Official UK procurement notice
Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Regional Supplier Contract - South Yorkshire
Authority: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe F20 notice published on the 1st of May 2026 advised that the contract value was £42,008,000 after removal of the Deferred Scope. However, the correct contract value is £41,120,000.
CPV: Telecommunications services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 3 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 10 yrs 2 mo from 7 Mar 2024, 2014/25/EU justification
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1BDUK intends to award a number of Regional Supplier Contracts over the life of the…CancelledPublished value£44,400,000
BDUK intends to award a number of Regional Supplier Contracts over the life of the Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme. The UK Government has confirmed that approximately £5 billion will be allocated to target the final 20% (f20), the hardest to reach parts of the UK. BDUK will be targeting its market intervention in these areas of the UK via a programme to 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.<br/><br/>The Regional Supplier Contracts are intended to be for larger numbers of premises than those covered under contracts placed under the Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Dynamic Purchasing System: www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013574-2021 ↗ .<br/><br/>The focus of the Regional Supplier Contracts is to target the build of gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure in the final 20% (f20) of the country that is not commercially viable for the market to design, build and operate without government intervention.<br/><br/>This procurement is for the award of Regional Supplier Contract – South Yorkshire. This covers the geographic area of South Yorkshire. It concerns the delivery of a gigabit-capable network for an estimated total number of 32,416 premises. BDUK intends to make available £44,400,000 of public funding available for this contract.<br/><br/>The estimated total number of premises indicated above comprises an Initial Scope for specified premises and a deferred list of premises (“Deferred Scope”) for further specified premises. The Deferred Scope will be authorised by BDUK after the contract's Effective Date in accordance with Clause 6 (Deferred Scope Authorisation) of the Regional Supplier Contract Terms and Conditions . The number of premises in the Deferred Scope may be subject to amendment prior to authorisation, in particular as a result of further reviews of the commercial viability of the premises.<br/><br/>Suppliers interested in this Regional Supplier Contract should submit a completed Standard Selection Questionnaire in order to be considered to be invited to tender. All suppliers meeting the selection criteria will be invited to tender. The selection criteria are set out in the procurement documents and are available at the address described in the additional information section.<br/><br/>The provision of subsidy will be provided in accordance with the UK subsidy control regime.
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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
- 27 Apr 2023, 11:09 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2026, 12:29 BST
- Authority reference
C0352- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079880- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c49fFind a Tender
Publisher note: 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
- 5 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
5 Jun 2023 → 21 Aug 2026 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown5 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected9 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts7 Mar 2024
- Notice published56 days ago21 Aug 2026, 12:29 BST
Notice history
2 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2024- Status changed to complete14 May 2024, 12:42 BST
- Buyer details updated14 May 2024, 12:42 BST
Published amendments (3)
The F20 notice published on the 1st of May 2026 advised that the contract value was £42,008,000 after removal of the Deferred Scope. However, the correct contract value is £41,120,000.
The F20 notice published on the 1st of May 2026 advised that the contract value was £42,008,000 after removal of the Deferred Scope. However, the correct contract value is £41,120,000.
The F20 notice published on the 1st of May 2026 advised that the contract value was £42,008,000 after removal of the Deferred Scope. However, the correct contract value is £41,120,000.
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2026-05: 1 release · 1 May 2026
- 2025-03: 1 release · 17 Mar 2025
- 2024-05: 1 release · 14 May 2024
- 2023-04: 1 release · 27 Apr 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £42,008,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
GIS Programme - Regional Supplier Contract - South Yorkshire
- Signed
- 7 Mar 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 7 Mar 2024 – 30 Apr 2034
- Status
- active
- Change Following the modification, the awarded contract value has decreased by £2,392,000 to £42,008,000 from the original value of £44,400,000. The awarded premises have increased(rescoped) by 1,013 and decreased(descoped) by 8,225 to a total of 13,285 from the original 20,497., 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
GIS Programme - Regional Supplier Contract - South Yorkshire
- Signed
- 7 Mar 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 7 Mar 2024 – 30 Apr 2034
- Status
- active
- Change Following the modification, the deferred scope of 11,618 premises has been descoped. There is no change to the contract value of £42,008,000. (This removes the current deferred model which is based on OMR data from 2023) Supplier continues to work diligently in reviewing latest OMR data for infill/densification opportunities., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Deferred scope removed from the contract in accordance with the UK subsidy control regime
Contract 015297-2024-1
- Signed
- 6 Mar 2024
- Value
- £44,400,000
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2034
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
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 subdivisionsTelecommunications
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- Quickline Communications LimitedFramework contractor
- Quickline Communications LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria