--- title: "Commercial Opportunities for Using Highways' Infrastructure to support 5G Mobile Connectivity - Feasibility Study" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c952b6ab-d06e-4bcd-9377-731676e3cad0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c952b6ab-d06e-4bcd-9377-731676e3cad0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c952b6ab-d06e-4bcd-9377-731676e3cad0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c952b6ab-d06e-4bcd-9377-731676e3cad0.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA & SPORT" published: "2018-03-14" --- # Commercial Opportunities for Using Highways' Infrastructure to support 5G Mobile Connectivity - Feasibility Study Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA & SPORT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c952b6ab-d06e-4bcd-9377-731676e3cad0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c952b6ab-d06e-4bcd-9377-731676e3cad0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c952b6ab-d06e-4bcd-9377-731676e3cad0.json) ## Summary The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport is initiating a tender titled "Commercial Opportunities for Using Highways' Infrastructure to support 5G Mobile Connectivity - Feasibility Study." This procurement falls within the research services category and is located in London, United Kingdom. Currently in the planning stage, this project has a budget of £500,000, with a minimum value of £250,000. The contract period is set to commence on 21st May 2018 and run until 31st December 2018. A future notice date for upcoming opportunities is expected on 19th April 2018, indicating further engagement soon. This tender presents a significant opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), research organisations, and academic institutions to participate in innovative studies related to 5G technology. Businesses with expertise in telecommunications, infrastructure development, and technology consulting would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The focus on consortium bids allows for collaboration, enabling various specialisms to come together, thus enhancing the chances for organisations to contribute towards unlocking new business models and advancing roadside infrastructure for future advancements. ## Notice In the imminent future, DCMS plan to procure a single contract via the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Management Consultancy framework, Lot 7 Infrastructure, entitled 'Commercial Opportunities for Using Highways' Infrastructure to support 5G Mobile Connectivity - Feasibility Study' (reference 101062). The contract is for provision of a flexible resource pool of skilled and experienced experts for the Feasibility Study. The focus of the Feasibility Study is to assess which of the uses of a roadside cellular network will likely have the biggest benefit to operators and consumers and use this opportunity as a driver to fully explore and understand new commercial opportunities for road authorities and MNOs to work together and share infrastructure. In doing so we aim to prove, in a commercial setting, new technology and business models that can support future demand and ensure we have "roadside networks fit for the future". The Feasibility Study will undertake each of the work packages below: Work-stream 1 - Identify short/medium-term demand 1. Identify digital demand based on those use cases likely to be of most benefit to, for example, motorists, passengers, the Telecoms industry, transport service providers, automotive manufacturers and road authorities and the associated benefits for these uses. 2. Determine what the communication network requirements of these use cases are likely to be and, cruicially, MNO capacity, reliability, coverage, latency, bandwidth challenges to meet these requirements. Work-stream 2 - Unlock new business models 3. Determine available HE Infrastructure, its capacity and site access procedures. 4. Determine and document the best approach to installation and maintenance of required digital infrastructure, including ensuring the safety of road users and technical staff is at least maintained at current levels and that impacts on road network performance are minimised. 5. Consider the commercial models for sharing including, for example, wholesale infrastructure provision and radio access network (RAN) / sharing between MBNL and CTIL. 6. Calculate the deployment and operational costs of using HE assets for roadside and macro cellular networks to a MNO, Wireless Infrastructure Providers (WIPs) and HE. 7. Recommend and rank suitable locations, scope and scale for any follow-on Pilot (subject to findings from this feasibility study) to test the full range of network deployment challenges, including base station site identification and deployment costs, and to test short to mid-term use cases. 8. Produce a detailed project plan and approach for a follow-on Pilot (subject to findings from this feasibility study). Work-stream 3 - Identify and incentivise future-proofed roadside infrastructure 9. Suggest ways to future-proof deployment to support potential 5G deployments. 10. Should HE decide to build their own roadside network for driver assistance / safety-use cases then consider how this infrastructure can be used . Additional information: DCMS recognise that this contract may be of interest to SMEs, research organisations and academic institutions. This specification requires a wide range of skills/specialism, we therefore welcome consortium bids. Any such organisations interested in sub-contracting opportunities should make contact directly with the CCS Management Consultancy - Lot 7 suppliers as listed at the link List of Traffic Management Consultancy Lot 7 framework suppliers: http://ccs- agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/suppliers?sm_field_contract_id=%22RM3745%3A7 %22 CCS webpage for Management Consultancy framework http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/contracts/rm3745 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f6d36b61-b6f2-4664-a838-d6ca5910633e | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Mar 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 18 Apr 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 20 May 2018 - 31 Dec 2018 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, 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 | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73110000 - Research services ## Release History - 14 Mar 2018 at 14:49 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f6d36b61-b6f2-4664-a838-d6ca5910633e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f6d36b61-b6f2-4664-a838-d6ca5910633e 14th March 2018 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://ccs- - http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/contracts/rm3745 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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