Awarded contract

Cornwall & Isle of Scilly

Details

Supplier(s)
WILDANET
Value
£40,102,521
Duration
10 years
Topic
Telecommunications services
Published
14 May 2024

Tender description

This procurement is for the award of a Regional Supplier Contract in the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly region. This is part of the Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy programme.<br/><br/>The Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy programme is a government programme aimed to support the build of gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure in the areas of the UK which are unlikely to attract commercial investment for gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure within a reasonable timeframe, if at all, referred to as the final 20% (f20). Building Digital UK (BDUK, part of DCMS) will be targeting its market intervention in these areas of the UK via this subsidy award programme, to subsidise the build of gigabit-capable networks providing long-term, sustainable availability of wholesale gigabit broadband services in the hardest to reach parts of the UK. The Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy programme builds on the success of existing programmes being delivered by BDUK to deliver gigabit-capable networks across the UK. It is envisaged this programme will last for up to 9 years and award contracts throughout that period. Lot 1: The Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy programme is a government programme aimed to support the build of gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure in the areas of the UK which are unlikely to attract commercial investment for gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure within a reasonable timeframe, if at all, referred to as the final 20% (f20). Building Digital UK (BDUK, an Executive agency of DCMS) will be targeting its market intervention in these areas of the UK via this subsidy award programme, to subsidise the build of gigabit-capable networks providing long-term, sustainable availability of wholesale gigabit broadband services in the hardest to reach parts of the UK. The Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy programme builds on the success of existing programmes being delivered by BDUK to deliver gigabit-capable networks across the UK. It is envisaged this programme will last for up to 9 years and award contracts throughout that period.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date4 April 2024
  2. Completed: Award published14 May 2024
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date30 June 2034in 8 years

About the buyer

The Department for Culture, Media & Sport is a ministerial department for culture, media, sport and civil society, buying directly and through a network of arm's-length bodies. Arm's-length bodies such as Arts Council England, the British Museum and Sport England run their own contracts and purchasing separately from the department. Suppliers register on the Atamis DCMS Supplier Portal to bid for tenders. Larger opportunities are advertised on Find a Tender, with Contracts Finder used for lower-value competitions. Central framework arrangements from the Crown Commercial Service are used wherever possible and cost-effective.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Department for Culture, Media & Sport's contract awards have been in research and development, business services and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 64200000 · Telecommunications services

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