Supplier Engagement Event (5th April) for Infrastructure Build Services in Leicestershire (Project GigaHubs)

The purpose of this advert is to invite interested Suppliers to an Engagement Event in respect of this future opportunity.

The Requirement

LCC (Leicestershire County Council) are collaborating with BDUK on this project to meet the government ambition of delivering Gigabit capabilities across the UK by 2030. The vision for Leicestershire is to a fully digital county by 2030 and to deliver lightning-fast, reliable gigabit-capable broadband to everyone, being the first county to deliver 100% connectivity coverage which will support economic growth, develop and maintain existing businesses as well as attracting new and provide a digital skills base to support the whole of the Leicestershire economy to prosper and thrive.

Procurement Process

LCC anticipates to procure the above services via CCS Gigabit Capable Connectivity DPS (RM6095). A Further Competition is intended to be issued in May 2022 under Service Type 2: Infrastructure Services. Any Suppliers interested in this opportunity, who are not party to the DPS, are advised to apply to join the DPS prior to the anticipated Further Competition date (This DPS is managed by Crown Commercial Service. Minimum requirements and timescales as outlined therein will apply). For avoidance of doubt, only eligible Suppliers who are part of the DPS under the relevant service type at the time of issue will be invited to bid.

Estimated Value of this contract is around £2,000,000.00 depending on final list of sites in scope and subject to BDUK funding. This is an indicative figure only.

Engagement Event Details

Date: Tuesday, 5th April 2022

Time: 10:30am

Venue: via MS Teams

Interested Suppliers are requested to book onto the event by emailing BeiBei Liu BeiBei.Liu@leics.gov.uk.

(Please provide name, company name and a valid email address you wish the MS Teams invite to be sent to.)

Attendance at the Event is not mandatory, but strongly recommended as it should provide interested Suppliers with further details on the anticipated procurement and will provide an opportunity to ask questions and/or any feedback that might be relevant at this stage.