Tender Details

Drive Test Equipment Purchase

Tender Number: 15/2026/BTB (TRA/RFP/2025/004)

PA Ref Number: TRA/RFP/2025/004

Tender Description

The purpose of this RFP is to procure Drive-Test and Benchmarking Equipment to enable the TRA to carry out measurements, analysis and reports of the Quality of Service and Quality of Experience Key Performance Indicators

Issued by
Telecommunication Regulatory Authority
Internal/External
External
Invitation Method
Public (INTERNATIONAL)
Initial Bond
BD 2500
Bid Validity / Initial Bond Validity Period (Days)
180 days
Tender Fees
BD 100
Contract Duration
5 Year
Is Alternate Bid Allowed
No
Publish Date
Sunday, 11 January 2026
Purchase Before
Saturday, 31 January 2026
Closing Date
Sunday, 22 February 2026
Opening Date
Monday, 23 February 2026
Is this tender/auction allocated exclusively for SMEs?
No

Additional Notes

The purpose of this RFP is to procure Drive-Test and Benchmarking Equipment to enable the TRA to carry out measurements, analysis and reports of the Quality of Service and Quality of Experience Key Performance Indicators ,
الغرض من طلب تقديم العروض هذا هو شراء معدات قياسات ميدانية وقياسات معيارية لتمكين هيئة تنظيم الاتصالات من إجراء القياسات والتحليلات وإعداد التقارير حول مؤشرات الأداء الرئيسية لجودة الخدمة وجودة التجربة
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The TRA will evaluate qualifying Technical Proposals on the basis of the cheapest compliant offer. Only those Technical Proposals which demonstrate that they fulfil the TRA’s requirements in 3.9, the Mandatory Criteria, (Pass/Fail) of this RFP will be considered for evaluation.

,3.9 The TRA’s requirements are listed below. The project is split into three phases described as Deliverable 1, Deliverable 2 and Deliverable 3 below:

Deliverable One: Supply of Drive-Test & Benchmarking Equipment (‘the Drive-Test Solution’). The Successful Tenderer will be required to provide a Drive-Test Solution that will:

Include all necessary hardware and perpetual software licenses to enable the TRA to

conduct QoS & QoE measurements testing in-house;

Include 9 handsets (as part of the Drive-Test Solution);

Include all necessary hardware (including all related perpetual software licences) to

enable the TRA to (i) execute in-car field testing with planned routes across the 

entirety of the territory of the Kingdom of Bahrain; (ii) to conduct walk-test (Indoor & Outdoor) in key landmarks in the Kingdom; and (iii) perform field testing for consumer complaints which may include backpack, handsets panel and other accessories;

Enable the TRA to perform the following tests to assess the QoS & QoE KPIs in relation to:

Signal Strengths & Coverage

Social Media platforms testing:

1. Instagram

2. Facebook

3. WhatsApp (voice call quality & messaging)

4.
TikTok

5. Snapchat

Voice testing to all technologies under POLQA v3.

SMS send/receive

Data Transfer (upload/download and latency)

Web Browsing

Video streaming platforms

1. YouTube

2. Netflix

3. Instagram

4. TikTok

5. Facebook

Billing

Tenderers are encouraged to propose additional testing platforms

(provided that all such additional testing platforms shall be free of

additional charges and will not be considered for the purposes of the

award). The additional platforms may include:

1. Shahid

2. Amazon Prime

3. X platform

4. X platform streaming

5. Skype

6. Zoom

7. Teams

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Create test scripts for each operator and SIM profile;

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Monitor and verify data collection in real time during the test;

Post process & analyze the collected data set as further detailed in Annex 5;

Be capable of reporting the collected and post processed data onto a web-portal using

tableau displaying results of measured KPI’s from the drive-test with a dashboard

showing comparable results between MNOs.

The Drive-Test Solution must include a one-year warranty. During the warranty period, the Successful Tenderer will be required to provide remote maintenance and support for no additional fees and any hardware which develops faults during the warranty period must be replaced promptly and free of charge.

Deliverable Two: The Successful Tenderer is also required to provide training as detailed below:

To provide on-site training to TRA personnel in order to enable them to:

o Operate and utilize all the capabilities of the Drive-Test Solution; and

o Create the scripts for testing the requirements mentioned in Deliverable One

of this RFP.

Deliverable Three: The Successful Tenderer is required to provide remote maintenance and support to the Drive-Test Solution throughout the term of the Contract.

How to Participate?

  • Those who are capable and wish to participate in the above tender have to purchase the Tender Documents online through the Bahrain Tender Board’s portal https://etendering.tenderboard.gov.bh starting from Sunday, 11 January 2026
  • Bidders are requested to enclose with their bids the Initial Bond for the amount specified above or at the rate of 1% of the tender value whichever amount is lesser, provided that no initial bonds value shall be less than BD 100/-. (Except for the Two-envelope tenders).
  • For Two-envelope tenders, bidders, are requested to enclose with their bids the Initial Bond for the amount specified above.
  • The initial bond should be in the form of a Certified Cheque, Bank Guarantee, or Insurance Policy.(or as specified in the Tender Documents) valid for the duration specified above.
  • The bids deposit place: (As Mentioned in the Tender Documents)
  • This tender is subject to the provisions of the Tender Law issued by the Legislative Decree No. 36 of 2002, its amendments, and its Implementing Regulations issued by the Decree No. 37 of 2002.
  • In addition, these conditions have to be considered:
    • Enclose copy of a valid Commercial Registration Certificate (CR) in line with the tender's subject.
    • Enclose copy of a valid certificate of compliance with the employment percentages for Bahraini manpower (Bahranization Certificate) issued by the Ministry of Labour.
  • This advertisement is considered supplementary to the tender documents. In case of any discrepancy between the Advertisement and the Tender Document, the Tender Document prevails.
  • Small and Medium Enterprises are eligible to obtain 10% preference in the financial evaluation stage, when submitting the "SMEs Classification Certificate" during bidding for this tender. The certificate is awarded by Ministry of Industry Commerce and Tourism to the SMEs and can be obtained when applying on the SMEs Registration System which can be reached via the following link: https://www.moic.gov.bh/en/eServices/sme
  • Vendors who are not registered in the Tender Board's e-tendering system shall be required to register through the below-mentioned link, and for assistance please contact the Tender Board through email helpdesk@tenderboard.gov.bh or call on Tel No. +97317566617.
  • For Registration

Inquiries

For further inquiries please contact on:

Telecommunication Regulatory Authority
  17520000