Official UK procurement notice
Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Regional Supplier Contract - Cambridgeshire
Authority: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is for the award of a Regional Supplier Contract in the Cambridgeshire & Adj region. This is part of the Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy programme.<br/><br/>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, part 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.
CPV: Telecommunications services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 11 yrs 10 mo from 23 Feb 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£68,646,000
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, formerly an Executive agency of DCMS, now DSIT) 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.
- “Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Regional Supplier Contract…” is a framework: 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 · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 7 Jan 2022, 12:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Jun 2026, 16:39 BST
- Authority reference
C0342- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053029- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03085eFind a Tender
Publisher note: All documents concerning the Regional Supplier 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/>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/>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/>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/>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/>DCMS will follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) to award the Regional Supplier Contract.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://bduk.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 10 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
10 Feb 2022 → 4 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown10 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected13 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts23 Feb 2023
- Notice published133 days ago4 Jun 2026, 16:39 BST
Notice history
4 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jul 2024- Status changed to complete29 Jul 2024, 13:58 BST
- Buyer details updated29 Jul 2024, 13:58 BST
- Buyer details updated6 Feb 2025, 12:56 GMT
- Buyer details updated4 Jun 2026, 16:39 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextNUTS code · II.2.3.1 | UKD1 | UKH1 |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2025-02: 1 release · 6 Feb 2025
- 2024-07: 1 release · 29 Jul 2024
- 2022-01: 2 releases · 7 Jan 2022, 19 Jan 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 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, £73,466,901, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Regional Supplier Contract - Cambridgeshire
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 23 Feb 2023 – 30 Sept 2034
- Status
- active
- Change Awarded value after modification £73,466,901 increase in value of £4,830,110, 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 - Regional Supplier Contract - Cambridgeshire
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 23 Feb 2023 – 30 Sept 2034
- Status
- active
- Change Following the modification, the awarded contract value has increased by £4,830,110 to £73,466,901 from the original value of £68,636,791. The awarded premises have increased by 2,685 to a total of 47,154 from the original 44,469., 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 - Regional Supplier Contract - Cambridgeshire
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 23 Feb 2023 – 30 Sept 2034
- Status
- active
- Change Following the modification, the awarded contract value has increased by £4,830,110 to £73,466,901 from the original value of £68,636,791. The awarded premises have increased by 2,685 to a total of 47,154 from the original 44,469., 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 023595-2024-1
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2023
- Value
- £68,646,000
- Period
- … – 30 Dec 2034
- Status
- active
Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Regional Supplier Contract - Cambridgeshire
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2023
- Value
- £77,039,406
- Period
- 23 Feb 2023 – 30 Dec 2034
- Status
- active
- Change The revised contract scope agreed with CityFibre has reduced the total premises and contract values from 569,000 and £925 million to 226,000 and £504 million., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Project Gigabit programme has been re-scoped in response to the accelerated rollout of commercially funded full fibre across Project Gigabit areas. These changes have been informed by BDUK’s rolling Open Market Review process
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and SportContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral Public Services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- CityFibre LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria