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Contract Award Notice

Framework Agreement for the Provision of Spectrum Equipment, Ancillaries and Associated Services

  • First published: 01 July 2025
  • Last modified: 01 July 2025
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-047caf
Published by:
OFCOM
Authority ID:
AA20551
Publication date:
01 July 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Ofcom is seeking to appoint suppliers to a framework agreement for the provision of spectrum equipment, ancillaries and associated services.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

OFCOM

Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road

London

SE1 9HA

UK

E-mail: procurementnotice@ofcom.org.uk

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.ofcom.org.uk

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Framework Agreement for the Provision of Spectrum Equipment, Ancillaries and Associated Services

II.1.2) Main CPV code

38433300

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description

Ofcom is seeking to appoint suppliers to a framework agreement for the provision of spectrum equipment, ancillaries and associated services.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 3 750 000.00  GBP

II.2) Description

Lot No: 1

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

38433300

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Portable Network Analyser

II.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion: Quality / Weighting: 70%

Cost criterion: Cost / Weighting: 30%

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

Lot No: 2

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

38433300

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Handheld Spectrum Analysers

II.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion: Quality / Weighting: 70%

Cost criterion: Price / Weighting: 30%

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

Lot No: 3

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

38433300

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

General purpose Spectrum Analysers

II.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion: Quality / Weighting: 70%

Cost criterion: Price / Weighting: 30%

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

Lot No: 4

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

38433300

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

High Specification Spectrum Analyser including RF-IQ Recording

II.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion: Quality / Weighting: 70%

Cost criterion: Price / Weighting: 30%

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

Lot No: 5

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

32310000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Broadcast Analyser and Receivers

II.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion: Quality / Weighting: 70%

Cost criterion: Price / Weighting: 30%

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

Lot No: 6

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

34999100

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Small Form Factor Vector Signal Generator

II.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion: Quality / Weighting: 70%

Cost criterion: Price / Weighting: 30%

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

Lot No: 7

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

34999100

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Vector/Signal Generators

II.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion: Quality / Weighting: 70%

Cost criterion: Price / Weighting: 30%

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

Lot No: 8

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

31220000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Ancillaries

II.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion: Quality / Weighting: 70%

Cost criterion: Price / Weighting: 30%

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

Lot No: 9

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

50433000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Repair and calibration services

II.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion: Quality / Weighting: 70%

Cost criterion: Price / Weighting: 30%

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

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2024/S 000-021286

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 1

Title: Portable Network Analyser

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

06/05/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Anritsu EMEA Limited

Luton

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Keysight Technologies

Wokingham

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Rohde & Schwarz UK Ltd.

Fleet

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 2 666 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 2

Title: Handheld Spectrum Analysers

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

06/05/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Anritsu EMEA Limited

Luton

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Keysight Technologies UK Ltd.

Wokingham

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Rohde & Schwarz UK Ltd.

Fleet

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 2 666 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 3

Title: General purpose Spectrum Analysers

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

06/05/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Anritsu EMEA Limited

Luton

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Keysight Technologies UK Ltd.

Wokingham

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Rohde & Schwarz UK Ltd.

Fleet

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 266 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 4

Title: High Specification Spectrum Analyser including RF-IQ Recording

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30/05/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Keysight Technologies UK Ltd.

Wokingham

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Rohde & Schwarz UK Ltd.

Fleet

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 266 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 5

Title: Broadcast Analyser and Receivers

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30/05/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Keysight Technologies UK Ltd.

Wokingham

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Rohde & Schwarz UK Ltd.

Fleet

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 2 666 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 6

Title: Small Form Factor Vector Signal Generator

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30/05/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Keysight Technologies UK Ltd.

Wokingham

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Rohde & Schwarz UK Ltd.

Fleet

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 2 666 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 7

Title: Vector/Signal Generators

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30/05/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Keysight Technologies UK Ltd.

Wokingham

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Rohde & Schwarz UK Ltd.

Fleet

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 2 666 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 8

Title: Ancillaries

A contract/lot is awarded: No

V.1 Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 9

Title: Repair and calibration services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30/05/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Keysight Technologies UK Ltd.

Wokingham

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Rohde & Schwarz UK Ltd.

Fleet

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 500 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Court of Appeal of England and Wales

London

UK

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Court of Appeal of England and Wales

London

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

20/06/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
50433000 Calibration services Repair and maintenance services of precision equipment
31220000 Electrical circuit components Electricity distribution and control apparatus
32310000 Radio broadcast receivers Television and radio receivers, and sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus
34999100 Signal generators Signal generators, aerial signal splitters and electroplating machines
38433300 Spectrum analyser Spectrometers

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

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ID Description
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Main contact:
procurementnotice@ofcom.org.uk
Admin contact:
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Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
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