Official UK procurement notice
Dynamic Purchasing System for Digital Connectivity: Services to Understand Mobile Coverage & Performance
Authority: Worcestershire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 6 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWorcestershire County Council, in collaboration with Partners, is putting in place a new Digital Connectivity: Services to Understand Mobile Coverage & Performance Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).
The scope of the services / call offs may vary in context, value, and duration but, collectively, and over time they will support the digital connectivity aspirations of the project partner and their specific digital strategic objectives.
CPV: Business analysis consultancy services · Computer support and consultancy services · Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services · Information technology requirements review services · Project management consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Systems and technical consultancy services · Telecommunication consultancy services · Telecommunications services
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Market period
- 5 yrs 1 mo from 14 Aug 2023
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Lot / Category 1: A Dynamic Overview of Mobile Coverage & PerformanceRenewal
Dynamic Data: connectivity data made available to the partner(s) from the Supplier on a dashboard / platform to allow for analysis. Providing at least 6 months historic data (when available) for the area at the time of any contract award.
Ability to crowdsource: the Supplier to make a tool available that allows the partner(s) to promote data gathering by communities / staff members via mobile devices, with the data then being incorporated into the Suppliers report and to provide the raw data from such 'crowdsourced' activity to be made available to the partner(s)
Data Integration: a solution that allows for basic interrogation queries to be undertaken (with training provided if necessary)
Data Presentation: a solution that presents the collected data in such a way to have meaningful intelligence for the outcomes described.
Professional Services: to create bespoke interrogation queries of the data to support Partners' requirement(s); analysis of the data according to partner(s) direction and write report(s); and support Partners in presenting findings to relevant organisations.
Lot #2Lot / Catgory 2: Physical Collection of Mobile Coverage & Performance DataRenewal
Data Capture: in this Lot / Category, Partners are looking for solutions from Suppliers to collect data through Drive, Train, Cycle, and Walk trials within a given area. This can involve the Supplier undertaking the data collection on behalf of the Partners or the provision of equipment for partner(s) to collect the data themselves e.g., using fleet vehicles.
Data Presentation: a solution that analyses the collected data in such a way to provide meaningful intelligence.
Professional Services: to create bespoke interrogation queries of the data to support Partners' requirement(s); analysis of the data according to partner(s) direction and write report(s); and support Partners in presenting findings to relevant organisations.
Lot #3Lot / Category 3: Professional Services - Reporting and Technical SupportRenewal
The Partners are looking for Suppliers to support our Understanding Mobile Connectivity project by providing professional services to analyse, collate, identify, and present findings from the data collected, through reports and supporting Partners in presenting within and outside the Partners.
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- “Dynamic Purchasing System for Digital Connectivity: Services to…” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Worcestershire County Council buys Telecommunications services (CPV 6420), and who usually turns up
Worcestershire County Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Telecommunications services (CPV 6420) →
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Half of these awards were announced within 40 days of the bid deadline.
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1 bid10% / 4%
2–310% / 79%
4–610% / 18%
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Lot #1Lot / Category 1: A Dynamic Overview of Mobile Coverage & PerformanceCPV 64200000Estimate not published
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4–612%
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £439m110 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 43 live · £4.5bn iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=8 | |
VODAFONE LIMITEDLarge | £177m40 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 13 live · £1.1m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=8 |
| £54m11 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 2 live · £16m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 8% above n=1 | |
| £1.4m4 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 3 live · £574k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £948k11 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 5 live · £253k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 51% below n=2 |
Lot #2Lot / Catgory 2: Physical Collection of Mobile Coverage & Performance DataCPV 64200000Estimate not published
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1 bid25%
2–313%
4–611%
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £439m110 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 43 live · £4.5bn iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=8 | |
| £948k11 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 5 live · £253k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 51% below n=2 | |
Restore PLCLarge | £3.4m12 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £22m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% below n=3 |
Menzies DistributionLarge | £855k1 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 2 live · £26m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 33% above n=1 |
| £885k2 awards in 36m · last 12 months ago | None on file | 10% above n=1 |
Lot #3Lot / Category 3: Professional Services - Reporting and Technical SupportCPV 64200000Estimate not published
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1 bid25%
2–312%
4–612%
7+51%
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £439m110 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 43 live · £4.5bn iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=8 | |
| £948k11 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 5 live · £253k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 51% below n=2 | |
North PB LimitedLarge | £9.3m10 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 4 live · £2.0m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=5 |
8x8 UK LimitedLarge | £646k5 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | 1 live · £282k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 48% below n=1 |
| £885k2 awards in 36m · last 12 months ago | None on file | 10% above n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 Jun 2023, 13:24 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jun 2023, 13:24 BST
- Authority reference
WCC 00003309- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-018680- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dde0Find a Tender
Publisher note: Previous Contract Notice was published 8th June 2023. Reference 2023/S 000-016315
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via In-tend- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Admission period ends
- 31 Aug 2028, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
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- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
30 Jun 2023 → 31 Aug 2028 · 3 dates- Notice published30 Jun 2023, 13:24 BST
- Contract starts14 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown31 Aug 2028, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
6 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Gwynedd CouncilContracting authority
- Herefordshire CouncilContracting authority
- Shropshire CouncilContracting authority
- Warwickshire County CouncilContracting authority
- • Staffordshire County CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England, Wales and Northern IrelandReview body
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria