DCU distributed software-defined radio platform

Verified opportunity overview

Dublin City University seeks distributed software-defined radio nodes and a wideband SDR platform for radio-network research. The official procurement workspace remains the controlling source for supplier decisions and current documents.

Current status and key dates

The opportunity lifecycle is open. The controlling submission deadline is 29 October 2026, 17:00 Europe/Dublin; status must be reopened before any later publication or supplier action.

Scope and deliverables

Dublin City University (DCU) request the Supply, Delivery, Installation, and Commissioning of a RF Test Equipment for the investigation of software defined radio networks. This description is deliberately bounded to what the official public workspace states and does not extend unstated deliverables.

Lots and contract structure

Refer to the current official procurement documents. Complete lot schedules, quantities, specifications and allocation mechanics remain within the live procurement documents.

Supplier requirements

Refer to the current official procurement documents. Suppliers must use the official documents rather than this research brief to determine eligibility and compliance.

Submission and award method

The official procedure is Open. The submission deadline is 29 October 2026, 17:00 Europe/Dublin. The evaluation mechanism is Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT). The workspace identifies directive 2014/24/EU (Classic). The workspace marks the procurement as below threshold. The clarification deadline is 15 October 2026, 17:00 Europe/Dublin. Tender opening is stated as 29 October 2026, 17:30 Europe/Dublin. An online expression of interest is required. Multiple tenders are not accepted. Tender validity is 365 days. These are current official submission mechanics; the procurement documents remain authoritative for response forms and eligibility.

Value explanation

The displayed value is EUR 155,000. An estimate is not guaranteed expenditure, supplier revenue, call-off volume or realised award value.

Amendments and status history

The public workspace should be checked for later clarifications, deadline changes, document replacements, cancellations, awards and other status notices before acting.

Supplier relevance

Radio-frequency, SDR, laboratory and precision test-equipment suppliers. Relevance does not establish eligibility, capacity, selection or likely award for any specific supplier.

Procurement data limitations and missing details

Published estimated value EUR 155,000; it is an estimate, not an award value, guaranteed spend or supplier revenue. Missing facts are preserved as unknowns and are not inferred from comparable procurements, market prices or supplier assumptions.

Official sources and verification history

Primary evidence is the official procurement source at https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9196453, checked on 3 October 2026. The current official documents remain authoritative.