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title: "WAN Solution for the West Midlands Combined Authority - Market Engagement Questionnaire"
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# WAN Solution for the West Midlands Combined Authority - Market Engagement Questionnaire

Buyer: WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5aa29ab8-5bde-482e-a830-188291db5230

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## Summary

The West Midlands Combined Authority is conducting a planning stage procurement process for a WAN Solution, with a focus on wide area network services. The authority is seeking market engagement to understand available solutions before finalizing procurement strategy. The engagement end date for this activity is set for 14th August 2023. The opportunity is located in the West Midlands region, United Kingdom, and is well-suited for businesses interested in providing WAN solutions.

This tender by the West Midlands Combined Authority provides an opportunity for businesses, particularly those offering wide area network services, to engage in the early stages of the procurement process. The authority aims to gather market insights to shape its forthcoming full procurement exercise. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate. The deadline for responses is on 14th August 2023, offering interested parties a defined timeframe for engagement and input into the authority's future tender documentation and requirements.

## Notice

WMCA is currently undertaking a review of its WAN solution. Through conducting this Market Engagement, WMCA is seeking to gain a greater understanding of the WAN solutions available in the market and the possible technological developments that may have taken place over recent years. WMCA plan to use the information gathered from this exercise to inform and help develop its specification of requirements and procurement strategy before approaching the market for a full procurement exercise later in the year. The information provided as part of this Pre-Market Engagement will be purely used to aid us in shaping our tender documentation and requirements, it will not be evaluated in any way. The deadline to respond is Monday 14th August at Midday. Late submissions will not be accepted. Further key detail around expressing an interest in this exercise are listed below: Portal Website: https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk Project Title: WAN Solution: Pre-Market Engagement Bravo Solution Project Reference: Project_737 Please Note that suppliers should not contact officers of the WMCA directly regarding this opportunity, all questions should be submitted through the Bravo Portal.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c520f6f-817c-4af6-ba1d-22b2055e59c6 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 14 Aug 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B19 3SD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Newtown |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 32430000 - Wide area network
- 72720000 - Wide area network services

## Release History

- 31 Jul 2023 at 11:37 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c520f6f-817c-4af6-ba1d-22b2055e59c6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c520f6f-817c-4af6-ba1d-22b2055e59c6
  31st July 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk

## Provenance

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