LA3692C - DCU - CFT Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Calibration of a RF, THz and Optical Test and Measurement Equipment [8 Lots]

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Dublin City University (DCU) request the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and calibration of a RF, THz and Optical Test and Measurement Equipment. There are eight (8) lots in this requirement that can be used for testing RF, sub-THz, and optical communications systems. The equipment comprises relevant transmitters, receivers and sources in the RF, sub-THz, and optical domains, in addition to signal characterisation facilities. 1 Distributed Software-Defined Radio Nodes and Wideband Software-Defined Radio Platform 2 Optical IM/DD Reference Transceiver 3 Optical Multi-Format Coherent Transmitter 4 Optical Coherent Receiver 5 Electrical Pattern Generator and Bit Error Rate Test Set 6 Ultra-stable Optical Frequency Comb 7 RF Phase Noise and Signal Analyser 8 THz Transceiver (Up/Down Conversion)

Deadline

Deadline 2026-06-12

Who? What? Where?
  • โ€ข Aฯ„ฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎ โ€บ ฮ’ฯŒฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ‚ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ‚ ฮ‘ฮธฮทฮฝฯŽฮฝ
  • โ€ข Southern โ€บ Mid-West
  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin
Procurement history
Date Document
2026-05-11 Contract notice
2026-05-12 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-05-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: LA3692C - DCU - CFT Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Calibration of a RF, THz and Optical Test and Measurement Equipment [8 Lots]
Short description:
โ€œDublin City University (DCU) request the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and calibration of a RF, THz and Optical Test and Measurement...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 8

1๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 1
Title: Distributed Software-Defined Radio Nodes and Wideband Software-Defined Radio Platform
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œDublin City University (DCU) request the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and calibration of a RF, THz and Optical Test and Measurement...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Checking and testing apparatus ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Measuring instruments ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Mid-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 60 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

2๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 2
Title: Optical IM/DD Reference Transceiver
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002

3๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 3
Title: Optical Multi-Format Coherent Transmitter
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003

4๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 4
Title: Optical Coherent Receiver
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0004

5๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 5
Title: Electrical Pattern Generator and Bit Error Rate Test Set
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0005

6๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 6
Title: Ultra-stable Optical Frequency Comb
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0006

7๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 7
Title: RF Phase Noise and Signal Analyser
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0007

8๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 8
Title: THz Transceiver (Up/Down Conversion)
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0008
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Checking and testing apparatus ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Measuring instruments ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-06-12 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-06-12 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8106614
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 365
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-06-12 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place:
โ€œhttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8106614โ€
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Required
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-05-29 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Postal address: Castletroy Limerick
Postal code: V94 DK53
Postal town: Limerick
Region: Mid-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: info@educationprocurementservice.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 061 234 238 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8106614 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8106614 ๐ŸŒ
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 091-325444 (2026-05-11)
Contract notice (2026-05-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 664 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
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Changes
Other additional information
Main reason for change: Information updated
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: fa7e13ac-fd7f-4295-bb44-3705c97e9003-01
Source: OJS 2026/S 092-327985 (2026-05-12)