement (SLA); and provide Training. Responses to question 8.1 Delivery Supply Chain of Annex A. The response will be evaluated in relation to the responses in the spreadsheet “Requirements Compliance Matrix” Services tab.
Delivery Timescales and Project Management Approach The response will be evaluated according to respondents’ ability to demonstrate how this will be met in the Delivery Timescales and Project Management Method Statement
Social Value Theme 3 – Fighting Climate Change MAC 4.2 – Influence environmental protection and improvement Please demonstrate your organisations commitment to meeting the above theme of Fighting Climate Change. Please detail how your organisation influences staff, suppliers, customers, communities and/or any other appropriate stakeholders through the delivery of the contracts to support environmental protection and improvement.
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CPV Codes

  • 32510000 - Wireless telecommunications system

Indicators

  • Renewals are available.

Other Information

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