Tender

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

DIGITAL CATAPULT

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Tender

20 Dec 2021 at 17:45

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Digital Catapult is seeking suppliers for the tender titled "5G and Interconnectivity Equipment and Virtual Production Services for StudiosUK Facilities." This procurement falls within the networks industry category, with a total value of £960,000. The tender is currently at the active stage, following an open procurement process. The deadline for submissions is set for 14th February 2022, while the contract period will commence on 14th March 2022 and extend until 14th March 2023. The primary site for this tender is located in Gateshead, North East England.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in the technology and creative sectors, particularly those specialising in 5G technology, virtual production, and high-density visual content production. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to participate, as the procurement aims to foster collaboration and innovation in areas such as real-time animation and motion capture for film and television productions. Companies that can provide cutting-edge digital solutions and integrate advanced technologies would be well-positioned to compete in this process.

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Notice Information

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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7dbe8e49-16f6-49e8-89a5-e3ad37ce9d69
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f4e465a-d44c-4e86-a512-5c5319e69673
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender 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
£960,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Dec 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
14 Feb 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
14 Mar 2022 - 14 Mar 2023 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DIGITAL CATAPULT
Contact Name
Procurement Department
Contact Email
procurement@digicatapult.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3001233101

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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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