Published date: 12 March 2019

This notice was replaced on 20 March 2019

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Early engagement (published 20 March 2019, last edited 20 March 2019)

Closed early engagement


Contract summary

Industry

  • Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment - 32000000

  • Postal and telecommunications services - 64000000

Location of contract

South West

Procurement reference

PLYM001-DN397348-49351692

Published date

12 March 2019

Closing date

1 April 2019

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Plymouth City Council and partner organisation consideration of Local Full Fibre Networks Project is a third wave exemplar project for the Full Fibre Network Programme (LFFN) operated by the Broadband Development UK (BDUK) programme within the Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport (DCMS) and any resulting procurement would be part funded by DCMS.


This Soft Market Exercise is to help inform the partner organisations on how to shape any resulting tender to attract interest from suitable suppliers and secondly help inform the best route to market (e.g. formal Official Journal of the European Union - OJEU tender; Competition via an established framework or alternative options).

Suppliers interested in this opportunity should visit www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk for more information. The deadline to submit proposals is 23:59 on 1st April 2019

About the buyer

Contact name

Steve Sandercock

Address

Ballard House
West Hoe Road
Plymouth
PL1 3BJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1752304262

Email

steve.sandercock@plymouth.gov.uk

Website

http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk