--- title: "5G and Interconnectivity Equipment and Virtual Production Services for StudiosUK Facilities" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7dbe8e49-16f6-49e8-89a5-e3ad37ce9d69" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7dbe8e49-16f6-49e8-89a5-e3ad37ce9d69" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7dbe8e49-16f6-49e8-89a5-e3ad37ce9d69.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7dbe8e49-16f6-49e8-89a5-e3ad37ce9d69.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DIGITAL CATAPULT" published: "2021-12-20" --- # 5G and Interconnectivity Equipment and Virtual Production Services for StudiosUK Facilities Buyer: DIGITAL CATAPULT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7dbe8e49-16f6-49e8-89a5-e3ad37ce9d69 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7dbe8e49-16f6-49e8-89a5-e3ad37ce9d69) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7dbe8e49-16f6-49e8-89a5-e3ad37ce9d69.json) ## Summary 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. ## 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/7f4e465a-d44c-4e86-a512-5c5319e69673 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Dec 2021 | | Submission deadline | 14 Feb 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 14 Mar 2022 - 14 Mar 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £960,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | 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) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment ### Codes - 32400000 - Networks ## Release History - 20 Dec 2021 at 17:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f4e465a-d44c-4e86-a512-5c5319e69673 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f4e465a-d44c-4e86-a512-5c5319e69673 20th December 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC163389 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 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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