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# North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) - Provision of estate-wide 1Gbps capable FTTP Broadband Services to NLC Social Housing

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/north-lanarkshire-council-nlc-provision-of-estate-wide-1gbps-capable-fttp-broadband-servic-ocds-h6vhtk-067f24). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** North Lanarkshire Council: "North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) - Provision of estate-wide 1Gbps capable FTTP Broadband Services to NLC Social Housing". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £40,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [North Lanarkshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-lanarkshire-council-ons-s12000050)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £40,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork, Installation of telecommunications equipment, Networks, Optical-fibre cables (+5 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM84
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-067f24`

## 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/north-lanarkshire-council-nlc-provision-of-estate-wide-1gbps-capable-fttp-broadband-servic-ocds-h6vhtk-067f24#tl-md)

## Description
North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced providers to participate in a market engagement exercise relating to a forthcoming procurement for the large‑scale installation of full fibre (FTTP) infrastructure across its housing estate.
This programme forms a core element of the Council’s Digital North Lanarkshire ambitions, which aim to reduce digital exclusion, enhance independent living, and ensure tenants have improved access to high‑quality digital services and greater control over how they interact with council systems.
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is issued solely for early market engagement.
Its purpose is to:
-Inform the market of the Council’s intention to procure an end‑to‑end FTTP installation partner.
-Understand supplier capability and capacity.
-Refine the procurement strategy prior to publication of the formal tender.
This PIN is not a call for competition.
The forthcoming procurement will seek to appoint a provider (or providers) capable of managing the full lifecycle delivery of a 1 gigabit-capable full fibre network to approximately 36,000 social housing properties across North Lanarkshire.
The focus of this procurement is on end‑to‑end design, build, installation and commissioning of FTTP infrastructure, including all enabling and assurance activities.
Further Information is avaliable within the document contained within the "Additional Documents" section attached to this Prior Information Notice.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 32400000, 32520000, 32524000, 32562000, 35125100, 45230000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Expression of Interest
North Lanarkshire Council invites interested contractors to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to demonstrate their capability, experience, and suitability for participation in this upcoming opportunity.
Market Consultation...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032464-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-09T13:31:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T00:46:31.162Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-067f24