Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

Tender description

The BBC World Service is a leading international broadcaster with 40 language service and a global radio audience of over 160 000 000. World Service broadcasts through different platforms including local FM transmitter relays globally. Following an expansion of FM relays at the beginning of the last decade and the key strategic objectives which include, growth of the worldwide presence of the World Service, BBC World Service is intending to replace up to 100 FM transmitters of various power levels with drives / amplifier systems, over the next 4 years or longer. Some of the locations include Africa, the Middle East etc. The document is to notify potential suppliers of an open tender procedure for a supply of transmitters to the UK. The BBC is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement with 3 Lots, with companies which will qualify to supply to the BBC transmitter systems comprising drive/exciters and amplifier(s) of nominal 300 /5 00 watt, 1kW, 2kW and 3kW RF output power. Lot 1 is for a dual drive system transmitter with multiple ‘hot pluggable’ amplifiers and power supplies. In this version along with changeover at the drive, slide in replacement of lightweight units will be easily achieved with little experience of the equipment and without removing plugs and connectors. Lot 3 is for an integrated drive/amplifier unit OR separate drive and amplifier units which can either be used as a single ended system or with the addition of an RF changeover relay with system selection control, 2 such transmitters can be used in a 1+1 system