Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Managed Internet Services for Student Accommodation for The University of Birmingham
Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Birmingham is looking to undertake pre-tender market engagement in relation to an upcoming tender opportunity for the Framework Agreement for the Provision of Managed Internet Services for Student Accommodation.
The University has issued a Request for Information (RFI) document on our E-Tendering portal In-Tend to gain a better understanding of the market, and understand supplier capacity to deliver the University's requirements and discuss the tender process itself.
Following supplier engagement, it is the University's intention to conduct a tender exercise with a select list of suppliers. To finalise this list, additional supplier‑specific information may be requested as needed.
If you are interested in engaging with the University for this project, please register to our
E-Tendering Portal (in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingh… ↗) if you are not already, and express interest against the Framework Agreement for the Provision of Managed Internet Services for Student Accommodation. .
Interested parties should note that the University of Birmingham is operating as a Non Contracting Authority and any process associated with this tender opportunity will be conducted outside of the Procurement Act 2023.
CPV: Computer network services · Internet network · Internet services · Network infrastructure
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedPipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM buys Internet services (CPV 7240), and who usually turns up
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Internet services (CPV 7240) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in West Midlands.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in West Midlands.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 74 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid10%
2–330%
4–610%
7+50%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate80%
Within ±2%20%
Above estimate0%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 7240Estimate not published
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 76 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid7%
2–325%
4–632%
7+37%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| MODIS INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDEarlier contract | Contract for the Services of Modis International to the University of Birminghamstarted Jun 2025 | — | £154k | Matched as the earlier contract |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
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.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
49% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
49% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (49% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Contract for the Services of Modis International to the University of Birmingham — held by MODIS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED; no contract end date published.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Apr 2026, 16:11 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2026, 08:44 BST
- Authority reference
FRAM0475-25- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039584- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068e5aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
29 Apr 2026 → 1 Sept 2027 · 3 dates- Planning notice published174 days ago29 Apr 2026, 16:11 BST
- Market engagement166 days ago7 May 2026, 23:59 BST
The University has published a Request for Information (RFI) document on our In-Tend E-Tendering Portal. If you are interested in engaging with the University for this project, please register to our E-Tendering Portal
(in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingh… ↗) if you are not already, and express interest against the Framework Agreement for the Provision of Managed Internet Services for Student Accommodation (FRAM0475-25) and complete and return the RFI document attached to the In-Tend project.
Any clarification questions should be submitted via the In-Tend portal. The deadline for clarification questions will close on the 5th May 2026 at 5PM. The University reserves the right to not respond to any questions received after the deadline.
The purpose of this RFI is to gather high level information on supplier capability, service models, and experience in delivering resilient Wi Fi and network services in high density residential environments typical of university accommodation.
This RFI forms part of an informal exploratory exercise and does not constitute a procurement process, invitation to tender, or commitment to award a contract. No contract or agreement shall arise from this RFI, and the University accepts no obligation to proceed to any subsequent stage.
Responses may be used to form an informal shortlist of suppliers who may be invited to participate in any future competitive exercise. Participation in this RFI does not guarantee further engagement, nor does non participation preclude suppliers from taking part in future procurement opportunities.
The engagement deadline provided is an estimate only. The University reserves the right to extend the date above to engage further with suppliers if required.
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 315 days1 Sept 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Apr 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published29 Apr 2026, 16:11 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published30 Apr 2026, 08:44 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender