Official UK procurement notice
England’s Connected Heartland 5G Innovation Region (ECH 5GIR) = Framework Opportunity
Authority: Oxfordshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOxfordshire County Council intends to procure a single supplier Framework for 5G Mobile
Private Networks and associated services on behalf of the England’s Connected Heartland
partners and to establish a Framework through which Call-Offs can be made for specific
initiatives.
CPV: Communications equipment · Data equipment · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Networks · Structural products and parts except prefabricated buildings · Telecommunications cable and equipment · Wireless telecommunications system
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
- Framework period
4 yrs from 7 Aug 2024, The framework has an initial period of 4 years call-offs from the framework are envisaged to have an estimated duration of 7 years extensions to a call-off will be made in 1 year increments subject to an aggregate maximum of 7 years.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1On behalf of England’s Connected Heartland 5G Innovation Region (ECH 5GIR),…Published value£10,000,000
On behalf of England’s Connected Heartland 5G Innovation Region (ECH 5GIR), Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) will procure a Framework contract for a single Supplier to install and operate 5G mobile private network managed services for Science and Innovation Campuses in the ECH region.
The procurement will evaluate tenders based on the specification for a scenario deployment for the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, with the possibility to extend the network to further locations during the term.
The network will underpin a wide array of applications, from supporting advanced manufacturing and health applications, and outdoor mobile connectivity as campus users move between buildings, real-time information services to support the advanced scientific and technological needs of the campuses, and smart construction management.
The Framework will have a duration of 4 years. Call-Off's from the Framework are anticipated to have a duration of 7 years
Optional extensions to Call-Offs are available up to a maximum of 7 years in aggregate
Optional Extensions will be of a minimum of 1yr duration
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “England’s Connected Heartland 5G Innovation Region (ECH 5GIR) =…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 May 2024, 17:25 BST
- Last source update
- 8 May 2024, 17:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Jun 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN722648- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-014757- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045822Find a Tender
Publisher note: The England’s Connected Heartland Partners and potential participants in this Framework are: Oxfordshire County Council Bracknell Forest Borough Council Reading Borough Council Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Slough Borough Council West Berkshire District Council Wokingham District Council Buckinghamshire County Council Central Bedfordshire Council Cambridgeshire County Council Norfolk County Council Milton Keynes City Council Bedford Borough Council
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 19 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 14 Jun 2024, 12:15 BST
Timeline
8 May 2024 → 7 Aug 2024 · 4 dates- Notice published8 May 2024, 17:25 BST
- Bids opened14 Jun 2024, 12:15 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown19 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts7 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of JusticeReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.