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PS23320 - Evaluation of Shared Rural Network

BEIS

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Key details

Contracting authority
BEIS
other
Region
Swindon
Delivery: British Oversea Territories
Contract value
Not stated by buyer
Submissions closed
25 October 2023
Published
4 December 2023

Procurement

Contract period
6 November 2023 - 31 March 2028
4 years
Procedure type
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
CPV classifications
  • 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

What happened

BEIS awarded this contract to IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD worth £581,863 on 6 Nov 2023. The contract runs until 31 Mar 2028.

Description

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****

This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the CCS RM6126 Research & Insights DPS.

Brief Description of Requirement This tender outlines details of the desired research and evaluation work to assess the impacts of the Shared Rural Network (SRN). The main objectives of the SRN are:

  • To deliver 4G mobile coverage to at least 95% of the UK landmass by the end of 2025
  • To deliver additional 4G mobile coverage to at least 280,000 premises and 16,000km of roads by the end of programme.

The Shared Rural Network will see each of the four mobile network operators share infrastructure in order to achieve 88% geographical coverage by June 2024 and 90% geographical coverage by January 2027.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD
Award value
£581,863
Award date
6 November 2023

Contact

Address
Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FF

Identifiers

Buyer reference
tender_384190/1289928
Notice ID
6213f49a-b134-4f61-9ba8-6e8322238894-704089
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-29a9f66b-b17d-4b7c-8894-b26b21c7f31b

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