Official UK procurement notice
GIS Programme - Regional Supplier Contract - Oxfordshire 13.02
Authority: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (Central government)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDeployment of infrastructure that will facilitate access to gigabit capable internet connections to premises which are not expected to be otherwise covered by suppliers' commercial plans.
This procurement is for the award of a Regional Supplier Contract in the Borders and East Lothian area. This is part of the Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy scheme.
CPV: Telecommunications services
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market (open)
- Bids received
- 2 bids received · 10 suppliers appointed
- Market period
- 10 yrs 1 mo from 13 Nov 2023, 2014/25/EU justification
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy programme is a government programme aimed to…CancelledPublished value£2,000,000,000
The Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy programme is a government programme aimed to support the build of gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure in the areas of the UK which are unlikely to attract commercial investment for gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure within a reasonable timeframe, if at all, referred to as the final 20% (f20). Building Digital UK (BDUK, an Executive agency of DCMS) will be targeting its market intervention in these areas of the UK via this subsidy award programme, to subsidise the build of gigabit-capable networks providing long-term, sustainable availability of wholesale gigabit broadband services in the hardest to reach parts of the UK. The Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy programme builds on the success of existing programmes being delivered by BDUK to deliver gigabit-capable networks across the UK. It is envisaged this programme will last for up to 9 years and award contracts throughout that period.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 65
- Price: 35
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “GIS Programme - Regional Supplier Contract - Oxfordshire 13.02” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use the vehicle
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Jun 2021, 10:37 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2026, 08:34 BST
- Authority reference
C0321- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096339- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bc79Find a Tender
Publisher note: Contract Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ), Regional Supplier Contract ITT and Regional Supplier Contract will be available to Suppliers via our e-tendering system. Suppliers must register onto the system to have access to view these documents. Registration is free to Suppliers and the link to the e-tendering site can be found here; https://bduk.force.com/s/Welcome <br/><br/> <br/><br/>DCMS reserves the right not to award a Regional Supplier Contract under this procurement, to cancel the procurement process at any time and to change the procurement process (including any requirement or deadline). <br/><br/> <br/><br/>DCMS reserves the right not to proceed with, to cancel or to adjust the Deferred Scope as referred to in II.2.4 above, in particular as a result of the authorisation process provided for in the contract. <br/><br/> <br/><br/>DCMS shall not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by Suppliers and accepts no liability for any costs, charges or expenses in relation to the process to award the Regional Supplier Contract, including if the procurement process is cancelled, amended or delayed. <br/><br/> <br/><br/>Suppliers are advised that DCMS is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the "Act") If a Supplier considers that any of the information supplied as part of this procurement procedure should not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidentiality or otherwise, it must, when providing this information, clearly identify the specific information it does not wish to be disclosed and clearly specify the reasons for its sensitivity. DCMS shall take such statements into consideration in the event that it receives a request pursuant to the Act which relates to the information provided by the interested party. Please note that it is not sufficient to include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information provided in the response. <br/><br/> <br/><br/>DCMS will follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) to award the Regional Supplier Contract.<br/><br/>PPON: PQRT- 9474 - ZRBR
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://bduk.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Admission period ends
- 15 Jul 2021, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
Timeline
15 Jul 2021 → 13 Oct 2026 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown15 Jul 2021, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts13 Nov 2023
- Notice published3 days ago13 Oct 2026, 08:34 BST
Notice history
8 events · 56 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2024- Status changed to complete14 May 2024, 12:18 BST
- Buyer details updated14 May 2024, 12:18 BST
- Buyer details updated21 Feb 2025, 14:58 GMT
- Buyer details updated18 Mar 2025, 16:13 GMT
- Buyer details updated2 Jun 2025, 16:33 BST
- Buyer details updated5 Jun 2025, 08:58 BST
- Buyer details updated3 Jul 2025, 13:36 BST
- Buyer details updated22 Jul 2025, 15:44 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextDescription of procurement · II.2.4.1 | — | DCMS is putting a DPS (Dynamic Purchasing System) in place. The geographic scope of the DPS is UK-wide. Its focus is to target the build of gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure in the final 20% (f20) of the country that is not commercially viable for the market to design, build and operate without government intervention. Following successful admission of Suppliers onto the DPS, Suppliers can … | |
| — | TextAdditional information · VI.3.0.1 | — | All documents concerning the DPS SQ, DPS Contract and subsequent DPS Call-Off Award Procedures will be available to Suppliers via our e-tendering system. Suppliers must register onto the system to have access to view these documents. Registration is free to Suppliers and the link to the e-tendering site can be found here; https://bduk.force.com/s/Welcome All values and time periods specified in th… | |
| — | TextII.1.7 | 14,454,000 | 13,750,000 |
The total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) is £13,750,000.
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (56)
- 2026-10: 1 release · 9 Oct 2026
- 2026-09: 1 release · 2 Sept 2026
- 2026-06: 1 release · 2 Jun 2026
- 2026-04: 1 release · 14 Apr 2026
- 2026-03: 2 releases · 27 Mar 2026, 27 Mar 2026
- 2026-02: 2 releases · 16 Feb 2026, 20 Feb 2026
- 2026-01: 1 release · 26 Jan 2026
- 2025-12: 5 releases · 1 Dec 2025, 30 Dec 2025
- 2025-11: 1 release · 5 Nov 2025
- 2025-10: 1 release · 20 Oct 2025
- 2025-09: 1 release · 12 Sept 2025
- 2025-08: 2 releases · 5 Aug 2025, 12 Aug 2025
- 2025-07: 5 releases · 3 Jul 2025, 28 Jul 2025
- 2025-06: 3 releases · 2 Jun 2025, 17 Jun 2025
- 2025-05: 4 releases · 15 May 2025, 30 May 2025
- 2025-03: 4 releases · 18 Mar 2025, 31 Mar 2025
- 2025-02: 1 release · 21 Feb 2025
- 2024-05: 15 releases · 14 May 2024, 17 May 2024
- 2022-09: 1 release · 16 Sept 2022
- 2021-06: 1 release · 16 Jun 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast53 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £8,201,767, the dynamic market's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 015567-2026-C0480-1
- Signed
- 21 May 2025
- Value
- £23,438,999
- Period
- 25 Mar 2024 – 21 May 2025
- Status
- active
- Change Termination, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Termination
Contract 086452-2025-C0482-1
- Signed
- 21 May 2025
- Value
- £0
- Period
- 25 Mar 2024 – 21 May 2025
- Status
- active
Contract 006471-2026-C0483-1
- Signed
- 6 Dec 2024
- Value
- £12,030,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2024 – 6 Dec 2024
- Status
- active
- Change Termination, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Termination
Contract 006858-2025-1
- Signed
- 1 Oct 2024
- Value
- £26,201,841
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2033
- Status
- active
Contract 015301-2024-1
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2024
- Value
- £10,805,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2033
- Status
- active
Contract 015298-2024-1
- Signed
- 25 Mar 2024
- Value
- £23,438,999
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2033
- Status
- active
Contract 015299-2024-1
- Signed
- 25 Mar 2024
- Value
- £10,700,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2033
- Status
- active
Contract 015293-2024-1
- Signed
- 2 Feb 2024
- Value
- £16,682,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2033
- Status
- active
Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme DPS Lot 18 East Gloucestershire
- Signed
- 2 Feb 2024
- Value
- £10,815,056
- Period
- 2 Feb 2023 – 31 Jul 2034
- Status
- active
Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme DPS Lot 18 East Gloucestershire
- Signed
- 2 Feb 2024
- Value
- £10,038,014
- Period
- 2 Feb 2023 – 31 Jul 2027
- Status
- active
GIS Programme - Regional Supplier Contract - Oxfordshire 13.01
- Signed
- 13 Nov 2023
- Value
- £15,493,563
- Period
- 13 Nov 2023 – 30 Nov 2033
- Status
- active
- Change This contract modification corrects the previous F20 notice (2025/S 000-042949) and describes a further contract modification: <br/> <br/>- Correction to (2025/S 000-042949). This modification should have stated that the original contract value of £17,043,000 reduced to £16,371,344, and the number of premises reduced from 5,572 to 5,311.<br/> <br/>- New contract modification. The contract has been modified again resulting in an updated contract value of £15,493,563, and 5,034 premises., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Contracted scope reduced in accordance with the UK subsidy control regime.
Contract 015284-2024-1
- Signed
- 13 Nov 2023
- Value
- £17,043,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2033
- Status
- active
Contract 015285-2024-1
- Signed
- 13 Nov 2023
- Value
- £9,400,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2033
- Status
- active
GIS Programme - Regional Supplier Contract - Oxfordshire 13.01
- Signed
- 13 Nov 2023
- Value
- £16,847,141
- Period
- 13 Nov 2023 – 30 Nov 2033
- Status
- active
GIS Programme - Regional Supplier Contract - Oxfordshire 13.02
- Signed
- 13 Nov 2023
- Value
- £9,042,919
- Period
- 13 Nov 2023 – 31 Oct 2033
- Status
- active
GIS Programme - Regional Supplier Contract - Oxfordshire 13.01
- Signed
- 13 Nov 2023
- Value
- £14,968,896
- Period
- 13 Nov 2023 – 30 Nov 2033
- Status
- active
GIS Programme - Regional Supplier Contract - Oxfordshire 13.02
- Signed
- 13 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 13 Nov 2023 – 30 Nov 2033
- Status
- active
GIS Programme - Regional Supplier Contract - Oxfordshire 13.02
- Signed
- 13 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 13 Nov 2023 – 30 Nov 2033
- Status
- active
GIS Programme - Regional Supplier Contract - Oxfordshire 13.02
- Signed
- 13 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 13 Nov 2023 – 30 Nov 2033
- Status
- active
Contract 015283-2024-1
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2023
- Value
- £16,560,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2033
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
4 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- 100 Parliament StContracting authority
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and SportContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsTelecommunications
- Scottish GovernmentContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
25 commercial parties on the notice- Borderlink Broadband LtdAdmitted to the market
- Borderlink Broadband LtdAdmitted to the market
- Connect Fibre (Fibre Assets Ltd)Admitted to the market
- Freedom Fibre LimitedAdmitted to the market
- Freedom Fibre LtdAdmitted to the market
- Freedom Fibre LtdAdmitted to the market
- Full Fibre LtdAdmitted to the market
- Full Fibre LtdAdmitted to the market
- GOFIBRE HOLDINGS LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- Gigaclear LimitedAdmitted to the market
Show 15 more suppliers
- Gigaclear LimitedAdmitted to the market
- Gigaclear LimitedAdmitted to the market
- Gigaclear LimitedAdmitted to the market
- Gigaclear LtdAdmitted to the market
- GoFibre Holdings LTDAdmitted to the market
- GoFibre Holdings LimitedAdmitted to the market
- GoFibre Holdings LtdAdmitted to the market
- GoFibre Holdings LtdAdmitted to the market
- Secure Web Services LtdAdmitted to the market
- VoneusAdmitted to the market
- WESSEX INTERNET LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- WILDANET LtdAdmitted to the market
- WILDANET LtdAdmitted to the market
- Wessex InternetAdmitted to the market
- Wessex Internet LimitedAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria