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title: "Approaches to accelerating affordable Gigabit fibre"
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# Approaches to accelerating affordable Gigabit fibre

Buyer: BOURNEMOUTH CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b2811a5b-e98f-44bc-8c27-766e04f70e3c

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## Summary

The Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council is planning to issue a Request for Information (RFI) titled "Approaches to accelerating affordable Gigabit fibre." This initiative aims to gather market insight, recommendations, and proposals to enhance the deployment of affordable Gigabit fibre across the BCP Council area. The related contract period is set to commence on 1st September 2022 and run until 31st August 2025. The procurement is at the planning stage, with a budget amounting to £1 and the industry category focused on postal and telecommunications services, notably under the classification of IT services as well.

This tender creates potential business growth opportunities for companies specialising in telecommunications, IT services, and infrastructure development. Businesses that can propose innovative delivery models and partnerships, particularly those capable of scaling operations and enhancing service affordability, would be well-positioned to compete. The involvement of BCP Council indicates a cooperative approach, inviting firms that can collaborate effectively to achieve optimal economic and social outcomes in their community.

## Notice

The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to seek market insight, recommendations and proposals on the various possible Gigabit delivery models (technical, operational and commercial) that would accelerate the deployment of affordable Gigabit fibre to every home, business and organisation across the BCP Council area. These models may potentially include a new partnership between the market, BCP Council and the wider BCP community in order to ensure that optimum economic and social outcomes are achieved. The inputs that we receive from this RFI will help us to shape our requirement before going to market with a formal competition.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0bcffdf0-7a55-457d-8c81-b582e39914e2 |
| Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 25 Mar 2022 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2022 - 31 Aug 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BOURNEMOUTH CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL |
| Locality | BOURNEMOUTH |
| Post town | Bournemouth |
| Postcode | BH2 6DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Local authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Electoral ward | Bournemouth Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bournemouth West |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 64000000 - Postal and telecommunications services
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 24 Mar 2022 at 12:53 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0bcffdf0-7a55-457d-8c81-b582e39914e2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0bcffdf0-7a55-457d-8c81-b582e39914e2
  24th March 2022 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=0f092601-6fab-ec11-8112-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

- https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk

## Provenance

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