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Fastershire Community Broadband Grant - Dynamic Purchasing System

IT services: consulting
software development
Internet and support
+4 more
West Midlands (UKG11)
West Midlands (UKG21)
South West (UKK13)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 8 Sept 2026, 00:01 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
2 published CPV families
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£360,614
Contract/award value: £360,614
2 award suppliers linked
Bidding Competition
1 bids
1 SME bid · 1 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 32)
Based on 28 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
22.5%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
3 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 32)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
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BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITEDCRN: 01800000
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Virgin Media Business LimitedCRN: 01785381
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VODAFONE LIMITEDCRN: 01471587
6 contracts£3,197,096At ceiling / not disclosed
Getech
4 contracts£1,382,469,230At ceiling / not disclosed
Khipu Networks Ltd
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Centerprise International
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GVAV LtdCRN: 04141235
4 contracts£140,050,000At ceiling / not disclosed
SOFTCAT PLCCRN: 02174990
4 contracts£1,768,580At ceiling / not disclosed
Centerprise International
3 contracts£8,320,433,974At ceiling / not disclosed
Academia
3 contracts£5,718,039,258At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
8/12 core inputs published
Dynamic purchasing system
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
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same CPV family
same region
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same CPV family
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Value not published
same CPV family
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£0
same CPV family
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Herefordshire Council: "Fastershire Community Broadband Grant - Dynamic Purchasing System". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityHerefordshire CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Herefordshire Council
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Herefordshire Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
4Bids / Report (median)
18.4% of reports have one bid · Mean: 4.8 bids
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Airband Community Internet LtdTop vendor: 49.9% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 152 active published awards; 152 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 32):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
Airband Community Internet Ltd6 wins£892,500—
Gigaclear Plc3 wins£655,445—
Full Fibre Ltd3 wins£230,205—
Full Fibre Limited1 win£10,371—
Satellite and Terrestrial Works Ltd1 winNot disclosed—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityHerefordshire Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSDynamic market
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published6 Dec 2021, 09:57 GMT
Last source update6 Dec 2021, 09:57 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG11)
West Midlands (UKG21)
South West (UKK13)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02fd52
What is being bought
This award notice relates to contracts awarded in the third quarter between 01/08/2021 and 30/11/2021 of opportunity. The Fastershire Community Broadband Grant forms the substantive focus of Stage 5 of the https://www.fastershire.com/assets/file/FSB%20Strategy/Fastershire_Broadband_Strategy_2019-22.pdf As much as twelve million pounds (GBP 12 000 000.00) may be made available for the purpose of delivering Stage 5 of the Fastershire Broadband Strategy. The bulk of this funding will be committed to the Fastershire Community Broadband Grant and will be made available to eligible projects across Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and a small area of Telford and Wrekin. Broadband infrastructure suppliers’ that offer open access GBPS capable broadband solutions are invited to bid to become an Approved Providers via the Dynamic Purchasing Scheme which has been developed to support the Fastershire Community Grant.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Dec 2021, 09:57 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    6 Dec 2021, 09:57 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    6 Dec 2021, 09:57 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    This notice is for the award of call off contracts under the Fastershire Community Broadband Grants DPS. The notice covers the third quarter of the DPS running from 01/08/2021 to 30/11/2021. Under the DPS, 1 contract has been awarded to 1 provider and covers the following areas; Thornbury, Herefordshire; Bentham, Gloucestershire; Eywood, Herefordshire and Birley, Herefordshire.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    6 Dec 2021, 09:57 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  5. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  6. Contract active
    Signed 26 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST · £49,459
  7. Contract active
    Signed 11 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST · £81,623
  8. Contract active
    Signed 11 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST · £220,639
  9. Contract active
    Signed 17 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST · £8,893
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Airband Community Internet Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Full Fibre Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Airband Community Internet Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Airband Community Internet Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Fastershire Community Broadband Grant DPS - Eywood
£49,459 · signed 26 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Fastershire Community Broadband Grant DPS - Bentham
£81,623 · signed 11 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Fastershire Community Broadband Grant DPS - Thornbury
£220,639 · signed 11 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Fastershire Community Broadband Grant DPS - Birley
£8,893 · signed 17 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
bids: 1 (lot 1)
bids: 1 (lot 1)
bids: 1 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 1 (lot 1)
smeBids: 1 (lot 1)
smeBids: 1 (lot 1)
smeBids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Herefordshire Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-6212
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  • Herefordshire Council
    buyer

    Council Offices, Plough Lane, Hereford, UKG11, HR4 0LE
    commercialservices@herefordshire.gov.uk
    +44 1432260023

  • Airband Community Internet Ltd
    supplier

    Worcester, UKG11

  • Full Fibre Ltd
    supplier

    Exeter, UKG11

  • Herefordshire Council
    reviewBody

    Hereford
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