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# Fibre Hub Connectivity in Rural Dorset

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fibre-hub-connectivity-in-rural-dorset-ocds-h6vhtk-02af93). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dorset Council: "Fibre Hub Connectivity in Rural Dorset". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Dorset Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dorset-council-ons-e06000059)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UKK2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £824,165 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02af93`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fibre-hub-connectivity-in-rural-dorset-ocds-h6vhtk-02af93#tl-md)

## Description
The proposed Fibre Hub Connectivity in Rural Dorset (FHCiRD) aims to deliver an improvement to both the broadband coverage and build infrastructure that will facilitate longer term improvements and reduce the commercial cost of mobile deployments, including the latest 5G standards.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 32000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Delivery of gigabit capable connectivity to agreed sites by 31 March 2022. Dorset Council has made available a proportion of the funding which will enable a small number of sites to be delivered by 30 June 2022. It is a condition of the procurement p...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 010274-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Wessex Internet Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-149965`
  - Value: £824,165 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 010274-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £824,165
  - Signed Date: 28/03/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010274-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-05-11T13:07:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T13:12:40.859Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02af93