Planning

The Design, Build and Operation of a Gigabit Spine for Hampshire and Surrey

  • HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-000423

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0395a0

Published 6 January 2023, 2:52pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

The Castle

WINCHESTER

SO238ZB

Email

procurement.support@hants.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ36 - Central Hampshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.hants.gov.uk/procurement

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/Home

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

The Design, Build and Operation of a Gigabit Spine for Hampshire and Surrey

Reference number

ET18861

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50330000 - Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Hampshire County Council, on behalf of the Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership (EM3), is seeking feedback from interested parties on the proposed draft contract documents and specification for our upcoming procurement to design, build, install, commercialise, operate and maintain a new fibre spine and active network stretching 94 kms from Basingstoke to Guildford, via Hook, Camberley, Aldershot, Farnborough and Farnham.

We are are interested in feedback from the market on these documents in preparation for our upcoming tender process anticipated to commence in early 2023.

To view these documents and respond to our market engagement questions please go to the Hampshire In-tend portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/ProjectManage/19509.

Please 'Express your Interest' in this project and your organisation will then be able to access the market engagement documents. If your organisation is not registered on the Hampshire In-tend Portal, you will need to register before accessing the documents (click on the 'Register' tab). Registration is free and a very simple process only requiring a few fields of information.

Your responses to our market engagement questions should be emailed to Fibre@enterprisem3.org.uk no later than Tuesday 31st January 2023.

Logging into In-Tend (once registered)

- To view this opportunity please click on `Tenders` then `Current` and then search for 'ET18861' in the search box.

- Selecting 'View Details' on the project

- Click the 'Express Interest' button

- Following the on-screen instructions

- The draft Contract documents, Specification and feedback Questionnaire are available via the Synopsis button

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two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 32521000 - Telecommunications cable
  • 50330000 - Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ25 - West Surrey
  • UKJ37 - North Hampshire
Main site or place of performance

West Surrey and North Hampshire - Basingstoke to Guildford, via Hook, Camberley, Aldershot, Farnborough and Farnham.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Hampshire County Council, on behalf of the Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership (EM3), is seeking feedback from interested parties on the proposed draft contract and Specification documents for our upcoming project to design, build, install, commercialise, operate and maintain a new fibre spine and active network stretching 94 kms from Basingstoke to Guildford, via Hook, Camberley, Aldershot, Farnborough and Farnham.

We are currently consulting on our draft contract documents and specification and keen to receive feedback from the market on these documents in preparation for our upcoming tender process anticipated to commence in early 2023.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

1 March 2023


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes