Official UK procurement notice
UXPLORE – Digital Connectivity Demonstrator
Authority: UXPLORE – Digital Connectivity Demonstrator
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCoventry 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,
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Networks
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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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).
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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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 80
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- 5 Aug 2021, 16:57 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Aug 2022, 12:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Sept 2021 – …
- Authority reference
ERDF - PD-586-21 (DCD - 5G) - AP- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-023765- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d170Find a Tender
Publisher note: 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, creative industries, financial services. The support provided by the project (combined with partner inputs from the Coventry and Warwickshire Growth Hub, Chamber of Commerce, LEP, local authorities, and commercial organisations) will enable businesses to embark on a digital enhancement journey, and then to progress along the technology continuum to seize the digital commercial opportunities such that are rapidly emerging and continue to evolve. The focus of the activity will be to engage with SMEs through a cohort-based, collaborative learning approach - to increase the demand for (and development of) new digitally enabled products and services. Through a combination of diagnostic assessment (technical, commercial) and a tailored programme of development, exploration and enhancement activity, the uxplore project will help participating SMEs realise the potential for digital technologies to drive their business forward. Activities will include: • Strand 1: Generating Innovation – creation, assessment and evaluation of ideas, adoption and application of digital technologies in SMEs, Dedicated accelerator/co-working space, Support for stages of business start-up, scale-up, and growth, Support for product/ service/ process development, Access to 5G/digital infrastructure, RanD expertise and specialist equipment, Access to finance, funding, and investment (including Proof of Concept funding). • Strand 2: Commercialising Innovation – adoption and demonstration programmes tailored to business needs, stimulating creation of new products, services, business models in Coventry and Warwickshire priority sectors: Intelligent Mobility, Digital and Creative, Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering, Health and Wellbeing – also aligning with WM5G Testbed priority sectors, Access to expert mentors and entrepreneurs for business diagnostics, analysis, and strategic planning. • Strand 3: Sustaining Innovation and Knowledge Sharing - outreach and engagement, stakeholder relationship building, knowledge management and gateways to acceleration, coaching and mentoring networks, linking with the existing business support ecosystem. The project will deliver these activities through a series of programmes, with the goal of evidencing outputs for 230 SMEs by June 2023.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bids opened
- 6 Sept 2021, 12:01 BST
Timeline
6 Sept 2021 → 25 Aug 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline6 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened6 Sept 2021, 12:01 BST
- Notice published25 Aug 2022, 12:54 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete25 Aug 2022, 12:54 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VODAFONE 5 LTD | £833,750 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
UXPLORE - Digital Connectivity Demonstrator · VODAFONE 5 LTD
- Signed
- 5 Oct 2021
- Value
- £833,750
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Coventry University Higher Education Corporation GroupReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- VODAFONE 5 LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria