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Published 27 Jul 2023, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Cross-Regional Supplier Call-Off 8

Official notice

Authority: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (Central government)·Consortium: 4 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UKNorth West (UKD6)London (UKI)

+1 more

South West (UKK30)

Framework ceiling (notional)£800,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 29 Aug 2023

Framework period 13 yrsends 1 Apr 2039 · starts 30 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This VEAT notice is in relation to the Cross-Regional Supplier Framework (known colloquially as Type C) which was established to award Initial Call-Off Contracts for multiple regions within the UK and award Call-Off Contracts over the life of the Framework. This is part of the Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy programme. This is not a new contract opportunity but rather a VEAT notice to inform the market that the contracting authority intends to exercise the right indicated in the contract notice to increase the Framework value set out in that notice and for the purpose indicated in the contract notice - to ensure that the Framework can be used in accordance with criteria 1 – 4 for the use of the Framework. Before proceeding with the Framework value increase, the contracting authority is holding a 10 calendar day standstill period (Regulation 99(3)(c) Public Contracts Regulations 2015). The standstill period commences on the day following the publication of this notice. The contracting authority will not proceed with the value increase until this standstill period has expired. This transparency notice does not place any obligation on the contracting authority to proceed with the proposed value increase.

CPV: Telecommunications services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 10 bids received · 8 suppliers appointed
Framework period: 13 yrs from 30 Mar 2026, 2014/25/EU justification

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1BDUK established a Cross-Regional Single Supplier Framework, known colloquially as…Cancelled 13 yrsPublished value£800,000,000

BDUK established a Cross-Regional Single Supplier Framework, known colloquially as Type C in July 2024. The Framework was established to target premises for which 1) no or no appropriate market interest has been received through GIS market engagement steps for proposed Type A or Type B procurement areas; (2) BDUK has not awarded a contract following a procurement for Type A or Type B areas; (3) Type A or Type B contracts that cover these premises fail to be delivered by the supplier and are descoped or terminated; (4) Type C provides demonstrably better value for money or pace of build or coverage. The premises within this Call-Off met the above criteria. This Call-Off will subsidise the design, build and operation of gigabit-capable supplier networks providing long-term, sustainable availability of wholesale gigabit broadband services in the hardest to reach parts of the UK. This Call-Off covers: Cheshire

Contract period: 30 Mar 2026 – 1 Apr 2039 (13 yrs)

Delivery: UK, North West, London, South West · UK

Variant bids: not allowed

64200000 Telecommunications services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use the vehicle: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 27 Jul 2023, 14:05 BST
Last source update: 14 Oct 2026, 09:29 BST
Authority reference: C0636
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-096801
Classification (CPV): Telecommunications services
Delivery area: UKNorth West (UKD6)London (UKI)South West (UKK30)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03eae0 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The contracting authority considers that the proposed value increase is justified under Regulation 72(1)(a) Public Contracts Regulations 2015. It is in line with the terms provided for in the initial procurement documents including the contract notice. The value increase is to ensure the Framework can be used in accordance with criteria (1) – (4) as indicated in the contract notice. The overall nature of the Framework is unchanged. The Framework will target premises only in line with criteria (1) – (4). The award of Call-Off Contracts will continue to be preceded by market engagement and informed by the National Rolling Open Market Review. The Framework will continue to operate in line with its terms as awarded.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Single Supplier Framework

Publisher note: Single Supplier Framework

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Language: EN

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://bduk.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Appointment period ends: 29 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 180 days from the deadline

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

bduk.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

29 Aug 2023 → 14 Oct 2026 · 4 dates

Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
29 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Invitations to tender expected
9 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
Contract starts199 days ago
30 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice published1 day ago
14 Oct 2026, 09:29 BST

Notice history

7 events · 37 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Aug 2024

Status changed to complete
13 Aug 2024, 09:52 BST
Buyer details updated
13 Aug 2024, 09:52 BST
Buyer details updated
8 Oct 2025, 11:46 BST
Buyer details updated
10 Oct 2025, 09:18 BST
Buyer details updated
18 Aug 2026, 15:50 BST
Procurement method changed
28 Sept 2026, 11:46 BST
Buyer details updated
28 Sept 2026, 11:46 BST

