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
- £800,000,000
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure
- Sector
- Postal & telecoms services · Telecommunications services (CPV 64200000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 025536-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jul 2024
- Published13 Aug 2024Published 43 days after the contract date
Description
BDUK intends to establish a Cross-Regional Single Supplier Framework, known colloquially as Type C, to award call-off contracts over the life of the Framework.<br/><br/>The Cross-Regional Framework is intended to appoint a single supplier to build gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure and whose role would be to target premises in respect of 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 Framework scope is expected to comprise up to c.500,000 premises, with a total estimated value of up to £800m. The average Call-Off Contract scope is anticipated to be between 50,000 and 150…
About the supplier
British Telecommunications PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01800000).