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The Future of Fibrespeed - Beyond 2025

Buyer: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government →

BuyerLlywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
Value£1
Published14 Aug 2023

What is being bought

The Fibrespeed network, is a fibre network owned by the Welsh Government and operated by Fibrespeed Ltd on its behalf. The existing contract to operate the network is due to expire on 31st March 2025. Welsh Government are using this prior information notice (PIN) to commence engagement with the market to explore the possible options for the future of the network beyond the existing contract term.

Delivery location

UKL

Categories

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment 32000000Telecommunications network 32412100Telecommunications equipment and supplies 32500000Wireless telecommunications system 32510000Telecommunications cable and equipment 32520000Telecommunications equipment 32522000Telecommunications facilities 32523000Telecommunications system 32524000Optical telecommunication cables 32562200Ancillary works for telecommunications 45232332Installation of telecommunications equipment 45314000Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment 50330000Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services 50332000Integrated telecommunications services 64227000Telecommunications services 64200000

Lot details

Lot 1

The 411km fibre live network comprises a single duct, with extensive break out points and a 96-fibre cable. The network features 13 Points of Presence and extends west to east between Parc Cybi, Holyhead, Anglesey, and Manchester Reynolds House colocation facility. The network also has 8 wireless masts ranging in height from 15m to 25m distributed across several PoPs, with associated colocation capability that can provide fibre infrastructure or wireless connectivity across adjacent business parks, alongside 10 carrier neutral connectivity sites. In addition to the main network route, there are also additional duct and fibre network assets with multiple interconnect points built to the same specification extending south between Caernarfon and Pwllheli that are not currently live but that are ready for service (together, and defined hereinafter as, "the Network") The Welsh Government is looking to ascertain if there is market interest in one or both of the following options: 1) Purchasing the Network out-right 2) Operating the Network via a commercial agreement with the Welsh Government If applicable, (i) please confirm your interest in one or both of the above options; and (ii) by way of a brief summary, set out the reasons for your interest in one or both of the above options (as the case may be): to NextGenerationBroadB1@gov.wales by 14:00 on 08th September 2023. Further information is set out in a memorandum of information available to download via this PIN.

Statusplanned

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Telecommunications network, Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment, Telecommunications equipment and supplies, Telecommunications cable and equipment, Wireless telecommunications system, Telecommunications equipment, Telecommunications facilities, Telecommunications system, Optical telecommunication cables, Installation of telecommunications equipment, Ancillary works for telecommunications, Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment, Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services, Integrated telecommunications servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 32. The category anchor is Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32000000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 322,0364 median · 34.3 average (746 of 2,036 with a bid count)3.9 average (861 of 2,036 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKL6411 median · 14.8 average (23 of 64 with a bid count)4.9 average (26 of 64 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)9Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03ef90
Latest release ID023745-2023
Latest release timestampMon Aug 14 2023 13:56:14 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis32014L0024
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£1
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
14 Aug 2023planning023745-2023

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
14 Aug 2023 · 023745-2023 · planning
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