The Design, Build and Operation of a Gigabit Spine for Hampshire and Surrey

Hampshire County Council, on behalf of the Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership (EM3), is seeking feedback from interested parties on the proposed draft contract documents and specification for our upcoming procurement to design, build, install, commercialise, operate and maintain a new fibre spine and active network stretching 94 kms from Basingstoke to Guildford, via Hook, Camberley, Aldershot, Farnborough and Farnham. We are are interested in feedback from the market on these documents in preparation for our upcoming tender process anticipated to commence in early 2023. To view these documents and respond to our market engagement questions please go to the Hampshire In-tend portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/ProjectManage/19509. Please 'Express your Interest' in this project and your organisation will then be able to access the market engagement documents. If your organisation is not registered on the Hampshire In-tend Portal, you will need to register before accessing the documents (click on the 'Register' tab). Registration is free and a very simple process only requiring a few fields of information. Your responses to our market engagement questions should be emailed to Fibre@enterprisem3.org.uk no later than Tuesday 31st January 2023. Logging into In-Tend (once registered) - To view this opportunity please click on `Tenders` then `Current` and then search for 'ET18861' in the search box. - Selecting 'View Details' on the project - Click the 'Express Interest' button - Following the on-screen instructions - The draft Contract documents, Specification and feedback Questionnaire are available via the Synopsis button Receiving Notification Emails To ensure you receive email alerts and notifications from our system, please add the email domain `@in-tendorganiser.co.uk` to your Safe Senders list.