# Mobile connectivity requirements

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: KINGSTON-UPON-HULL CITY COUNCIL
- Contract winner: [VIRGIN MEDIA BUSINESS LIMITED](/contract-winners/virgin-media-business/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £754,380
- Tender value: £754,380
- Award date: 23 July 2019
- Published: 9 September 2019
- Contract start: 24 July 2019
- Contract end: 23 July 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: d13bc925-7860-4741-b47d-291a8313295b-312712
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b44f99de-56f6-4fbc-b19a-b5bcecd6a4b2

## Description

Hull City Council is looking for one Supplier to deliver the provision of mobile voice and data services, and as a minimum, the ability to: • Provide a significant cost saving based on the current contract\. • Manage & resource the transition from the current provider to another if required\. • Provide a reliable mobile phone network primarily across Kingston upon Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire which delivers reliable and uncongested Voice & 4G Data networks and the ability to move to 5G as and when it becomes available\. • Provide a private data APN which is assured to IL2 for the sole use of Hull City Council users\. • Allow for the ability to 'pool' all data connections\. • Supply an fund as part of the lifetime of the contract so that aging and faulty handsets can be replaced\. • Provide management & control software which allows the following: o The ability to securely manage devices over the mobile network \(including CCTV\)\. o Device Bandwidth management \(reports, quotas, caps etc\)\. o VPN services\. o Mobile access control\. o Content filtering \(eg, the ability to control access to particular services such as Youtube\)\. • Provide a Service desk facility for reporting of faults/changes/orders\. • Provide comprehensive monthly reporting\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d13bc925-7860-4741-b47d-291a8313295b-312712)