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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-design-build-and-operation-of-a-gigabit-spine-for-hampshire-and-surrey-ocds-h6vhtk-0395a0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Hampshire County Council: "The Design, Build and Operation of a Gigabit Spine for Hampshire and Surrey". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Hampshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hampshire-county-council-ons-e10000014)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment, Telecommunications cable
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ25, UKJ37
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0395a0`

## 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/the-design-build-and-operation-of-a-gigabit-spine-for-hampshire-and-surrey-ocds-h6vhtk-0395a0#tl-md)

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 32521000, 50330000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Hampshire County Council, on behalf of the Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership (EM3), is seeking feedback from interested parties on the proposed draft contract and Specification documents for our upcoming project to design, build, install, co...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000423-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-01-06T14:52:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T17:44:32.409Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0395a0