Published date: 22 August 2018
Last edited date: 22 August 2018
This notice was replaced on 5 June 2019
This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:
Awarded contract (published 5 June 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.
Contract summary
Industry
Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment - 32000000
Installation services of communications equipment - 51300000
Telecommunications services - 64200000
Telecommunication consultancy services - 71316000
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000
Advertising and marketing services - 79340000
Location of contract
East of England
Value of contract
£1,850,578 to £11,240,000
Procurement reference
LGSS001-DN341971-91079963
Published date
22 August 2018
Closing date
15 October 2018
Contract start date
1 December 2018
Contract end date
30 November 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?
No
Description
Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking to appoint a single supplier or suppliers, or consortium of suppliers acting as a single legal entity, for the provision of Next Generation Broadband infrastructure across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to enable sustainable access to 99% of all premises by not later than the end of 2020. The Connecting Cambridgeshire project is aiming to extend the availability of Next Generation Access (NGA) broadband across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough. Connecting Cambridgeshire has previously invested public funds through one contract, to extend the availability of NGA infrastructure in areas where no commercial plans were in place as verified through State Aid Public Consultations to 97% of the county.Stage 4 is aiming to secure a telecom provider(s) to deploy NGA networks (supporting access line speeds of atleast 30Mbps) to bring total coverage to over 99% by the end of 2020 for the funding envelope that is available. Further information regarding the tender is available in Data Room 1.
The procurement will follow an Open procedure and with the contract(s) expected to be awarded in November 2018. Please note that the Defra Grant Funding is only available to provide coverage to DEFRA identified premises. It is not general funding available for coverage of any other premises.
More information
Links
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- http://www.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk
- Tender notice
- LGSS Procurement Portal
Additional text
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The total contract value is up to £11,240,000 and includes both available and potential funding. The LOT values of £1,850,578 and £2,649,422 reflects the immediately available funding.
The Authority is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement process and communicate with Potential Providers.
There will be no hard copy documents issued to Potential Providers and all communications with The Authority including, submission of Potential Provider responses, will be conducted via The Authority's 'LGSS Procurement Portal (ProContract)
The portal is powered by ProActis and located at www.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk
Potential Providers who experience technical difficulties when using the LGSS Procurement Portal should contact the support desk Mon-Fri, 9:00 to 17:30
Tel: 0330 052 0352
Email: ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com
Must be received by 12:00/Midday on Tuesday 28th August 2018
About the buyer
Contact name
Chris Nunn
Address
Shire Hall
Castle Hill
Cambridge
CB3 0AP
United Kingdom
procurement@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Website
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