Telecommunications services

Description

Essex County Council sought to appoint one or several partners to deliver Phase 3 of its Superfast Essex broadband programme. Superfast Essex is part of the UK national broadband initiative overseen by DCMS under its Broadband Delivery UK programme. Further information on Superfast Essex can be found on the programme website: www.superfastessex.org The procurement was split into four lots. Suppliers bid for one, several or all lots. The lots were: Lot 1 — Uttlesford District; Lot 2 — Central North; Lot 3 — Tendring District; Lot 4 — South East. We are awarding Lots 1, 2 and 4 at this stage. This lot largely comprises the administrative area of Uttlesford district. This area is one of the most poorly served geographical areas in the county of Essex with regard to broadband, comprising mostly rural locations, with some further coverage also required in the 2 market towns. This lot also includes London-Stansted airport. This lot comprises large parts of Braintree district and sections of Colchester and Chelmsford Districts. The premises requiring superfast connectivity are situated mainly in rural areas, but also some semi-rural locations. This lot comprises premises in some of the most rural and sparely populated areas of the county of Essex, situated along the coastline of Maldon and Rochford districts, and also includes a smaller proportion of semi-rural and semi-urban locations in the districts of Castle Point and Basildon districts.