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Wi-Fi Services - Historic England/English Heritage

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-03fbb4
Creator: Wi-Fi Services - Historic England/English Heritage
Published: 2025-01-15T12:24:34.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Internet network

South West (UKK14)

Published value

Not published

Submission deadline Not published

Lots published1

Procurement Intelligence

Published evidence · v1

Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 18:15 BST

A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.

Bid readiness

Review notice

Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route

Scope structure

1lots

1 lot · 1 published item
1 published CPV family

Decision Velocity

~52 days

Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days

Contract lifecycle

Not published

No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal

Pricing & Budget Savings

£300,000

Contract/award value: £300,000
1 award supplier linked

Bidding Competition

5 bids

0 SME bids · 5 electronic
No bid spread metrics published

Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 32)

Based on 28 published procedures

Median Winning Discount

22.5%

Award reduction below published budget

Typical Bids Received

3 bidders

Median competitive participation in sector

Typical Evaluation Window

52 days

Median time between deadline and award

Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 32)

Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field

Supplier	Awards won in sector	Total awarded value	Avg. winning discount
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITEDCRN: 01800000	8 contracts	£211,905,913	At ceiling / not disclosed
Virgin Media Business LimitedCRN: 01785381	6 contracts	£22,829,434	At ceiling / not disclosed
VODAFONE LIMITEDCRN: 01471587	6 contracts	£3,197,096	At ceiling / not disclosed
Getech	4 contracts	£1,382,469,230	At ceiling / not disclosed
Khipu Networks Ltd	4 contracts	£660,600,000	At ceiling / not disclosed
Centerprise International	4 contracts	£642,302,981	At ceiling / not disclosed
GVAV LtdCRN: 04141235	4 contracts	£140,050,000	At ceiling / not disclosed
SOFTCAT PLCCRN: 02174990	4 contracts	£1,768,580	At ceiling / not disclosed
Centerprise International	3 contracts	£8,320,433,974	At ceiling / not disclosed
Academia	3 contracts	£5,718,039,258	At ceiling / not disclosed

Evidence coverage

7/12 core inputs published

Standard procedure facts

Comparable published opportunities

Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.

Published procedure	Published value	Matching evidence
WAN, LAN and Wi-Fi (London Office)Construction Industry Training Board · 6 Aug 2026, 10:43 BST	Value not published	same CPV family
Tate Galleries - Guest Wi-Fi Captive PortalTate · 26 Jun 2026, 15:28 BST	£50,000	same CPV family
BT train mobile voice and data wi-fi networkSOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED · 26 May 2026, 15:59 BST	£4,500,000	same CPV family
SWR - Supply and Fitment of Wi-Fi and Media Server Hardware for SWR Class 444 & 450 UnitsSOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LIMITED · 26 May 2026, 13:51 BST	£1,300,000	same CPV family
London Gateway Berth 5 Structured Cabling SystemLONDON GATEWAY PORT LIMITED · 4 Jun 2026, 09:40 BST	£1,600,000	same CPV family

Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.

Procurement Executive Summary

AI & Search Synopsis

Generated from official OCDS record

Tenderline Synopsis: Wi-Fi Services - Historic England/English Heritage: "Wi-Fi Services - Historic England/English Heritage". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

Contracting Authority	Wi-Fi Services - Historic England/English Heritage	Scope & Categories	Not published	Submission Window	complete No deadline published
Submission Gateway	Direct notice route	Legal Basis & Regime	Standard procurement	Estimated Value (exc. VAT)	Not published

Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Wi-Fi Services - Historic England/English Heritage

Market Analytics

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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics

Published history for Wi-Fi Services - Historic England/English Heritage. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.

Published-to-award variance

Not availableInsufficient comparable data

Requires at least 5 comparable procedures

Competition Density

5Bids / Report (median)

0% of reports have one bid

Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration

Khipu Networks LtdTop vendor: 100% of attributable value

Payment Terms

Check noticePublished terms

Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.

Coverage: 1 active published awards; 1 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. Published-to-award variance 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.

Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 32):

Supplier Name	Historic Awards	Attributable Value	Avg. Price Discount
Khipu Networks Ltd	1 win	£300,000	—

Procedure terms

Contracting AuthorityWi-Fi Services - Historic England/English Heritage	Procedure methodNot published	Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete	Framework / DPSNot published	CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published	Legal basisNot published	Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published	Electronic submissionNot published	Submission languagesNot published
Published15 Jan 2025, 12:24 GMT	Last source update15 Jan 2025, 12:24 GMT	Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationInternet network
Delivery area South West (UKK14)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03fbb4

What is being bought

To adopt and support Historic England’s existing Wi-Fi, Remote Access, and public Wi-Fi network infrastructure and provide a fully managed set of services to Historic England for a period of fourteen months from 21st November 2023 to 31st January 2025.

What changed

From the official release history

tender value changed
15 Jan 2025, 12:24 GMT
Status changed to complete
15 Jan 2025, 12:24 GMT
Official notice release published
15 Jan 2025, 12:24 GMT
Submission deadline changed to published date
15 Jan 2025, 12:24 GMT
Published value updated to £300,000
11 Sept 2023, 12:21 BST
Status changed to active
11 Sept 2023, 12:21 BST
Official notice release published
11 Sept 2023, 12:21 BST
Submission deadline changed to 11 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
11 Sept 2023, 12:21 BST
Buyer information updated
11 Sept 2023, 12:21 BST

Lots and requirements (1)

Published by the contracting authority

Lot 1 · #1
Individual lot title not published
cancelled
Published valueNot published
To adopt and support Historic England’s existing Wi-Fi, Remote Access, and public Wi-Fi network infrastructure and provide a fully managed set of services to Historic England for a period of fourteen months from 21st November 2023 to 31st January 2025.
Contract periodNot published
EligibilityNot published
Options / renewalNot published

Timeline

Procedure published
15 Jan 2025, 12:24 GMT
Award active
Not published · Not published
Contract active
Signed 2 Nov 2023, 00:00 GMT · £300,000

Commercial outcome and competition

Awards

Khipu Networks Ltd
Not published · Not published · active

Contracts

Wifi services- Historic England - English Heritage
£300,000 · signed 2 Nov 2023, 00:00 GMT · active

Bid statistics

bids: 5 (lot 1)

electronicBids: 5 (lot 1)

foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)

foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)

smeBids: 0 (lot 1)

Buyer and organisations in this procedure