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Pre-Market Engagement: Wide Area Network (WAN) Solution for WMCA
Wide area network
Wide area network services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: West Midlands Combined Authority: "Pre-Market Engagement: Wide Area Network (WAN) Solution for WMCA". Published status: planned. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | West Midlands Combined Authority | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planned No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: West Midlands Combined Authority
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for West Midlands Combined Authority. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
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Competition Density
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Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 0 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityWest Midlands Combined Authority | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanned | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published31 Jul 2023, 14:50 BST | Last source update31 Jul 2023, 14:50 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationWide area network, Wide area network services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03ebbe | ||
What is being bought
WMCA is currently undertaking a review of its WAN solution. Through conducting this Market Engagement, WMCA is seeking to gain a greater understanding of the WAN solutions available in the market and the possible technological developments that may have taken place over recent years.
WMCA plan to use the information gathered from this exercise to inform and help develop its specification of requirements and procurement strategy before approaching the market for a full procurement exercise later in the year.
The information provided as part of this Pre-Market Engagement will be purely used to aid us in shaping our tender documentation and requirements, it will not be evaluated in any way.
The deadline to respond is Monday 14th August at Midday. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Further key detail around expressing an interest in this exercise are listed below: Portal Website: https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk
Project Title: WAN Solution: Pre-Market Engagement
Bravo Solution Project Reference: Project_737
Please Note that suppliers should not contact officers of the WMCA directly regarding this opportunity, all questions should be submitted through the Bravo Portal.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to planned
31 Jul 2023, 14:50 BST - Official notice release published
31 Jul 2023, 14:50 BST - Buyer information updated
31 Jul 2023, 14:50 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplannedPublished valueNot publishedWMCA is currently undertaking a review of its WAN solution. Through conducting this Market Engagement, WMCA is seeking to gain a greater understanding of the WAN solutions available in the market and the possible technological developments that may have taken place over recent years. WMCA plan to use the information gathered from this exercise to inform and help develop its specification of requirements and procurement strategy before approaching the market for a full procurement exercise later in the year.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
31 Jul 2023, 14:50 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
West Midlands Combined Authority
Contracting authority GB-FTS-88716Documents (0)
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Related procedures (0)
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