--- title: "Mobile Coverage and Services - Soft Market Testing Event" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03956b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03956b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03956b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03956b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2023-01-06" --- # Mobile Coverage and Services - Soft Market Testing Event Buyer: WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03956b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03956b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03956b.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000332-2023 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Jan 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 5 Jan 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | WORCESTER | | Post town | Worcester | | Postcode | WR5 2NP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | | ITL 3 | TLG12 Worcestershire CC | | Local authority | Worcester | | Electoral ward | Nunnery | | Westminster constituency | Worcester | | Delivery location | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire, TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment - 45 - Construction work - 50 - Repair and maintenance services - 64 - Postal and telecommunications services ### 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 ## Release History - 6 Jan 2023 at 09:16 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000332-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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