Supply of remote radio heads (RRH) to expand current test infrastructure

Concepts

• supply of remote radio heads
• glasgow
• telecommunications equipment
• scotland
• 5g testbed infrastructure
• current test infrastructure
• rrh
• conditions of regulation
• university
• expansion

Location

Description

Expansion of existing 5G testbed infrastructure for the 5G Centre for Scotland.

Total Quantity or Scope

The University intends to award this contract under the conditions of regulation 33.4.b of the Public Contracts (Scotland) regulations.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies

Legal Justification

The University is a partner in the 5G Centre for Scotland (“the Centre”). The Centre is currently engaged in two 5G R&D projects which require it to build 5G test networks which will be used for evaluation and research. The Centre aims to do so by building upon existing test networks with the purchase of further Remote Radio Heads (RRHs). The existing networks are based on AW2S RRHs operating in conjunction with other network components – in particular the Baseband Processing Units (BBUs) and their associated 5G software stacks. The Centre will build upon the existing components to expand and enhance our existing 5G testbeds for new projects, and require to maintain compatibility amongst the existing components in order to ensure that the networks function properly as a whole. More specifically, the communication interface protocols implemented in the firmware on the RRHs and in the software stacks in the BBUs have been integrated and tested by the AW2S for functionality and compliance. In adopting different RRHs, we would encounter inter-operability problems resulting from differences in the interface implementations, which, where these could resolved, would inevitably require significant development and integration effort which is not feasible or practicable within the scope of these projects.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The University intends to enter into an agreement with the named supplier on 2nd March 2021. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=644630. (SC Ref:644630)