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Published 16 Oct 2025, 11:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Growing Mid Wales - Business Parks Fibre To The Premises Project

Official notice

Authority: Ceredigion County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)Postal and telecommunications services (64)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Wales (UKL14)
Budget not disclosed£1≈ £1 / year · £1 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Nov 2025awarded 16 Dec 2025
Awarded to British Telecommunications Plc
Contract term 1 yrends 4 Jan 2027 · up to 5 Jul 2027 with extensions · starts 5 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ceredigion County Council have appointed a qualified and experienced consultant/contractor or organisation with significant previous experience and knowledge of the industry to support and install Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) services to identified business park properties across Ceredigion and Powys Local Authority areas.

CPV: Fibre-optic connections · Fibre-optic materials · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Optical-fibre cables · Telecommunications services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£1
Contract period: 5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 (1 yr) · up to 5 Jul 2027 with extensionsValue: £1 exc. VAT · £1 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 1 Year Contract + a possible extension of 6 months
32560000 Fibre-optic materials32561000 Fibre-optic connections32562000 Optical-fibre cables64200000 Telecommunications services72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40%
  • Commercial: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical
  • Commercial
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Oct 2025, 11:42 BST
Last source update
13 Apr 2026, 17:40 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 2 Jan 2026
Authority reference
itt_120762
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066156
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Fibre-optic connectionsFibre-optic materialsIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportOptical-fibre cablesTelecommunications services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cddb Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

16 Oct 2025 → 13 Apr 2026 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published369 days ago
    16 Oct 2025, 11:42 BST
  2. Tender notice published368 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 10:05 BST
  3. Next notice expected368 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Clarification questions by333 days ago
    21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  5. Submission deadline326 days ago
    28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  6. Assessment summaries sent309 days ago
    16 Dec 2025
  7. Standstill ends295 days ago
    29 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  8. Award decision expected by291 days ago
    2 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  9. Contract starts289 days ago
    5 Jan 2026
  10. Latest notice published190 days ago
    13 Apr 2026, 17:40 BST

Notice history

9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Oct 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    16 Oct 2025, 11:42 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    17 Oct 2025, 10:05 BST
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    17 Oct 2025, 10:05 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    17 Oct 2025, 10:05 BST
  5. Deadline published: 28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
    17 Oct 2025, 10:05 BST
  6. Contract award notice published
    16 Dec 2025, 16:23 GMT
    UK6
  7. Status changed to complete
    16 Dec 2025, 16:23 GMT
  8. Contract signature expected
    12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  9. Contract details notice published
    13 Apr 2026, 17:40 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-10: 1 release · 16 Oct 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £840,2481 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
British Telecommunications Plc26 Jan 2026 – 26 Feb 2028£840,24816 Dec 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Growing Mid Wales - Business Parks Fibre To The Premises Project · British Telecommunications Plc

    Signed
    31 Mar 2026
    Value
    £840,248
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 26 Feb 2028
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: The contract deliverables are fully specified and measurable through acceptance criteria within the specification; therefore, separate KPIs are not considered necessary.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PRYH-5713-PHLR Neuadd y Cyngor, Aberystwyth, Wales, SY23 3UEContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BT PLCAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PRYC-1538-TGMN 1 Braham Street, Greater London, London, E1 8EEContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure