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title: "Infrastructure Build Services in Leicestershire (Project GigaHubs)"
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# Infrastructure Build Services in Leicestershire (Project GigaHubs)

Buyer: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-20502f3f-46a8-456d-ad98-c43dfef0dd4d

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## Summary

The Leicestershire County Council has awarded the contract for Infrastructure Build Services to British Telecommunications PLC. The project involves procuring Gigabit Capable Infrastructure across multiple sites in Leicestershire to deliver lightning-fast, reliable broadband services. The total value of the contract is approximately £1.7 million. The procurement stage is complete, with the contract period starting on November 1, 2022, and ending on March 31, 2024.

This procurement presents an opportunity for businesses in the construction and communication lines industry to participate in delivering essential infrastructure services. Companies with expertise in construction work for communication lines and ancillary works would be well-suited to compete for this tender. The contract offers a chance to contribute to Leicestershire's digital connectivity vision and be part of the county's journey towards becoming fully digital by 2030.

## Notice

Leicestershire County Council (LCC) procured Gigabit Capable Infrastructure to a number of sites across the county, enabling each site to then procure appropriate, future-proofed Gigabit Capable Connectivity Services from a range of suitable resellers at the end of their current contract arrangements. Leicestershire County Council are collaborating with DCMS on this project to meet the Government ambition of delivering Gigabit capabilities across the UK by 2030. DCMS are providing approx. PS1.7 of capital funding to the Council via a Grant Funding Agreement as part of their national GigaHubs programme to provide Gigabit-capable infrastructure to the agreed sites. The vision for digital connectivity in Leicestershire is to be a fully digital county by 2030 and to deliver lightning-fast, reliable gigabit-capable broadband to everyone, being the first county to deliver as close to 100% connectivity coverage as viably possible which will support economic growth, develop and maintain existing businesses as well as attracting new and provide a digital skills base to support the whole of the Leicestershire economy to prosper and thrive. This contract was awarded following a further competition under Crown Commercial Services RM6095 Gigabit Capable Connectivity DPS, Service Type: Infrastructure Build Services. The award value given at 6. Award Information does not include optional sites. Together with optional sites, the total value of the award would be approx. PS1.7mln. Optional sites may be added to this contract at Council's sole discretion and subject to funding.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f2dd4994-0742-4967-a95c-daea3135f00b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Aug 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Oct 2022 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2022 - 31 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,700,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,552,509 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE3 8RA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Blaby |
| Electoral ward | Glenfield Faire |
| Westminster constituency | Mid Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45231600 - Construction work for communication lines
- 45232300 - Construction and ancillary works for telephone and communication lines

## Release History

- 25 Oct 2022 at 12:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f2dd4994-0742-4967-a95c-daea3135f00b
- 25 Oct 2022 at 11:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1946e012-a940-424a-b2ef-28b72221716d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f2dd4994-0742-4967-a95c-daea3135f00b
  25th October 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1946e012-a940-424a-b2ef-28b72221716d
  25th October 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html

## Provenance

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