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title: "Fastershire Community Broadband Grant - Dynamic Purchasing System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-031eb4"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2022-03-07"
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# Fastershire Community Broadband Grant - Dynamic Purchasing System

Buyer: HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-031eb4

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## Summary

The Fastershire Community Broadband Grant, initiated by Herefordshire Council, focuses on enhancing broadband infrastructure in the regions of Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, and Telford and Wrekin. This tender, classified under IT services, is at the award stage, with the contract for delivery signed on 8th February 2022. A total budget of £12 million has been allocated, covering contracts awarded during the third quarter of the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) that operated from 1st December 2021 to 28th February 2022. The procurement method is selective, employing a restricted procedure to engage suitable broadband infrastructure suppliers.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in broadband solutions, particularly those capable of delivering open access GBPS capable infrastructures. Companies involved in IT services, particularly SMEs with expertise in consulting and software development, would be well-positioned to compete for future contracts under this framework. With one successful award already made in the qarter covering Birley, this contract could encourage collaboration between local and regional suppliers, enhancing community connectivity and driving business growth in the telecommunications sector.

## Notice

This award notice relates to contracts awarded in the third quarter between 01/12/2021 and 28/02/2022 of opportunity. The Fastershire Community Broadband Grant forms the substantive focus of Stage 5 of the https://www.fastershire.com/assets/file/FSB%20Strategy/Fastershire_Broadband_Strategy_2019-22.pdf As much as twelve million pounds (GBP 12 000 000.00) may be made available for the purpose of delivering Stage 5 of the Fastershire Broadband Strategy. The bulk of this funding will be committed to the Fastershire Community Broadband Grant and will be made available to eligible projects across Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and a small area of Telford and Wrekin. Broadband infrastructure suppliers' that offer open access GBPS capable broadband solutions are invited to bid to become an Approved Providers via the Dynamic Purchasing Scheme which has been developed to support the Fastershire Community Grant.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This notice is for the award of call off contracts under the Fastershire Community Broadband Grants DPS. The notice covers the forth quarter of the DPS running from 01/12/2021 to 28/02/2022. Under the DPS, 1 contract have been awarded to 1 provider and covers the following areas; Birley, Herefordshire.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006171-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Feb 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £10,371 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | HEREFORD |
| Post town | Hereford |
| Postcode | HR4 0LE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG11 Herefordshire, County of |
| Local authority | Herefordshire, County of |
| Electoral ward | Widemarsh |
| Westminster constituency | Hereford and South Herefordshire |
| Delivery location | TLG11 Herefordshire, County of |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FULL FIBRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 7 Mar 2022 at 14:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006171-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:473210-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.fastershire.com/assets/file/FSB%20Strategy/Fastershire_Broadband_Strategy_2019-22.pdf
- https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk

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