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title: "5G and Interconnectivity Equipment and Virtual Production Services for StudiosUK Facilities"
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# 5G and Interconnectivity Equipment and Virtual Production Services for StudiosUK Facilities

Buyer: DIGITAL CATAPULT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7149daaa-b9c3-4b3a-bedd-3e5ecc48347f

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6293ef8a-9e4c-457a-80c9-f584462335c6 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Jul 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Feb 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | 28 Mar 2022 - 28 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,120,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,119,999 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DIGITAL CATAPULT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | North West London |
| Postcode | NW1 2RA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Bloomsbury |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 5 |
| Supplier names | AWTG; BOXXE; FASTNET INTERNATIONAL; RF CHANNEL; TARGET3D |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 32400000 - Networks

## Release History

- 8 Jul 2022 at 16:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6293ef8a-9e4c-457a-80c9-f584462335c6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6293ef8a-9e4c-457a-80c9-f584462335c6
  8th July 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL164730
  NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.digicatapult.org.uk

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