Published date: 23 September 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 16 October 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP429094017

Published date

23 September 2019

Closing date

16 October 2019

Contract start date

1 November 2019

Contract end date

28 February 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

A research service - DCMS is looking for a service provider to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the subsea fibre optic cables sector as it relates to the UK. The scope of the study is primarily focused on but not limited to the following:
a)The contribution of subsea fibre optic cables to the UK economy, including the UK economy's reliance on subsea cables;
b)The market, infrastructure and regulatory conditions impacting investment in subsea cables in the UK, including how attractive a destination the UK is considered for new subsea cables;
c)The future of the subsea fibre optic cables maintenance/repair market as it relates to the UK.

The information and analysis obtained through the study is intended to be used to inform prospective future UK Government interventions in this area.

More information

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

With regards to Section 9 - Estimated Value of Requirement - please note the DCMS current budget for the contract is in the range £65k to 85k.

About the buyer

Contact name

DCMS Commercial

Address

100 Parliament Street,
London
SW1A 2BQ
UK

Telephone

02072112088

Email

commercial@culture.gov.uk