---
title: "Phase Comparators"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044815"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2024-03-13"
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# Phase Comparators

Buyer: NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044815

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## Summary

The National Physical Laboratory has awarded a contract for Phase Comparators to TimeTech. The procurement process, led by the National Physical Laboratory in the UK, falls under the goods main procurement category. The successful tenderer, TimeTech from Germany, was selected through a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, worth 650,533.0 EUR, was signed on 9th March 2023.

This tender for the procurement of SATRE modems can provide business growth opportunities for companies involved in laboratory, optical, and precision equipment. Businesses specialising in two-way satellite time and frequency transfer equipment, specifically TimeTech model TIM-10139 dual-channel SATRE modems, would find this tender well-suited for competition. The award criteria considered were technical (80%) and commercial (20%) aspects, showcasing a business environment that values both technology and financial feasibility.

## Notice

13 SATRE modems for two-way satellite time and frequency transfer with 2 receive channels.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Procurement of 13 TimeTech model TIM-10139 dual-channel Satellite Time Transfer and Ranging Equipment (SATRE) modems. Two-way satellite time and frequency transfer (TWSTFT) is one of the primary methods to compare national time scales and to provide clock measurements to the BIPM for use in the generation of the international time scale UTC. It is performed between pairs of labs that simultaneously exchange coded signals containing time stamps. The TimeTech SATRE modem is the standard item of equipment that generates the transmitted TWSTFT signals and measures the received signals, and it is in use in all timing institutes in Europe and the USA that operate TWSTFT equipment.

### Procurement Information

To meet the requirement to participate in TWSTFT with other NMIs, NPL must operate the same type of modem. TimeTech SATRE modems were previously procured for a bespoke NPL project. Additional SATRE modems are required for the same project. Purchasing the additional SATRE modems from a different supplier would result in significant differences in both the hardware configuration and the operational software between different parts of the project. This would result in non-compliance to the requirement for the design of the project to be the same as far as practical.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008014-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £650,533 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY |
| Locality | TEDDINGTON |
| Post town | Twickenham |
| Postcode | TW11 0LW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames |
| Local authority | Richmond upon Thames |
| Electoral ward | Teddington |
| Westminster constituency | Twickenham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TIMETECH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

## Release History

- 13 Mar 2024 at 12:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008014-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.npl.co.uk

## Provenance

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