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5G and Interconnectivity Equipment and Virtual Production Services for StudiosUK Facilities

DIGITAL CATAPULT

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08 Jul 2022 at 16:45

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process is led by Digital Catapult, which is seeking to acquire 5G and interconnectivity equipment alongside virtual production services for StudiosUK facilities. This project falls under the networks industry category and is located in the North East of England, specifically at PROTO in Gateshead. The procurement is at the Award stage, with a total contract value of £2,120,000. Key dates include a contract period starting on 29th March 2022 and ending on 28th March 2023, while the tender period concluded on 14th February 2022.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the technology and creative sectors, particularly those focused on telecommunications, digital content production, and equipment supply. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in high-density LED technology, motion-capture systems, and machine learning applications would be particularly well-suited to compete for these contracts. The collaborative nature of the project also encourages partnerships among companies to leverage shared expertise in fields like real-time rendering and augmented reality.

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Notice Title

5G and Interconnectivity Equipment and Virtual Production Services for StudiosUK Facilities

Notice Description

Digital Catapult is looking to establish StudiosUK, a cluster of interconnected research facilities leveraging 5G and future networks capability to enable the exploration of convergent visual content production technologies - such as the use of high-density LED walls, motion-capture, real-time rendering engines and new forms of real-world capture.Studios UK will be a cluster of interconnected facilities that leverage private 5G standalone (5G-SA) networks with multi-access edge compute (MEC) infrastructure hosting machine learning algorithms to enable real-time animation, wireless data transfer, volumetric capture, motion capture and AR broadcast; thus, enabling co-creation, remotely testing applications and experiences for Film and TV productions.These studios will be utilised for collaborative research and development projects, skills training initiatives and commercial productions within the creative and manufacturing sectors. Examples of projects could include productions utilising in-camera VFX and Virtual Production, 5G enabled device testing, digital twin testbeds, real-time multi-site collaboration and tools and workflow development.There are two sites, the first is within the M25, to be confirmed, the second is at PROTO, Abbott's Hill, Baltic Business Quarter, Gateshead NE8 3DF and both must be of specification to integrate with existing equipment. This procurement is for PROTO only, a procurement for the requirements of the site within the M25 will be subject to a separate procurement.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7149daaa-b9c3-4b3a-bedd-3e5ecc48347f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6293ef8a-9e4c-457a-80c9-f584462335c6
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment


CPV Codes

32400000 - Networks

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,120,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,119,999 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Jul 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
14 Feb 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Mar 20223 years ago
Contract Period
28 Mar 2022 - 28 Mar 2023 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DIGITAL CATAPULT
Contact Name
Procurement Department
Contact Email
procurement@digicatapult.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2038823557

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
NW1 2RA
Post Town
North West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI36 Camden
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)

Local Authority
Camden
Electoral Ward
Bloomsbury
Westminster Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
5
Supplier Names

AWTG

BOXXE

FASTNET INTERNATIONAL

RF CHANNEL

TARGET3D

Further Information

Notice Documents

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