Published date: 19 May 2021

Last edited date: 19 May 2021

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: 31 May 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Connections and contact elements - 31224000

  • Coaxial connectors - 31224200

  • Connection boxes - 31224300

    • Connection cables - 31224400

    • Fibre-optic materials - 32560000

    • Fibre-optic connections - 32561000

    • Optical-fibre cables - 32562000

    • Optical-fibre cables for information transmission - 32562100

    • Optical telecommunication cables - 32562200

    • Optical-fibre cables for data transmission - 32562300

Location of contract

PO19 1RQ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

WSCC - 032703

Published date

19 May 2021

Closing date

31 May 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 June 2021

Contract end date

10 June 2021

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

West Sussex County Council (working in partnership with all seven of the County's District & Borough Councils) is hosting individual market engagement sessions to inform its response to the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport's (DCMS) Call for Evidence on "Improving Connectivity for Very Hard to Reach Premises". West Sussex County Council (WSCC) is continually exploring new opportunities to work with both suppliers and the UK Government to further leverage its investments by extending gigabit-capable coverage across the county and in particular its underserved areas. DCMS have stated that their programme of initiatives, whilst substantially supporting and accelerating the delivery of gigabit-capable broadband, is not guaranteed to deliver gigabit broadband to all premises. With this in mind, West Sussex fully anticipates the need to understand better the alternative technologies available in the market. This PIN is for market pre-engagement only and is not a call for competition. West Sussex Councils are keen to engage with the market to understand approaches to connecting "very hard to reach premises" and barriers to investment. This will be an opportunity to assess appetite and the conditions required to stimulate commercial investment at the same time as aiding the formulation our own investment plans, and informing our response to DCMS Call for Evidence. In addition, we would be happy to share with you at the one to one market engagement sessions some exciting council initiatives relating to the digital infrastructure agenda. For those market players interested in participating, there will be the opportunity to attend a virtual supplier engagement session during late May 2021 at County Hall, West Street, Chichester PO19 1RQ.

More information

Additional text

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Terri Hudson (WSCC)

Address

West Street
Chicester
West Sussex
PO19 1RQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

0330 222 8338

Email

terri.hudson@westsussex.gov.uk