England's Connected Heartland (ECH) - Railway Project

Concepts

• oxford
• hardware
• ech 5gir
• england
• connectivity
• heartland
• connected
• railway
• ech
• local area network

Location

Oxford

Description

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

Total Quantity or Scope

The procurement will evaluate tenders based on the specification for a scenario deployment for the East West Rail Line (Bicester to Bletchley), with the possibility to extend the network to further locations during the term. The network will underpin a wide array of applications, from providing passenger Wi-Fi and Point of Sale applications, rail operations, real-time information services to support the technological needs of the rail line, and smart agricultural applications for trackside neighbours. We invite interested parties to review this notice and consider the opportunity to contribute to a project that promises to enhance connectivity along the East West Rail Line (Bicester to Bletchley) and set a model for similar networks elsewhere in the UK and beyond. The Contract will be for an Initial Term of 7years. Options to extend the Initial Term by a further 3years are included

CPV Codes

• 72100000 - Hardware consultancy services
• 32410000 - Local area network
• 32420000 - Network equipment
• 32430000 - Wide area network
• 32510000 - Wireless telecommunications system
• 32522000 - Telecommunications equipment
• 32560000 - Fibre-optic materials
• 32570000 - Communications equipment
• 32580000 - Data equipment
• 44212200 - Towers, lattice masts, derricks and pylons
• 45231600 - Construction work for communication lines
• 50330000 - Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment
• 51300000 - Installation services of communications equipment
• 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.