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title: "Diversification of the UK Telecoms Supply Chain: Future RAN Technologies"
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# Diversification of the UK Telecoms Supply Chain: Future RAN Technologies

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE MEDIA & SPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-acf2d758-4f05-4d62-9320-f06f734af7d4

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## Summary

The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is overseeing the procurement titled "Diversification of the UK Telecoms Supply Chain: Future RAN Technologies," focusing on the consulting services sector. This initiative, with a contract value of £174,650, falls under the planning stage of public procurement and was concluded on 4th November 2020, with the contract period running from 30th November 2020 to 31st March 2021. The main aim of this project is to assess the impacts of diversification strategies for telecom vendors and promote the adoption of open architectures in the UK telecom market, particularly through research and development efforts.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses, especially those specialising in consulting, research and development, and technology services aimed at telecommunications. Companies that can demonstrate expertise in multi-vendor network solutions, partnerships in open network architecture, or provide robust assessments on diversification policies will be well-positioned to compete. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community sector enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to consider participation, given the emphasis on building strategic collaborations within this procurement initiative.

## Notice

DCMS are developing our diversification strategy and, in particular, are considering investing in research and development and in building partnerships (between key players - operators, vendors, research institutions and other third parties) - to facilitate and promote the use of multiple vendors in a single network as standard across the industry and the shifting of the market towards open architectures such as OpenRAN. DCMS are seeking to appoint a Provider to identify and assess the impacts (benefits and costs) of our diversification policy options. The assessment will be used for producing BCRs (analysis/models) to support the economic business case for our proposals to achieve the diversification objectives and outcomes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b13cd91d-b439-49c2-93de-494bf7aa8362 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Nov 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Nov 2020 |
| Contract period | 30 Nov 2020 - 31 Mar 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £174,650 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £174,650 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE MEDIA & SPORT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2BQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DELOITTE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 7 Apr 2021 at 07:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b13cd91d-b439-49c2-93de-494bf7aa8362

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b13cd91d-b439-49c2-93de-494bf7aa8362
  7th April 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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