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title: "LCRCA Digital Infrastructure Project"
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# LCRCA Digital Infrastructure Project

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lcrca-digital-infrastructure-project-ocds-h6vhtk-029b15). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Liverpool City Region Combined Authority: "LCRCA Digital Infrastructure Project". 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:** [Liverpool City Region Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/liverpool-city-region-combined-authority-ons-e47000004)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive dialogue
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work, Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Postal and telecommunications services, Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKD7
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £29,800,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029b15`

## 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/lcrca-digital-infrastructure-project-ocds-h6vhtk-029b15#tl-md)

## Description
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) is looking to establish a joint venture or similar
partnership, with a supplier in order to build, operate and maintain a digital connectivity backhaul network across
the Liverpool City Region. LCRCA is looking to establish a partnership arrangement with a supplier, who will
support in the design, implementation, maintenance, operation and commercialisation of such network. The supplier will be prepared to enter into a long-term commercial and financial arrangement with LCRCA to support
in delivering the wider ambition around LCRCA’s digital strategy for the LCR. This digital network is expected to
deliver a dedicated full fibre backhaul network, with unlimited capacity, which passes through all LCR localities
and provide the opportunity for future development of local authority local access networks as well as wider
commercial opportunities.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 32000000, 39000000, 45000000, 50000000, 64000000, 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Improved digital connectivity is a mayoral priority and LCR has some key digital assets that provide a significant
competitive advantage to the attractiveness of the region. The “super-computer” is located at SciTech
Daresbury, in Halton and the supe...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** LCRCA Digital Infrastructure Project (active)
  - Award id: `005028-2021-DN453501-1`
  - Supplier(s): **ITS Technology Group Limited, NGE Concessions SAS**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-8559`, `GB-FTS-8560`
  - Value: £29,800,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** LCRCA Digital Infrastructure Project (active)
  - Signed Value: £29,800,000
  - Signed Date: 22/02/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005028-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-03-12T11:23:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T15:26:42.519Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029b15