Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

Tender description

This voluntary notice has been placed for advertising purposes only to inform the market of the opportunity to deliver and operate 30+Mbps superfast broadband services and infrastructure in Cornwall. Public sector investment of up to a total of 5 350 000 GBP is expected to be sourced from the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) programme for 2014 to 2020 in England and Cornwall Council. Further additional funding of up to 3 500 000 GBP, from ESIF, Cornwall Council and DEFRA, could potentially become available during the lifetime of the project. It is intended that an open competition will be held to identify the preferred private sector investor(s). This voluntary notice has been placed for advertising purposes only to inform the market of the opportunity to deliver and operate 30+Mbps superfast broadband services and infrastructure in Cornwall. Public sector investment of up to a total of 5 350 000 GBP is expected to be sourced from the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) programme for 2014 to 2020 in England and Cornwall Council. Further additional funding of up to 3 500 000 GBP, from ESIF, Cornwall Council and DEFRA, could potentially become available during the lifetime of the project. It is intended that an open competition will be held to identify the preferred private sector investor(s). An open market review to establish existing and planned (next 3 years) commercial coverage of broadband services across Cornwall by all existing, and any prospective, superfast broadband infrastructure providers, was undertaken during Aug-Sep 2019. This will help identify the Intervention Area in scope for further investment, which will be subject to a further Public Consultation process. Cornwall Council is also undertaking a market engagement exercise to obtain feedback on proposed funding models and procurement lotting strategy. The ‘Cornwall Council Superfast 3 Market Engagement’ document, which provides further background and 3 questions that suppliers can respond to, will be available https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/business/commercial-services-and-selling-to-the-council/current-and-future-contract-opportunities/for 4 weeks from the PIN publication date. Please contact broadband@cornwall.gov.uk with any further queries.