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title: "UXPLORE – Digital Connectivity Demonstrator"
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# UXPLORE – Digital Connectivity Demonstrator

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uxplore-digital-connectivity-demonstrator-ocds-h6vhtk-02d170). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UXPLORE – Digital Connectivity Demonstrator: "UXPLORE – Digital Connectivity Demonstrator". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UXPLORE – Digital Connectivity Demonstrator](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uxplore-digital-connectivity-demonstrator-GB-FTS-24768)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 September 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Networks
- **Delivery Location:** UKG33
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £833,750 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uxplore-digital-connectivity-demonstrator-ocds-h6vhtk-02d170#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02d170`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uxplore-digital-connectivity-demonstrator-ocds-h6vhtk-02d170#tl-md)

## Description
Coventry University is leading a game-changing digital connectivity initiative which will benefit small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Coventry and Warwickshire, by providing a range of physical and virtual services through a network of activities across the region. The uxplore project aims to:  •	Support SMEs across the CWLEP area to harness the benefits of digital connectivity with a focus on future development including new 5G infrastructure. It will facilitate innovation and drive productivity through the development and commercialisation of new products, services, and business models.  •	Encompass a broad range of connectivity infrastructure, helping companies to maximise business opportunities by enhancing digital know-how for businesses - spanning superfast broadband, 4G, fibre, and the cutting-edge innovation of 5G.  •	Enable businesses to develop and showcase new products and services across multiple sectors e.g. transport, mobility, healthcare, manufacturing,

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 32400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** Coventry University is leading a game-changing digital connectivity initiative which will benefit small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Coventry and Warwickshire, by providing a range of physical and virtual services through a network of activ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** UXPLORE - Digital Connectivity Demonstrator (active)
  - Award id: `023765-2022-ERDF - PD-586-21 (DCD - 5G) - AP-1`
  - Supplier(s): **VODAFONE 5 LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-62268`
  - Value: £833,750 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** UXPLORE - Digital Connectivity Demonstrator (active)
  - Signed Value: £833,750
  - Signed Date: 04/10/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023765-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-08-25T11:54:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T11:59:58.378Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02d170