Planning

Mobile Coverage and Services - Soft Market Testing Event

WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Planning

06 Jan 2023 at 09:16

Summary of the contracting process

The Worcestershire County Council, in collaboration with Herefordshire Council, Shropshire Council, and Staffordshire County Council, is organising a Market Testing event titled "Mobile Coverage and Services - Soft Market Testing Event." The procurement process is at the planning stage and aims to understand services that the market can enable to improve mobile phone coverage and services (2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G) across the specified geography. The event is scheduled for Monday 30 January 2023 and will involve senior representatives from each council exploring potential technologies, partnership arrangements, and delivery models.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in ancillary works for telecommunications to participate in the market consultation event and potentially influence the councils' procurement strategy. The event will focus on improving mobile phone consumer experiences and coverage efficiencies within Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, and Staffordshire. Businesses offering services related to radio, television, communication, maintenance of telecommunications equipment, and postal and telecommunications services would be well-suited to engage in this tender process and explore collaboration opportunities with the councils.

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Notice Title

Mobile Coverage and Services - Soft Market Testing Event

Notice Description

Worcestershire County Council, in collaboration with Herefordshire Council, Shropshire Council and Staffordshire County Council, is organising a Market Testing event to understand services that the market can enable to capture, monitor and analyse mobile phone coverage and services (2G, 3G, 4G and 5G) across the specified geography, broken down to a more detailed level for each of the councils.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Understanding Mobile Coverage and Services - Soft Market Testing EventTo whom it may concern,Mobile phone usage and coverage remains an integral and expected service for consumers ubiquitously, regardless of their location. Local Authorities recognise the value and importance of digital infrastructure which supports, not only their own digital delivery objectives, but furthermore, enables a wider social and economic value, particularly in the more rural county communities.Worcestershire County Council, in collaboration with Herefordshire Council, Shropshire Council and Staffordshire County Council, is organising a Market Testing event to understand services that the market can enable to capture, monitor and analyse mobile phone coverage and services (2G, 3G, 4G and 5G) across the specified geography, broken down to a more detailed level for each of the councils. We would like to invite suitable organisations or collaborations to participate in this market consultation event which will allow the councils to investigate possible options (e.g. potential technologies, partnership arrangements and delivery models) to inform our approach, either individually or collectively, to support the development of a procurement strategy/strategies, leading ultimately to information that can help the Local Authorities improve mobile phone consumer experiences and coverage efficiencies from the marketplace. The market testing event has been arranged for Monday 30 January 2023 and will be attended by senior representatives from each council to set out the collective and individual visions and opportunities including an open forum to answer supplier questions. There will be individual opportunities for a one-to-one meeting after the main session ends (closed forum). Please indicate whether you would like to take advantage of the one-to-one session in your response by emailing the address below.For additional context, Worcestershire County Council as the host organisation, has previously undertaken benchmarking assessments, in 2017 and 2019, to understand mobile coverage and performance across the county. We now want to understand suggested methodologies to create an ongoing and dynamic view (data and voice) across participating counties. That will allow us to engage with mobile network operators, Ofcom, DCMS etc. to establish plans to improve the experience of our residents and businesses. Further information and details of the venue will follow shortly. If you are interested in this market testing event, by responding to procurement@worcestershire.gov.uk before the 25st January 2023Please note, this is not a formal request for applications to tender at this stage. Its purpose is to inform our procurement approach.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03956b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000332-2023
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

45 - Construction work

50 - Repair and maintenance services

64 - Postal and telecommunications services


CPV Codes

32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

45232332 - Ancillary works for telecommunications

50330000 - Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment

64000000 - Postal and telecommunications services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Jan 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
5 Jan 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Simon Pons
Contact Email
procurement@worcestershire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WORCESTER
Postcode
WR5 2NP
Post Town
Worcester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG12 Worcestershire CC
Delivery Location
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire, TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire

Local Authority
Worcester
Electoral Ward
Nunnery
Westminster Constituency
Worcester

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