Extending High Speed Broadband Framework Agreement
- Published
- 8 October 2025
- Submission deadline
- 26 November 2025
- Estimated value
- £70,000,000
- Place of performance
- UKL
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Documents
- 1
- Notice number
- 063081-2025
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-0507e1
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 32000000Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- 51000000Installation services (except software)
- 64000000Postal and telecommunications services
Description
Procurement The Welsh Government (the "Authority") is conducting a procurement to establish an open framework (the "Framework") to deliver the Extending High Speed Broadband ("EHSB") project. Once the Framework is established, the Authority intends to award a series of call-off contracts (following individual competitive selection processes), that will provide grant funding to telecoms suppliers to cover the "gap" in costs that are required to deliver superfast connections to communities / premises in Wales that would not otherwise be served by commercial operators under normal market conditions, due to the high infrastructure cost of building connections to those "hard to reach" communities / premises. Grants made under the call-off contracts are out of scope for the purposes of VAT. Coverage The Authority’s 2022 open market review identified that around 84,000 premises within Wales did not have access to superfast download speeds (at least 30Mbps) exacerbating the digital divide. Ofcom has previously stated that a subset of these (around 10,000 premises) do not yet have access to at least 10Mbps. Despite the efforts of the telecommunications industry and public sector interven…
Lots (2)
| Lot | Description | CPV code | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Installation of broadband network infrastructure to 1,000 premises and over | 32000000 Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment | £60,000,000 |
| 2 | Installation of broadband network infrastructure to under 1,000 premises | 32000000 Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment | £10,000,000 |
Official publications
- FTS · 063081-2025 · 8 October 2025
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the deadline to bid for this tender?
- The submission deadline is 26 November 2025. Check the official source, as dates can be modified.
- What is the estimated value of this tender?
- The estimated value published by the buyer is £70,000,000.
- Who is the buyer of this tender?
- The contracting authority is Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (United Kingdom).
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