Telecommunications services

Tender description

Rutland County Council Local Full Fibre Networks project (Digital Rutland LFFN) Upgrades to Public Sector Buildings in Rutland, is a third wave project for the Full Fibre Network Programme (LFFN) operated by Broadband Development UK (BDUK) within the Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport (DCMS) and this procurement is part funded by DCMS. This is an open tender compliant with Public Contract Regulations 2015. The anticipated value of this contract is a total of 2 502 000 GBP for the installation period, referred to as ‘the Budget’ within this tender. This is comprised of a baseline budget of 2 002 000 GBP against which bidders should price their tender response and an estimated 500 000 GBP of additional funding budget which if it becomes available will be brought in via a change control procedure during the contract term. The contract term comprises 2 parts: The full fibre networks installation (including testing and commissioning) period which must be completed by 31.3.2021 to allow the authority to submit its final funding claim to DCMS by 30.6.2021. The reporting period effective for five (5) years from the final acceptance date. It is anticipated that the contract will be awarded for the provision of the services on or after 22.11.2019.