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextV.2.4.1	288847319.00	800000000.00
—	TextII.1.1.1	Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Cross-Regional Supplier Call-Off 1	Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Cross-Regional Supplier Framework

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (37)

2026-08: 2 releases · 18 Aug 2026, 19 Aug 2026
2026-06: 1 release · 30 Jun 2026
2026-05: 10 releases · 8 May 2026, 27 May 2026
2026-03: 1 release · 3 Mar 2026
2026-02: 4 releases · 23 Feb 2026, 27 Feb 2026
2025-12: 1 release · 30 Dec 2025
2025-10: 4 releases · 8 Oct 2025, 10 Oct 2025
2025-08: 1 release · 28 Aug 2025
2025-05: 1 release · 28 May 2025
2025-01: 5 releases · 2 Jan 2025, 15 Jan 2025
2024-08: 3 releases · 13 Aug 2024, 13 Aug 2024
2023-07: 1 release · 27 Jul 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 8admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 10

Contracts signed 20latest 19 Aug 2026

35 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £70,302,659, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

Contract 078952-2026-1
Signed
19 Aug 2026
Value
£524,600
Period
… – 1 Apr 2039
Status
active
Contract 078660-2026-1
Signed
18 Aug 2026
Value
£253,900
Period
… – 1 Apr 2039
Status
active
Contract 018786-2026-1
Signed
26 Feb 2026
Value
£37,514,646
Period
… – 1 Apr 2039
Status
active
Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Cross-Regional Supplier Call-Off 8
Signed
26 Feb 2026
Value
£51,086,798
Period
30 Mar 2026 – 1 Apr 2039
Status
active
Contract 063214-2025-1
Signed
8 Oct 2025
Value
£300,000
Period
… – 1 Apr 2039
Status
active
Contract 063228-2025-1
Signed
8 Oct 2025
Value
£300,000
Period
… – 1 Apr 2039
Status
active
Contract 063238-2025-1
Signed
8 Oct 2025
Value
£300,000
Period
… – 1 Apr 2039
Status
active
Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Cross-Regional Supplier Call-Off 7
Signed
19 Dec 2024
Value
£42,488,268
Period
19 Dec 2024 – 30 Sept 2037
Status
active
- Change Following the modification, the contract value has increased in value from £ 41,919,176.00 to £42,488,268.00. This is a cost change of + £529,092.00. The awarded premises have increased from 22598 to 22983. This is a scope change of +385 premises., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Additional scope added to the contract in accordance with the UK subsidy control regime
Contract 000007-2025-1
Signed
18 Dec 2024
Value
£108,937,244
Period
… – 1 Apr 2039
Status
active
Contract 000010-2025-1
Signed
18 Dec 2024
Value
£77,055,269
Period
… – 1 Apr 2039
Status
active
Contract 000011-2025-1
Signed
18 Dec 2024
Value
£61,311,046
Period
… – 1 Apr 2039
Status
active
Contract 000012-2025-1
Signed
18 Dec 2024
Value
£41,919,176
Period
… – 1 Apr 2039
Status
active
Contract title = Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Cross-Regional Supplier Call-Off 5
Signed
18 Dec 2024
Value
ceiling above
Period
18 Dec 2024 – 30 Sept 2037
Status
active
- Change Following the modification, the contract value has increased in value from £61,921,439 to £70,302,659. This is a cost change of + £8,381,220. The awarded premises have increased from 24,707 to 35,296. This is a scope change of +10,589., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Additional scope added to the contract in accordance with the UK subsidy control regime
Contract title = Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Cross-Regional Supplier Call-Off 5
Signed
18 Dec 2024
Value
ceiling above
Period
18 Dec 2024 – 30 Sept 2037
Status
active
- Change Following the modification, the contract value has increased in value from £61,921,439 to £70,302,659. This is a cost change of + £8,381,220. The awarded premises have increased from 24,707 to 35,296. This is a scope change of +10,589., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Additional scope added to the contract in accordance with the UK subsidy control regime
Contract title = Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Cross-Regional Supplier Call-Off 5
Signed
18 Dec 2024
Value
ceiling above
Period
18 Dec 2024 – 30 Sept 2037
Status
active
- Change Following the modification, the contract value has increased in value from £61,921,439 to £70,302,659. This is a cost change of + £8,381,220. The awarded premises have increased from 24,707 to 35,296. This is a scope change of +10,589., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Additional scope added to the contract in accordance with the UK subsidy control regime
Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Cross-Regional Supplier Call-Off 5
Signed
18 Dec 2024
Value
£61,921,439
Period
18 Dec 2024 – 30 Sept 2037
Status
active
- Change Following the modification, the awarded contract value has increased by £610,393 to £61,921,439 from the original value of £61,311,046. The awarded premises have increased(rescoped) by 269 to a total of 24,707 from the original 24,438., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Additional scope added to the contract in accordance with the UK subsidy control regime
Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Cross-Regional Supplier Call-Off 5
Signed
13 Dec 2024
Value
£61,918,369
Period
18 Dec 2024 – 30 Sept 2037
Status
active
- Change Following the modification, the awarded contract value has increased by £607,323 to £61,918,369 from the original value of £61,311,046. The awarded premises have increased(rescoped) by 269 to a total of 24,707 from the original 24,438., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Additional scope added to the contract in accordance with the UK subsidy control regime
Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Cross-Regional Supplier Call-Off 3
Signed
13 Dec 2024
Value
£150,591,207
Period
18 Dec 2024 – 1 Apr 2039
Status
active
- Change Following the modification, the awarded contract value has increased by £31,298,655 to £150,591,207 from the previous value of £119,292,552. The awarded premises have increased by 13,181 to a total of 65,240 from the previous 52,059., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Additional scope added to the contract in accordance with the UK subsidy control regime
Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Cross-Regional Supplier Call-Off 3
Signed
13 Dec 2024
Value
£119,292,552
Period
18 Dec 2024 – 30 Sept 2037
Status
active
- Change Following the modification, the awarded contract value has increased by £10,355,308 to £119,292,552 from the original value of £108,937,244. The awarded premises have increased(rescoped) by 4826 to a total of 52,059 from the original 47,233., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Additional scope added to the contract in accordance with the UK subsidy control regime
Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Cross-Regional Supplier Call-Off 3
Signed
13 Dec 2024
Value
£158,561,356
Period
18 Dec 2024 – 1 Apr 2039
Status
active
- Change Following the modification, the awarded contract value has increased by £7,970,150 to £158,561,356 from the previous value of £150,591,207. The awarded premises have increased by 3,616 to a total of 68,856 from the previous 65,240., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Additional scope added to the contract in accordance with the UK subsidy control regime

