Official UK procurement notice
Extending High Street Broadband - Open Market Review
Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract to undertake an Open Market Review to provide an updated view of superfast broadband connectivity across Wales, requesting and analysing data from Communications Providers at the premises level.
The supplier will be expected to provide the following:
A request for information document to outline the requirements for CPs to submit data for the OMR.
Access to data received from CPs and the supplier’s data analysis and conclusions.
A final OMR report (for internal purposes) covering all of the requirements highlighted above to include but not limited to an executive summary, description of methodology, key findings, conclusions, and annexes as necessary.
A summary of responses document to be published on the Welsh Government’s public facing consultation webpages.
A consultation closure notice document to be published on the Welsh Government’s public facing consultation webpages.
Regular updates and progress reports at agreed milestones.
This is a three month contract comprising of an initial one month period of pre consultation work undertaken in March/April 2026 with the subsequent market review element running for the final two month contract period in June and July of 2026.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Mar 2026, 14:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Mar 2026, 14:54 GMT
- Authority reference
C325/2025/2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028035- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067568Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published26 Mar 2026, 14:54 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FarrPoint LimitedSME | £50,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Extending High Speed Broadband - Open Market Review · FarrPoint LimitedSME
- Signed
- 23 Mar 2026
- Value
- £50,000
- Period
- 24 Mar 2026 – 24 Jul 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FarrPoint LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract Invitation to Quote document
- Signed contract Award letter
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender