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Published 12 Dec 2024, 21:19 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

QUB/2689/24 Contract for Managed Telecommunications Service for Student Accommodation Wi-Fi and Broadband

Official notice

Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN06)

Published value£3,000,000published on the single lot · exc. VAT

Submissions closed 13 Jan 2025awarded 18 Feb 2025

Awarded to Wifinity Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Queen’s requires an economic operator to supply Wi-Fi internet provision to all bedrooms and communal kitchens in cluster apartments. This must also allow students to walk around the accommodation sites and stay connected with high-speed, stable and reliable internet 24/7/365

CPV: Internet services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Contract for Managed Telecommunications Service for Student Accommodation Wi-Fi and…AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,000,000

Contract for Managed Telecommunications Service for Student Accommodation Wi-Fi and Broadband

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: 5 years, with options to extend by up to a further 48 months or until the end of the useable life of the solution.Variant bids: allowed

72400000 Internet services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Yes
First published: 12 Dec 2024, 21:19 GMT
Last source update: 7 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
Award evaluation window: 13 Jan 2025 – …
Authority reference: QUB/2689/24
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-008408
Classification (CPV): Internet services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c7c0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 13 Jan 2025, 15:18 GMT
Submission channel: {"written"}
Accepted languages: es
Bids opened: 13 Jan 2025, 16:01 GMT

Timeline

13 Jan 2025 → 7 Mar 2025 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
13 Jan 2025, 15:18 GMT
Bids opened
13 Jan 2025, 16:01 GMT
Notice published
7 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
7 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £3,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 44 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 18 Feb 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Wifinity LtdSME	£3,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 008408-2025-QUB/2689/24-1 · Wifinity LtdSME
Signed
18 Feb 2025
Value
£3,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad	4	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Queen's University Belfast

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Office, University Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NNContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Wifinity LimitedAwarded supplier London, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.