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
- British Telecommunications PLC
- Value
- £37,514,646
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure
- Sector
- Postal & telecoms services · Telecommunications services (CPV 64200000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 018786-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Feb 2026
- Published3 Mar 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
BDUK established a Cross-Regional Single Supplier Framework, known colloquially as Type C in July 2024.<br/><br/>The Framework was established to target premises for which 1) no or no appropriate market interest has been received through GIS market engagement steps for proposed Type A or Type B procurement areas; (2) BDUK has not awarded a contract following a procurement for Type A or Type B areas; (3) Type A or Type B contracts that cover these premises fail to be delivered by the supplier and are descoped or terminated; (4) Type C provides demonstrably better value for money or pace of build or coverage.<br/><br/>The premises within this Call Off met the above criteria.<br/><br/>This Call Off will 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.
About the supplier
British Telecommunications PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00180000).