Published date: 22 October 2018

Last edited date: 22 October 2018

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: 23 November 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Telecommunications services - 64200000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

BIP342163690

Published date

22 October 2018

Closing date

23 November 2018

Contract start date

29 March 2019

Contract end date

28 March 2029

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

Text to be corrected in the original notice:
Place of text to be modified: IV.2.7
Instead of: Date:07/12/2018
Time: 12:00 noon
Place: Essex County Council, Chelmsford
Read: Date:04/01/2019
Time: 12:00 noon
Place: Essex County Council, Chelmsford
Place of text to be modified: IV.2.2 Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Instead of: Date: 07/12/2018
Time: 12:00 noon
Read: Date: 04/01/2019
Time: 12:00 noon
Place of text to be modified: VI.3
Instead of: Expression of interest submission:12/10/2018

Code of Conduct submission:12/10/2018

Tender submission:12:00 noon on 07/12/2018
Read: Expression of interest submission: 02/11/2018

Code of Conduct submission:02/11/2018

Tender submission:12:00 noon on 04/01/2019
Other additional information: This procurement is split into 3 lots comprising East Essex, West Essex, and Thurrock.
The estimated total value of Phase 4b across all three lots is between 5 339 800 GBP and 13 339 800 GBP. This is dependent on the ability of the suppliers to deliver within the timescales and the potential availability of further funding.

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs).
Essex County Council is seeking to appoint one or several partners to deliver Phase 4b (Phase 4, Tranche 2)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 Phases2 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 East Essex, West Essex, and Thurrock. The estimated total value of Phase 4b across all three lots is between 5 339 800 GBP and 13 339 800 GBP.

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About the buyer

Address

County Hall
Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
UK

Telephone

+443330136281

Email

Ian.frost@essex.gov.uk