Published date: 4 December 2018
Closed early engagement
Contract summary
Industry
Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment - 32000000
Postal and telecommunications services - 64000000
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000
Location of contract
South West
Procurement reference
DORST001-DN379273-28017812
Published date
4 December 2018
Closing date
31 December 2018
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
This notice is for Prior Information Only and is used to invite organisations to contribute (be 'Contributors') to a market consultation ('Consultation') prior to commencement of any procurement(s).
Dorset County Council, on behalf of the Superfast Dorset partnership with the backing of Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership, is commencing an open procurement for superfast broadband infrastructure.
There is the opportunity, through secured funding (derived from a DefRA grant, underspend in existing contracts, and Gainshare results of previous and existing superfast contracts) to complete ambitions of as close as possible to 100% coverage in Dorset by building superfast broadband infrastructure to a prioritised list of premises in hard to reach areas of Dorset. Overall public funds available will be in the order of £6M - £11M.
Throughout December, and possibly early January too (depending on responses), there will be supplier engagement meetings held to discuss how we might structure the procurement to ensure the most interest from the widest variety of suppliers. We will be looking at creative/innovative solutions for the premises in the identified areas.
An invitation to tender is being developed and your input into this process is sought to help us build a clear understanding of:
• Procurement approach; intervention scale
• Technical and commercial delivery models
• Market appetite and capacity/ability to deploy superfast networks to these harder to reach areas
• Levels of private sector investment
• Engagement with State Aid requirements
• Any concerns the market has about returning a bid
• Factors we can influence to make the opportunity more attractive
We will be directly contacting suppliers to arrange meetings, but to ensure you are a priority in this activity, please email superfast@dorsetcc.gov.uk to show interest and request a meeting.
An Open Market Review (OMR) document will be published on the project website:
https://www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/business-consumers-licences/superfast-dorset/about-superfast-dorset/state-aid.aspx
More information
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If you wish to discuss this in advance, please feel free to contact
Chris Harrington (Superfast Dorset project manager) c.harrington@dorsetcc.gov.uk 01305 221164
or
Dugald Lockhart (Superfast Dorset project lead) d.a.lockhart@dorsetcc.gov.uk 01305 224207
Project e-mail: superfast@dorsetcc.gov.uk
Project website: http://www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/superfast
The target release date for the Open Market Review document is January 2019. Please check the website after this date to download a copy of the OMR document. Please note that the website includes other public consultation documents so there is a need to ensure that the relevant OMR document for Ultrafast Broadband is used.
About the buyer
Contact name
Chris Harrington
Address
Dorset County Council
County Hall
Dorchester
DT1 1XJ
England
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