Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-08-06
Buyer: Herefordshire Council
Country: UK
Region: Herefordshire, County of
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 32412000 | 32412100 | 32412110 | 32420000 | 32424000
Estimated value: 4540000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-10-05
Award criteria: Price, commercial compliance and coverage, Quality, deliverability and solution design

Technical requirements: Price, commercial compliance and coverage
Quality, deliverability and solution design
Within the County of Gloucestershire and primarily within the Forest of Dean and in the County of Herefordshire and solely along the Golden Valley.
This contract forms an integral part of the Fastershire Broadband Strategy 2015-18 in which the strategic partnership between Herefordshire Council and Gloucestershire County Council are seeking to extend the reach of Next Generation Access Broadband (‘NGA’) to rural parts of both counties which have yet to benefit from such services.
The contract relates to stage 3 of the strategy which can be obtained from the Fastershire website: www.fastershire.com Its aim is to procure an Ultrafast Broadband solution for as many of the premises which are as yet unreached in parts of the Forest of Dean as possible. Additionally, a minimum of NGA standard services are being sought within parts of the Golden Valley.
Specifically, the contract will seek to build a broadband network that will provide a wholesale broadband service open to all Communication Providers on a non-discriminatory basis; with the capability to access Ultrafast Broadband (NGA in the Golden Valley) by the greatest number of the circa. 7 750 eligible premises as possible.
The contractor will be expected to provide substantial investment into the broadband network and own and manage the risks associated with developing and operating the broadband network on a wholesale basis including, but not limited to, take-up risks.
An indicative public subsidy of circa. 4 540 000 GBP has been allocated to this contract and it is anticipated that this subsidy will provide the gap funding required by the selected supplier to deliver NGA coverage to a significant number of the eligible premises in the Lot 2 area. This subsidy has been allocated by BDUK and Gloucestershire County Council.
In order to comply with the State aid requirement of providing the minimum public subsidy necessary to overcome the market failure to provide the required services to the eligible premises, the actual amount of subsidy will be dependent upon the chosen solution. This said, the estimated level of public subsidy is not anticipated to exceed 4 540 000 GBP.
Candidates will be assessed using the Crown Commercial Services PQQ (see above) and evaluated in accordance with the criteria within the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Please see the Process Documents for further details. Link attached below: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/524353/New_PQQ_requirements.pdf
Candidates will be assessed using the Crown Commercial Services PQQ (see above) and evaluated in accordance with the criteria within the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Please see the Process Documents for further details.
Tender documents can be obtained from: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk If you have any difficulty in obtaining information from the above contact points, please try the following routes: email: procurement@herefordshire.gov.uk

Eligibility requirements: Candidates will be assessed using the Crown Commercial Services PQQ (see above) and evaluated in accordance with the criteria within the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Please see the Process Documents for further details. Link attached below: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/524353/New_PQQ_requirements.pdf Candidates will be assessed using the Crown Commercial Services PQQ (see above) and evaluated in accordance with the criteria within the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Please see the Process Documents for further details. Candidates will be assessed using the Crown Commercial Services PQQ (see above) and evaluated in accordance with the criteria within the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Please see the Process Documents for further details.
Candidates will be assessed using the Crown Commercial Services PQQ (see above) and evaluated in accordance with the criteria within the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Please see the Process Documents for further details.