# The Provision of Vector Network Analysers

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON](/buyers/university-of-southampton/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: PREMIER FARNELL LIMITED
- Award value: £61,913
- Tender value: £80,000
- Award date: 1 June 2019
- Published: 23 November 2020
- Contract start: 30 July 2019
- Contract end: 29 July 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: e18a68bd-12e3-4b9b-bbb8-b78c6f4c625b-395356
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-644c5088-38c5-4345-a056-2b772f8d8312

## Description

The Electronics and Computer Science \(ECS\) department require twenty \(20\) bench-top Vector Network Analyser \(VNA\) systems\. These systems should be suitable for laboratory teaching, and capable of future upgrading to add additional measurement features\. The systems must be able to perform essential frequency sweep, electrical readout and storage of information, interpretation, analysis and display of the data information using the VNA's built-in software and/or other equivalent software's\. Additional information: The University is utilising an electronic Tendering tool \('In-Tend'\) to manage this procurement and communicate with Tenderers\. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to organisations and all communications with the University including the submission of Invitation to Tender Stage Response\(s\) will be conducted via In-Tend at https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/universityofsouthampton\. If you have any questions on how to use the In-Tend portal web site, generic advice is available from the In-Tend Support team\. Please contact support@in-tend\.co\.uk or telephone 0844 272 8810\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e18a68bd-12e3-4b9b-bbb8-b78c6f4c625b-395356)