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Peninsula Transport Rail Mobile Connectivity Trial

Plymouth City Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Plymouth City Council

Buyer Address: Ballard House, West Hoe Road, Plymouth, UKK41, PL1 3BJ, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Philip Symons

Contact Email: procurement@plymouth.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
213000.0 GBP
Published
09 May 2025, 14:01
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
20 May 2025, 23:00
Contract End
31 Oct 2025, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
72222300 - Information technology services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
McClaren Applied
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

As per previous Transparency Note: 2025/S 000-018001 As public Wi-Fi availability increases, passengers expect to remain connected to their work or social networks, regardless of their location. The opportunity to increase productivity while travelling is making public transport usage more attractive, and it has reached the point where Wi-Fi is now considered an essential offering for transport operators. The solution proposal is to introduce on train Wi-Fi in a 60-day proof-of-concept trial.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Awards

Award Title: Peninsula Transport Rail Mobile Connectivity Trial

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