Published date: 8 May 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 19 June 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£10,000,000

Procurement reference

OXFS001-DN722648-42569308

Published date

8 May 2024

Closing date

19 June 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

7 August 2024

Contract end date

6 August 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

On behalf of England's Connected Heartland 5G Innovation Region (ECH 5GIR), Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) will procure a Framework contract for a single Supplier to install and operate 5G mobile private network managed services for Science and Innovation Campuses in the ECH region.

The procurement will evaluate tenders based on the specification for a scenario deployment for the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, with the possibility to extend the network to further locations during the term.

The network will underpin a wide array of applications, from supporting advanced manufacturing and health applications, and outdoor mobile connectivity as campus users move between buildings, real-time information services to support the advanced scientific and technological needs of the campuses, and smart construction management.

The Framework will have a duration of 4 years. Call-Off's from the Framework are anticipated to have a duration of 7 years

Optional extensions to Call-Offs are available up to a maximum of 7 years in aggregate

Optional Extensions will be of a minimum of 1yr duration


More information

Additional text

The England's Connected Heartland Partners and potential participants in this Framework are:
Oxfordshire County Council
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Reading Borough Council
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Slough Borough Council
West Berkshire District Council
Wokingham District Council
Buckinghamshire County Council
Central Bedfordshire Council
Cambridgeshire County Council.
Norfolk County Council
Milton Keynes City Council
Bedford Borough Council


About the buyer

Contact name

Martin Hall

Address

Oxfordshire County Council
3rd Floor County Hall
Oxford
OX1 1ND
England

Telephone

+44 7889164706

Email

martin.hall@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Website

http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk