Installation services of communications equipment

Tender description

West Yorkshire Combined Authority intends to procure further coverage of NGA broadband infrastructure capable of delivering download speeds of at least 30 Megabits per second (Mbps) in areas within its Programme Area where such broadband is currently unavailable, by early May 2019. Geographically, the procurement/project covers the five West Yorkshire local authorities (Leeds, Bradford, Calderdale, Wakefield and Kirklees) and the City of York. There may also be an opportunity to utilise additional gain-share from the previous broadband contracts estimated to be up to 6 300 000 GBP. In total public funding of up to 16 342 000 GBP may be committed via the forthcoming procurement. West Yorkshire Combined Authority intends to procure further coverage of NGA broadband infrastructure capable of delivering download speeds of at least 30 Megabits per hour (Mbps) in areas within its Programme Areas where such broadband is currently unavailable, by May 2019. Geographically, the Lot 1 procurement project covers the five West Yorkshire local authorities (Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Calderdale and Kirklees) and the City of York excluding Leeds, Bradford, and York city centres and excluding DEFRA's defined Rural areas. The Combined Authority has also considered the ability of the private sector to deliver the project, available resources, and its own capacity and capability to develop its approach to intervention. It decided that the project will use an investment gap funding approach to procure an infrastructure provider. The Combined Authority's priority will be to ensure that the available public funding is used most effectively by ensuring coverage of premises getting relatively slow broadband speeds (<30Mbps). The Combined Authority has 1 572 000 GBP of re-investment funds for the extension of the NGA broadband in West Yorkshire and York. This will be matched to the Combined Authority's ERDF bid (1 572 000 GBP). West Yorkshire Combined Authority intends to procure further coverage of NGA broadband infrastructure capable of delivering download speeds of at least 30 Megabits per hour (Mbps) in areas within its Programme Areas where such broadband is currently unavailable, by early May 2019. Geographically, the Lot 2 procurement project covers the five West Yorkshire local authorities (Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Calderdale and Kirklees) and the City of York, defined within Defra's Rural Broadband Infrastructure Scheme. The Combined Authority has also considered the ability of the private sector to deliver the project, available resources, and its own capacity and capability to develop its approach to intervention. It decided that the project will use an investment gap funding approach to procure an infrastructure provider. The Combined Authority's priority will be to ensure that the available public funding is used most effectively by ensuring coverage of premises getting relatively slow broadband speeds (<30Mbps). The Combined Authority has been allocated 6 898 000 GBP from Defra Rural Broadband Infrastructure (RBI) fund.