Notice Information
Notice Title
Extending High Speed Broadband Reach in Wales
Notice Description
This early market engagement notice is to share the Welsh Government's intentions and evoke discussion in relation to extending the reach of high speed broadband in Wales.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Following a recent review by the Welsh Government, it has been identified that around 84,000 premises within Wales do not have access to superfast download speeds (at least 30Mbps) exacerbating the digital divide. Ofcom has previously stated that a subset of these, around 10,000 premises do not yet have access to at least 10Mbps. While there are existing interventions scheduled by the telecommunications industry and UK Government public funded interventions, these remote and hard-to-reach areas are not likely to be addressed commercially and it is not certain that they will be addressed by further publicly funded interventions. Additional information: Please note that although 'No Lots' has been selected, the Welsh Government may nevertheless divide the Project requirements into either separate procurement exercises and/or Lots. The exact structure and scope of the procurement strategy to be adopted has not yet been determined.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03c794
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013299-2023
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
45 - Construction work
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
-
- CPV Codes
32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
32412100 - Telecommunications network
32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies
32510000 - Wireless telecommunications system
32520000 - Telecommunications cable and equipment
32522000 - Telecommunications equipment
32523000 - Telecommunications facilities
32524000 - Telecommunications system
32562200 - Optical telecommunication cables
45232332 - Ancillary works for telecommunications
45314000 - Installation of telecommunications equipment
64200000 - Telecommunications services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £70,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 May 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Aug 2023Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT
- Contact Name
- Gemma Martyn
- Contact Email
- gemma.martyn@gov.wales
- Contact Phone
- +44 3000258886
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CAERDYDD / CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF10 3NQ
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Delivery Location
- TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Cathays
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff South and Penarth
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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