Published date: 16 October 2017

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: 4 January 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Telecommunications services - 64200000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

BIP280828494

Published date

16 October 2017

Closing date

4 January 2018

Contract start date

30 March 2018

Contract end date

29 March 2028

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

Essex County Council is seeking to appoint one or several partners to deliver Phase 4a (Phase 4, Tranche 1) of its Superfast Essex broadband programme. Superfast Essex is part of the UK national broadband initiative overseen by DCMS. ECC has successfully completed its Phase 1 rollout and is currently implementing Phases 2 and 3. Using a mixture of project implementation savings from previous phases, subsidy clawback from existing delivery contracts, new funding from Essex districts and new grant funding, Phase 4 aims to:
(a)ensure more than 99% of all fixed addresses in the county have access to superfast broadband;
(b)complete the rollout by December 2021;
(c)make effective use of project savings and external funding sources to avoid the need for new ECC capital funding.
This procurement is split into 3 lots comprising Epping Forest District, Basildon District and Braintree District.
The estimated total value of Phase 4a across all three lots is between £2 m and £5.5 m.

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About the buyer

Address

County Hall
Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
UK

Telephone

+443330320865

Email

paul.french@essex.gov.uk