Connectivity and Telecommunications Services
Planned
Key facts
- Closing date
- Not stated by the buyer
- Buyer's estimated value
- Not stated The buyer's own estimate, not income to you.
- Contract period
- 26 Sep 2027 to 26 Sep 2032
- Procedure
- Not stated
- Notice type
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Decision brief
Taken from the buyer's published notice (shown as written, shortened where long). Tenderpatch has not added to or interpreted it. Always read the official documents before bidding.
- How bids will be scored
- Not stated in the notice.
- Conditions of participation (what you must show)
- None published in the notice. They may be in the tender documents.
- Contract length and extensions
- 26 Sep 2027 to 26 Sep 2032.
- How to submit
- Not stated in the notice.
- Tender documents
- No document links in the notice. Use the official notice link.
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- Framework
- An agreement that sets terms for work the buyer may order later, often from several suppliers. The value shown usually covers the whole agreement, not one job.
- Open for bids / closing date
- You must submit by the closing date and time, normally through the buyer's own online portal. Late bids are normally refused.
- Clarification questions
- A deadline for asking the buyer questions about the tender. It is earlier than the closing date.
- Conditions of participation
- What the buyer asks suppliers to show before they can be considered, such as experience, insurance or accreditations.
- Bids are scored on
- How the buyer will compare bids, usually a split between price and quality. A 60/40 split in favour of quality means the cheapest bid will not necessarily win.
- Lots
- A tender can be split into parts. You can often bid for only the lots that suit you.
- Area (ITL)
- The buyer names an official statistical area for where the work is, not a street address. Check the tender documents for the actual sites.
- UK4 and other notice codes
- Official codes for the type of notice. A "tender notice" means bids are being invited.
General explanations written by Tenderpatch, not part of this notice.
Description
Thames Water is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform the potential future procurement of connectivity and telecommunications services, supporting its corporate, operational and Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) environments.
The anticipated scope may include:
- Strategic connectivity and telecommunications services
- Fixed and mobile connectivity
- Remote connectivity for the safety and efficiency of lone resources working on rural sites
- Voice and data Services
- Internet, wide area, and local area network services
- Resilient connectivity for operational and CNI locations (including Internet of Things (IoT) capability for remote Operational Technology (OT) devices)
- Associated managed support and transition services
The future procurement will be informed by Thames Water's Communication Services Sourcing Strategy, including its proposed operating model, service packaging, commercial approach and future technology roadmap.
The purpose of this engagement is to:
- Understand current market capability
- Gather input on delivery models and innovation and technology roadmaps
- Validate the proposed service scope and strategy
- Explore potential service packaging, delivery and commercial models, including managed service, single provider and multi-lot approaches.
- Understand supplier perspectives on contract structure, risk, and performance measures
- Understand market capacity, implementation considerations and likely transition timescales
Suppliers interested in participating should follow the Engagement Process set out below.
Participation is voluntary and will not influence any future procurement evaluation.
This notice is issued for information only and does not constitute a call for competition. Thames Water reserves the right to alter the procurement timetable and approach.