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Awarded · ResultStage · contract

OFCOM

User Acceptance and Accuracy Testing for Electronic Clock Auction System

IT ServicesCPV 72000000 72200000 72220000 79000000 79300000 79340000 79342000
Value£177k
Awarded7 Jul 2023
Published27 Sept 2023
RegionLondon
Outcome — awarded

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Contract value in context
£177ktotal contract value
median £120k
this tender£0£3.5m

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The brief

Ofcom has a requirements for testing of an electronic auction system (EAS) designed to run an auction for the award licences of mmWave spectrum in the UK in the 26 GHz and 40 GHz bands.

The specific service required is user acceptance testing of the user interfaces and establishing that the EAS accurately implements the auction rules.

As a minimum, the service must deliver the following: - User acceptance and functional testing on auctioneer, bidder, and monitor interfaces in line with the detailed software spec - Testing on the accuracy of implementation on the proposed auction rules, initially in line with published illustrative auction procedures, and ultimately to reflect formal Auction Regulations

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What the notice asks for

01

As a minimum, the service must deliver

As a minimum, the service must deliver the following:.

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1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

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Ofcom has a requirements for testing of an electronic auction system (EAS) designed to run an auction for the award licences of mmWave spectrum in the UK in the 26 GHz and 40 GHz bands.

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