# Superfast Essex Phase 4a \(Phase 4, Tranche 1\)

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Essex County Council](/buyers/essex-county-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 16 October 2017
- Planned start: 30 March 2018
- Planned end: 29 March 2028
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 3dd67087-2710-49b3-8b15-4cff3d908c64-176481
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7ec3a7f6-6b39-4fe2-a1a7-fcbf4c69816a

## Description

Essex County Council is seeking to appoint one or several partners to deliver Phase 4a \(Phase 4, Tranche 1\) of its Superfast Essex broadband programme\. Superfast Essex is part of the UK national broadband initiative overseen by DCMS\. ECC has successfully completed its Phase 1 rollout and is currently implementing Phases 2 and 3\. Using a mixture of project implementation savings from previous phases, subsidy clawback from existing delivery contracts, new funding from Essex districts and new grant funding, Phase 4 aims to: \(a\)ensure more than 99% of all fixed addresses in the county have access to superfast broadband; \(b\)complete the rollout by December 2021; \(c\)make effective use of project savings and external funding sources to avoid the need for new ECC capital funding\. This procurement is split into 3 lots comprising Epping Forest District, Basildon District and Braintree District\. The estimated total value of Phase 4a across all three lots is between £2 m and £5\.5 m\.

## Related contract awards

- [SuDs & GI in Schools Programme 26/27](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-21aa6201-e389-418a-b3b6-c8f7b6b97eb8): ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- [Quantity Surveying \(QS\) support for the Ormiston Rivers SEN project](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-792a8c30-dbea-4c19-b53b-675db70c888a): ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- [NDORS Booking System](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-652764a5-9885-4560-87b1-3ad5260098b7): ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3dd67087-2710-49b3-8b15-4cff3d908c64-176481)