Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult
CSA Catapult Innovation Centre Celtic Way Imperial Park
Newport
NP10 8BE
UK
E-mail: procurement@csa.catapult.org.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://csa.catapult.org.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://csa.catapult.org.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://csa.catapult.org.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Partially publically funded through another contracting authority
I.5) Main activity
Other: Research and development
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Bit Error Radio Tester
Reference number: ITC-2020-035
II.1.2) Main CPV code
31710000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Compound Semiconductor Application (CSA) Catapult is aiming to provide a high-speed test capability to cope with continuous growth with data traffic caused by many developed high-speed devices in optical communications. The CSA Catapult is looking to obtain a system solution to allow efficient, reliable, and accurate measurements for chip-to-chip, chip-to-module, device, transceiver modules, and sub systems with data rate up to 128 Gbit/s. The system shall be used for efficient test, characterisation and compliance to the industry emerging standards, such as: IEEE 802.3bs/3bj/3cd for 400, 200, 100, and 50 Gigabit Ethernet, OIF CEI -56G (NRZ and PAM4), 25G PON, PCI Express 32/16/8/5 GT/s, and 64G/112G fibre channel.
This test and measurement equipment will be used for R&D during the Catapult’s collaborative and internal projects whilst also providing potential commercial opportunities in compliance and pre-qualification testing against a range of standards for high speed communication.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
380 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Compound Semiconductor Application (CSA) Catapult is aiming to provide a high-speed test capability to cope with continuous growth with data traffic caused by many developed high-speed devices in optical communications. The CSA Catapult is looking to obtain a system solution to allow efficient, reliable, and accurate measurements for chip-to-chip, chip-to-module, device, transceiver modules, and sub systems with data rate up to 128 Gbit/s. The system shall be used for efficient test, characterisation and compliance to the industry emerging standards, such as: IEEE 802.3bs/3bj/3cd for 400, 200, 100, and 50 Gigabit Ethernet, OIF CEI -56G (NRZ and PAM4), 25G PON, PCI Express 32/16/8/5 GT/s, and 64G/112G fibre channel.
This test and measurement equipment will be used for R&D during the Catapult’s collaborative and internal projects whilst also providing potential commercial opportunities in compliance and pre-qualification testing against a range of standards for high speed communications.
The equipment will be located in the Photonics Laboratory of the CSA Catapult as the main objective for the acquisition is to use the equipment to characterise high speed optical communications modules. However, the use of the equipment could be relevant to all three technical sections (Photonics, Power Electronics and RF).
The equipment will be required to be delivered to the laboratory in Newport, Wales, by the end of May 2020.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
380 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
To express interest in this opportunity and receive the tender documents, please email procurement@csa.catapult.org.uk with reference ITC-2020-035 in the subject field.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
The procedure is accelerated as a longer tender period is not practical. The procurement documents have been designed to reflect a shorter response period.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
13/03/2020
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
13/03/2020
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult
Newport
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/02/2020