QUB/2665/24 Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Calibration and Maintenance of a Millimeter-wave (mmWave) Beamforming Transmitter, Receiver and Interferer.
Details
- Published
- 9 November 2024
Tender description
Queen's University Belfast seeks to enhance its research capabilities in 5G/B5G/6G mmWave technology. The required equipment will be used to develop and emulate a mmWave 5G base station (BS), a user equipment (UE) pair, and an interfering transmitter (interfering UE). <br /><br />Specifically, the university requires the following: <br /><br />• Transmitter mmWave Beamforming Phased Array <br />Preferably a uniform rectangular array, emulating a mmWave 5G BS antenna. <br /><br />o Operational Frequency: 26.5-29.5 GHz <br />o Channels: > 12 <br />o Control Interfaces available <br /><br />This beamformer will serve as a tool for mmWave signal transmission, providing precise control over signal parameters across multiple channels. <br /><br />• Receiver mmWave Beamforming Phased Array <br /> A uniform linear or rectangular array, emulating a mmWave 5G UE antenna. <br /><br />o Operational Frequency: 26.5-29.5 GHz. <br />o Channels: > 2 <br />o Control Interfaces available <br /><br />This compact beamformer will be used to emulate a UE or handset antenna, requiring fewer channels. <br /><br />• Standalone 5G mmWave Tx/Rx antenna or phased array <br />Includes a phased antenna array and standalone LNA/Amplifier, covering frequencies between 26.5-29.5 GHz. This equipment will be used as an interfering UE in the BS-UE pair experiments described above. <br /><br />• Up/Down Converters <br />Required for each beamformer with an RF operational range of 26.5-29.5 GHz. These converters are essential for frequency conversion tasks in the development and testing of mmWave signals. <br /><br />• 2xUSRP Software Defined Radio (SDR) <br /><br />These should have ADC and DAC resolutions of 10+ bits, sampling rate: 150+ MS/s, and frequency range of 5+ GHz <br /><br />• Cables and Connectors <br />The contract will also include all necessary RF and IF cables with the required configurations (K-type, SMA, 2.92 Plug), ensuring seamless integration from the Rx to Tx side, as well as for the interfering beamformer setup. <br />
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published9 November 2024Current notice
About the buyer
Queen's University Belfast is a higher education institution that runs its procurement through the Finance Directorate's procurement team. Suppliers register on the university's own e-tendering site to view and respond to current tenders. An accepted expression of interest opens the "my tenders" area, where full tender documents sit for registered suppliers. A Supply Chain Code of Conduct, tied to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, applies to every supplier. Contracts above the advertising threshold follow the Procurement Act 2023 and its regulations, in force since February 2025. The procurement team takes supplier and contract queries directly by email.
Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.
Over the past 5 years, most of Queen's University Belfast's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, industrial machinery and business services.
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| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@queen-s-university-belfast.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@queen-s-university-belfast.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@queen-s-university-belfast.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@queen-s-university-belfast.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@queen-s-university-belfast.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@queen-s-university-belfast.gov |
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