Official UK procurement notice
User Acceptance and Accuracy Testing for Electronic Clock Auction System
Authority: Ofcom (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOfcom has a requirement for testing of an electronic auction system (EAS) designed to run an auction for the award licences of mmWave spectrum in the UK in the 26 GHz and 40 GHz bands. The specific service required is user acceptance testing of the user interfaces and establishing that the EAS accurately implements the auction rules. For simplicity, we refer to this testing as “EAS testing”. These requirements will also cover the possibility of an additional clock auction that will follow the 26 GHz/40 GHz auction, which would be triggered at Ofcom’s sole discretion, using the same EAS configured for the subsequent auction.
As a minimum, the service must deliver the following:
- User acceptance and functional testing on auctioneer, bidder, and monitor interfaces in line with the detailed software spec
- Testing on the accuracy of implementation on the proposed auction rules, initially in line with published illustrative auction procedures, and ultimately to reflect formal Auction Regulations.
The EAS will be a web-based application for both Ofcom and bidders. It is envisaged that the successful tenderer will carry out the testing by accessing the EAS over the internet from its own premises.
CPV: Auction services · Electronic auction services · System software acceptance testing consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1As a minimum, the service must deliver the following:AwardedRenewalPublished value£250,000
As a minimum, the service must deliver the following:
- User acceptance and functional testing on auctioneer, bidder, and monitor interfaces in line with the detailed software spec
- Testing on the accuracy of implementation on the proposed auction rules, initially in line with published illustrative auction procedures, and ultimately to reflect formal Auction Regulations.
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- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 7 Jun 2023, 14:35 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Sept 2023, 08:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Jul 2023 – …
- Authority reference
C20231719- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-028449- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d463Find a Tender
- Performance terms
Agreement will contain service levels and key performance indicators, as stated in the procurement documents.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 7 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 7 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
7 Jul 2023 → 3 Jan 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline7 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened7 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published27 Sept 2023, 08:53 BST
- Bids must remain valid until3 Jan 2024, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Sept 2023, 08:53 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith InstituteProvision of User Acceptance and Accuracy Testing for Electronic Clock Auction System | £176,565 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of User Acceptance and Accuracy Testing for Electronic Clock Auction System · Smith Institute
- Signed
- 11 Aug 2023
- Value
- £176,565
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of Appeal of England and WalesMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Smith InstituteAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria