Contract award · 19 Jan 2024

Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Regional Supplier Contract - Nottinghamshire & West Lincolnshire

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology awarded “Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Regional Supplier…” to Connexin Limited for £58.6m.

Telecoms equipmentEast Midlands

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Supplier
Connexin Limited SME
Value
£58,609,000
Procedure
Restricted procedure
Sector
Telecoms equipment · Telecommunications network (CPV 32412100)
Timeline
  1. Contract date19 Jan 2024
  2. Published14 May 2024Published 116 days after the contract date

Description

BDUK intends to award a number of Regional Supplier Contracts over the life of the Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme. The UK Government has confirmed that approximately £5 billion will be allocated to target the final 20% (f20), the hardest to reach parts of the UK. BDUK will be targeting its market intervention in these areas of the UK via a programme to subsidise the design, build and operation of gigabit-capable Supplier networks providing long-term, sustainable availability of wholesale gigabit broadband services in the hardest to reach parts of the UK.<br/><br/>The Regional Supplier Contracts are intended to be for larger numbers of premises than those covered under contracts placed under the Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Dynamic Purchasing System: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013574-2021.<br/><br/>The focus of the Regional Supplier Contracts is to target the build of gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure in the final 20% (f20) of the country that is n…

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