Superfast Berkshire - Phase 2

Tender description

This is a Contract Award Notice only. Telecommunications services. Data network management and support services. Communications system maintenance services. Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment. Construction and ancillary works for telephone and communication lines. Communications infrastructure. Optical telecommunicationcables. Wireless telecommunications system. Telecommunications network. Network operating system. Network equipment. Network infrastructure. Communications network. Internet network. Telecommunications equipment and supplies. Communications equipment. Construction work. Construction work for communication lines. Ancillary works for telecommunications. Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services.Installation services of communications equipment. Integrated telecommunications services. Internet services. Satellite-related communications equipment. Mobile-telephone base-stations construction work. Installation of telecommunications equipment. Telephone and data transmission services. Installation services (except software). Telecommunication consultancy services. Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services. Advertising and marketing services. Marketing services. Superfast Berkshire's broadband programme (led by West Berkshire District Council) is working to extend coverage of superfast broadband (greater than 24 Mbs) across Berkshire, in areas beyond the reach of commercially-funded deployments... is the latest; a wholesale broadband service which makes available the greatest download and upload access speeds (data throughput) to greater than 95% of West Berkshire, Reading, Royal Borough Windsor & Maidenhead, Wokingham, Bracknell and Slough premises with reference to the Berkshire's State Aid Intervention area map, (equating to up to approximately 31,000 additional premises within a defined intervention area) by the end of 2024. These areas have been identified by the most recent Open Market Review (OMR) issued in July 2014 and State Aid Public Consultation process issued in September 2014 by Superfast Berkshire and will be approved by BDUK's completed by National Competency Centre. Indicative subsidy funding by the Council and BDUK of up to 4.15m GBP is to be used as gap funding, as necessary to maximise coverage. The Contractors will be expected to provide substantial investment in the network, and to own and manage the risks associated with developing and operating a wholesale broadband network, including but not limited to take-up risk. Where appropriate solutions can be found, the project intends to offer contracts to provide superfast broadband services that are Next Generation Access (NGA) compliant to those premises within the areas classified as white or 'conditional' white in Berkshire's State Aid Intervention area. Further guidance on the characteristics for qualifying NGA technologies is available from the BDUK National Competency Centre.