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Published 13 Dec 2023, 13:37 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

CBC - Fibre Network for Manor Royal Business District

Official notice

Authority: Crawley Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsCompetitive dialogueSME suitable
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32) Delivery: South East (UKJ28)
Published estimate£1,500,000≈ £1.4m / year · 1 value update33.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Aug 2024awarded 28 Aug 2025
Awarded to ITS Technology Group Limited
Contract term 1 yr 1 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 23 Feb 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Crawley Borough Council is launching its digital connectivity project to improve broadband connectivity in the Manor Royal business park, an initiative with the potential to drive substantial economic growth in Crawley. Up to GBP1.5 million in funding has been secured through the UK Government’s Towns Fund initiative for this project, and will be allocated towards the deployment of fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) digital infrastructure throughout the Manor Royal business park, enabling access to gigabit-capable connectivity for 100% of premises in the park. As such, the Council is seeking to engage a partner to build, operate, maintain and commercialise this network. The establishment of a commercial partnership, achieved through a combination of public and private investment, is central to maximising the project’s economic benefit, by increasing the capital that can be deployed and thereby expanding the potential FTTP coverage across Crawley.

CPV: Network infrastructure · Optical-fibre cables · Telecommunications network

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yr 1 moPublished value£1,500,000
Contract period: 23 Feb 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (1 yr 1 mo)
Delivery: South East · Manor Royal Business Park, Crawley
Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed
32424000 Network infrastructure32562000 Optical-fibre cables

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As stated in the procurement documents

Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive dialogue
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Dec 2023, 13:37 GMT
Last source update
1 Sept 2025, 09:57 BST
Authority reference
CRBC - 037867
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052673
Classification (CPV)
Network infrastructureOptical-fibre cablesTelecommunications network
Delivery area
South East (UKJ28)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042542 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
13 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/asp… ↗

Timeline

1 Feb 2024 → 1 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 Feb 2024
  2. Submission deadline
    13 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    1 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    23 Feb 2025
  5. Notice published
    1 Sept 2025, 09:57 BST

Notice history

6 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2024
  1. Published value updated to £1,500,000
    15 Jul 2024, 09:43 BST
    was £2,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    15 Jul 2024, 09:43 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    15 Jul 2024, 09:43 BST
  4. Deadline published: 13 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
    15 Jul 2024, 09:43 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    15 Jul 2024, 09:43 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    1 Sept 2025, 09:57 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextDescription · 2—Given the nature of this contract, the Authority recognises that there may be variances between bidders in respect of the duration which would be required in order to realise any initial investment. At this juncture, the Authority envisages that the works would be completed within 18 months from contract execution, and thereafter, the contract would be over a period of up to 25 years. On this assu…
—TextContract value · 2.1.5—18,000,000
—TextDescription · 2—Given the nature of this contract, the Authority recognises that there may be variances between bidders in respect of the duration which would be required in order to realise any initial investment. At this juncture, the Authority envisages that the works would be completed within 18 months from contract execution, and thereafter, the contract would be over a period of up to 25 years. On this assu…
—TextContract value · 2.1.5—18,000,000

Given the nature of this contract, the Authority recognises that there may be variances between bidders in respect of the duration which would be required in order to realise any initial investment. At this juncture, the Authority envisages that the works would be completed within 10 years from contract execution, and thereafter, the services would be delivered over a period of up to 25 years. O…

Given the nature of this contract, the Authority recognises that there may be variances between bidders in respect of the duration which would be required in order to realise any initial investment. At this juncture, the Authority envisages that the works would be completed within 10 years from contract execution, and thereafter, the services would be delivered over a period of up to 25 years. O…

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2024-07: 1 release · 15 Jul 2024
  • 2023-12: 1 release · 13 Dec 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ITS Technology Group Limited£1,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • CBC - Fibre Network for Manor Royal Business District · ITS Technology Group Limited

    Signed
    28 Aug 2025
    Value
    £1,000,000
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Crawley Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall,The Boulevard, CRAWLEY, South East, RH101UZContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria