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Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, through Building Digital UK, procured telecommunications services to design, build and operate infrastructure enabling gigabit-capable broadband connections for premises unlikely to be covered by commercial investment. The programme supports long-term wholesale gigabit broadband availability in hard-to-reach areas of the UK. This contracting process concerns the East Gloucestershire area, with delivery in Gloucestershire. It forms part of the Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme, which uses public subsidy to extend broadband networks into the final 20% of locations. The relevant work is regional broadband network deployment, including network design, construction, operation and ongoing monitoring. The programme also includes related regional contracts in areas such as Cornwall, Durham, Dorset, Hampshire, Northumberland, Oxfordshire and Shropshire.

The procurement has reached the awarded and contract-management stage. It used a restricted procedure within an open dynamic purchasing system, with electronic and written submissions; the tender closed on 15 July 2021. The tender recorded one lot, with quality weighted at 65% and price at 35%, and a tender value of £2 billion. An amendment states the total procurement value as £13.75 million. For East Gloucestershire, Gigaclear Limited was awarded the contract, which was signed on 2 February 2024. The latest contract value is £10,038,014 and the contract period runs from 2 February 2023 to 31 July 2027. The lot is recorded as cancelled, although the East Gloucestershire award and contract are active. Three other programme contracts were terminated: South and West Derbyshire on 21 May 2025, Mid-West Shropshire on 6 December 2024, and one further contract on 21 May 2025.

This procurement demonstrates sustained public-sector demand for regional gigabit broadband networks, with awards made to multiple specialist operators, including SMEs and larger suppliers. A credible competitor would need to qualify for the dynamic purchasing system and show that it can design, build and operate gigabit-capable infrastructure in difficult-to-serve areas. It would also need the operational capability to provide reliable, sustainable wholesale broadband services after construction, manage a regional network over several years, and support monitoring and subsidy clawback arrangements. The requirement suits broadband network operators, fibre infrastructure providers and telecommunications businesses with delivery, investment and contract-management capacity. Suppliers should be able to work within the UK subsidy control regime and compete on both technical quality and price, with quality carrying the greater evaluation weighting.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme DPS Lot 18 East Gloucestershire

Notice Description

Deployment of infrastructure that will facilitate access to gigabit capable internet connections to premises which are not expected to be otherwise covered by suppliers' commercial plans. This procurement is for the award of a Regional Supplier Contract in the Borders and East Lothian area. This is part of the Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy scheme.

Lot Information

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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bc79
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082941-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

64 - Postal and telecommunications services


CPV Codes

64200000 - Telecommunications services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,000,000,000 £1B-£10B
Lots Value
£2,000,000,000 £1B-£10B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£596,646,579 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
15 Jul 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Additional Buyers

100 Parliament St

DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA & SPORT

Scottish Government

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2BQ
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLK13 Gloucestershire CC

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
9
Supplier Names

Wessex Internet

GoFibre Holdings Limited

WILDANET

Freedom Fibre Ltd

Connect Fibre (Fibre Assets Ltd)

Gigaclear plc

Full Fibre Ltd

Secure Web Services Ltd

Voneus

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