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Provision of Mobile and Field Connectivity

Scottish Water

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

06 Oct 2020 at 01:00

OJEU - F6 - Contract Award Notice (Utilities)
TenderUpdate

16 Sep 2019 at 01:00

OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum
Tender

09 Sep 2019 at 01:00

OJEU - F5 - Contract Notice (Utilities)
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process titled "Provision of Mobile and Field Connectivity" was conducted by Scottish Water, located at The Bridge, Buchanan Gate Business Park, Stepps, Glasgow. This initiative falls under the services industry, with an estimated annual spend of £1.5 to £2.5 million. The procurement method used was a selective procedure with a negotiated procedure following a prior call for competition. As of now, the procurement stage is complete, with the contract awarded on 29th September 2020. The services will play a vital role in enhancing Scottish Water's operational efficiency and facilitating their digital transformation agenda.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in mobile services, telemetry connectivity, and advisory services. Companies that can provide innovative mobile and field devices, ensure robust connectivity solutions, and demonstrate capacity in adapting to new technologies will be particularly well-suited to participate. With Scottish Water's focus on flexibility and customer experience, businesses that can tailor their offerings to meet specific workforce needs and geographical challenges across Scotland will find this tender to be an attractive opportunity for expansion and collaboration.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Mobile and Field Connectivity

Notice Description

Mobile and Field Connectivity Services including the provision of Business Mobile, Telemetry Connectivity, Mobile and Field Devices and Connectivity Advisory and Innovation Services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Scottish Water is looking to procure the next generation of mobile and field connectivity services prior to the expiry of the current agreements in July 2020. While Mobile and field connectivity services are often seen as a commodity service it is a key enabler in how successful Scottish Water is as a business delivering services across Scotland. For example if as a business Scottish Water want to detect and reduce leakage in the network, then the IOT investment needs to be underpinned by a reliable and geographically spread mobile service. The mobile and field connectivity services procured will be a key enabler to Scottish Water's digital transformation journey and therefore we need a flexible and customised Mobile Service that will meet our needs now and in the future. Therefore Scottish Water is looking to create a customised Mobile Service and Field Connectivity Framework that delivers the following key benefits: - Flexibility for our workforce dependent on role type; in network options/availability, tariffs, devices, international roaming - Mobile Services that deliver an excellent customer experience - Geographical blockers reduced through a highly resilient and available network across Scotland - No risk to telemetry / security assets and no downtime - Increasing value, decreasing costs - Being able to take advantage of new technologies - Mobile Services that can also be leveraged to benefit our communities The Mobile and Field Connectivity Services will include the provision of Business Mobile, Telemetry Connectivity, Mobile and Field Devices and Connectivity Advisory and Innovation Services. Annual spend is estimated in the range 1.5 - 2.5 million pounds

Renewal: initial award of 2 years with options to extend for a further 3 x 2 years

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000597096
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT396635
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F6 - Contract Award Notice (Utilities)
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

32250000 - Mobile telephones

64210000 - Telephone and data transmission services

64212000 - Mobile-telephone services

64216000 - Electronic message and information services

71316000 - Telecommunication consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£16,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£16,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
7 Oct 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Sep 20205 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Water
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CUMBERNAULD ROAD
Postcode
Not specified
Postcode Area
Not specified
Country
Not specified
Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

O2 Telefonica

Vodafone Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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