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
10bids · 1 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

4 public bodies on the notice

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 100 Parliament Street, London, London, SW1A 2BQContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Department of Science, Innovation & TechnologyContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsTelecommunications London, LondonContact name, email Published organisation website ↗
Harlow CouncilContracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services London, LondonContact email
London Borough of HaringeyContracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services London, LondonContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

13 commercial parties on the notice

British Telecommunications plcFramework contractor One Braham, 1 Braham Street, London, UK, E1 8EE
British Telecommunications plcFramework contractor04190816 1 Braham Street, London, United Kingdom, E1 8EE, London, UK, E1 8EE
British Telecommunications plcFramework contractor10690039 6 Gracechurch Street, London, UK, EC3V 0AT
British Telecommunications plcFramework contractor04190816 1 Braham St, London, United Kingdom, E1 8EE, London, UK, E1 8EE
British Telecommunications plc CO1Framework contractor04190816 1 Braham Street, London, United Kingdom, E1 8EE, London, UK, E1 8EE
British Telecommunications plc CO1Framework contractor04190816 1 Braham Street, London, UK, E1 8EE
British Telecommunications plc CO3Framework contractor04190816 1 Braham Street, London, UK, E1 8EE
British Telecommunications plc CO5Framework contractor01800000 1 Braham Street, London, London, E1 8EE
British Telecommunications plc CO7Framework contractor01800000 1 Braham Street, London, UK, E1 8EE
British Telecommunications plc CO8Framework contractor04190816 1 Braham St, London, United Kingdom, E1 8EE, London, UK, E1 8EE

Show 3 more suppliers

Hickson Wardle TreecareFramework contractorGB-COH: 09099624 London, London
Martin Arnold LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: Martin Arnold Limited London, London
calfordseaden LLPFramework contractorGB-COH: OC0315838 London, London

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