Official UK procurement notice
The Future of Fibrespeed - Beyond 2025
Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
CPV: Ancillary works for telecommunications · Installation of telecommunications equipment · Integrated telecommunications services · Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment · Optical telecommunication cables · Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment · Telecommunications cable and equipment · Telecommunications equipment · Telecommunications equipment and supplies · Telecommunications facilities · Telecommunications network · Telecommunications services · +3 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The 411km fibre live network comprises a single duct, with extensive break out points…Planned
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:
- Purchasing the Network out-right
- 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.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Aug 2023, 14:56 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Aug 2023, 14:56 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-023745- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ef90Find a Tender
Publisher note: Please note - this PIN: (i) is not a call for tenders or a pre-qualification exercise, (ii) does not commit Welsh Government to undertaking a procurement exercise; and (iii) is intended for market engagement purposes only. A nominal value of 1.00 GBP has been included in the estimated total value section of this PIN for the purposes of administration and is subject to change should Welsh Government decide to issue a procurement for any of the requirements noted in the PIN. An indicative estimated date of publication of contract notice has also been provided (section II.3); this date is subject to change should Welsh Government decide, at its sole discretion, to commence a procurement exercise (if any) for all or part of the requirements noted in the PIN. The Welsh Government reserves the right to proceed on whichever basis it considers most appropriate. The Welsh Government will not meet any costs or liabilities incurred by organisations responding to this PIN or participating in the market engagement exercise. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=132892. (WA Ref:132892)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
14 Aug 2023 → 1 Jan 2024 · 2 dates- Notice published14 Aug 2023, 14:56 BST
- Tender notice expected1 Jan 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.