Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
WM5G LIMITED
16 Summer Lane
Birmingham
B193SD
Contact
Denise China
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG - West Midlands (England)
Companies House
11848619
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Modification to Contract Award for 2024 POCTEC Enabled Care
Reference number
ocds-h6vhtk-03eee8
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
System Integration
Lot No
3
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
The Design and Delivery of Support Services Lot will provide resource skills and expertise
in support of digital connectivity technology projects.
The scope of this lot covers provision of resource either to supplement existing teams or
as an outsourced provider to manager and deliver larger deliverables.
The nature of the resources typically required is diverse and some examples (nonexhaustive list) are:
• advanced wireless & connectivity specialists,
• project & programme managers,
• user researchers,
• connectivity service design,
• business analysts,
• system designer
• solutions architect,
• data architect,
• data modeller,
• quality assurance analyst,
• data and analytics specialists,
• data scientists,
• change management,
• stakeholder engagement.
Resources will deliver a range of support services to inspire, raise awareness of and
realise the potential for advanced wireless solutions to deliver key business benefits.
Resources will be well versed in identifying, assessing and pre-qualifying business needs;
co-developing delivery plans and programme/product roadmaps; and delivering a range of
business support including business case, design, funding, sourcing, deployment and
change management support. Resources will be commissioned to deliver specific
objectives and tasks.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
60
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years
This is a DPS Framework
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2024/S 000-041324
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
ITT_1467
Lot No
3
Title
2024 POCTEC Enabled Care
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
30 October 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Alcove Limited
Colchester
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
Companies House
09076735
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £1,400,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
WM5G Ltd
Birmingham
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
WM5G are commissioning and delivering Technology Enabled Care (TEC) scalable proof of concept in adult social care and being delivered in partnership with Birmingham City Council (BCC) and Coventry City Council (CCC), as well as City of Wolverhampton Council (CWC) who are dropping out of the programme from 30 September 2025. This followed a successful regional bid for funding to explore and gather evidence of benefits of impact for TEC recipients, the local health and care system and the wider region of deploying digital care technology combined with 5G standard connectivity to improve the independence and outcomes for older adults.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
1 April 2026
End date
30 September 2027
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£2,100,000
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Alcove Limited
Colchester
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
Companies House
09076735
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
The value of the contract has increased from £1,400,000 to £2,100,000 and extended from 31.03.26 to 30.09.27.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
Interoperability and Interchangeability - a new supplier cannot provide the services without causing incompatibility issues and a replacement of hardware/software would be required leading to additional costs.
Economically Disproportionate - Any new supplier would have a mobilization fee whereas the incumbent would not. This would cause a duplication of costs for WM5G.
Significant inconvenience - The change would cause major disruptions to 331 residents involved in the project, not only in loss of continuity of service but also to their wellbeing as a new service provider would have to enter their homes.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £1,400,000
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £2,100,000