Mobile coverage reporting on the rail network

Ofcom is undertaking a piece of work to investigate the different options that are available to us (including, but not limited to, in-carriage scanners and crowdsourcing) to help us and the Government better understand mobile coverage and performance across the UK rail network.

The aim of this exercise is to elicit input from suppliers that will allow us to understand and evaluate the different options available to us and make decisions on potential future work. Ultimately, Ofcom is interested in gathering information that is of a sufficient quality and reliability that it could provide a potential foundation for policy makers to robustly understand the current extent and quality of coverage along the national rail network, including in-carriage. We're also keen to understand how this can be reported to consumers.

The engagement document and instructions in how to engage with this request can be accessed by logging in to Ofcom's Jaggaer portal https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk/ and search for 'itt_1380 - Mobile coverage reporting on the rail network (RFI)'.

Organisations not registered can simply visit https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk/ and click 'Register Here'. Registration should take no longer than 10 minutes.

Please note that undertaking this Market Engagement exercise does not commit Ofcom to any particular course of action, including undertaking a subsequent procurement process. This is an information gathering exercise.

Additional information:

The deadline for submitting responses to this market engagement exercise is 17:00 on 30th August 2023.

These should be submitted via Ofcom's Jaggaer portal https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk/ and search for 'itt_1380 - Mobile coverage reporting on the rail network (RFI)'.

Organisations not registered can simply visit https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk/ and click 'Register Here'. Registration should take no longer than 10 minutes.