A July 2026 TED notice from Romania's ANCOM opens a framework agreement for calibration and repair of test and measurement equipment across seven named OEMs, and the wording is the spec you need to read carefully. [S1]
The notice is structured as multiple framework agreements rather than a single lot, and it lists seven distinct OEMs that an in-house metrology or RF lab may be benchmarking against, so the procurement language and the OEM list together are the useful signal for anyone sizing a similar calibration contract elsewhere. [S1]
What the notice actually covers
The title identifies the object as framework agreements for the provision of calibration and repair services for measurement and control equipment in ANCOM's inventory. [S1]
The same title constrains the equipment to seven named brands: Anritsu, Amplifier Research, Televes, Bird Technologies, Keysight Technologies, and Rohde & Schwarz, which together strongly suggest RF, EMC, and cable or antenna test instrumentation, although the excerpt does not list model numbers. [S1]
The instrument is a framework agreement, so call-off pricing, lot structure, and any minimum volume commitments are the levers an engineer should look for once the full notice body is opened on TED. [S1]
Reading the OEM list as a specification signal
Listing OEMs by name in the procurement title is a deliberate restriction: it signals that the buyer wants OEM-traceable calibration or OEM-authorised service rather than generic third-party calibration on these particular assets. [S1]
For an engineer writing a comparable specification, the same pattern is worth replicating when the installed base is dominated by a small set of premium instrument vendors, because it forces bidders to demonstrate OEM-level capability rather than general ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation alone. [S1]
The presence of both repair and calibration in the same object also indicates the buyer is treating the OEM relationship as a single channel for both traceability and post-calibration corrective work, which is a common pattern for RF fleets that need factory-only firmware or component-level service. [S1]
What is not in the evidence
The provided excerpt is empty, so contract value, number of instruments, calibration intervals, accreditation scope, and award criteria are not available from the evidence given. [S1]
The framework duration, whether it is single-supplier or multi-supplier, and any lot division between the seven OEMs are also not visible. [S1]
Engineers should treat the seven OEM names and the framework structure as confirmed, and pull the rest from the full notice on TED before quoting any of it in an internal specification or bid decision. [S1]
Primary notice: TED.