# Approaches to accelerating affordable Gigabit fibre

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council](/buyers/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £1
- Published: 24 March 2022
- Planned start: 1 September 2022
- Planned end: 31 August 2025
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: 0bcffdf0-7a55-457d-8c81-b582e39914e2-521243
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b2811a5b-e98f-44bc-8c27-766e04f70e3c

## Description

The purpose of this Request for Information \(RFI\) is to seek market insight, recommendations and proposals on the various possible Gigabit delivery models \(technical, operational and commercial\) that would accelerate the deployment of affordable Gigabit fibre to every home, business and organisation across the BCP Council area\. These models may potentially include a new partnership between the market, BCP Council and the wider BCP community in order to ensure that optimum economic and social outcomes are achieved\. The inputs that we receive from this RFI will help us to shape our requirement before going to market with a formal competition\.

## Related contract awards

- [Highway Improvement Team - NEC4 Works Supervisor](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4a374f06-2031-4050-aed8-4d6c8cc4f13e): Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
- [Arboricultural Surveys and Impact Assessments](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-21b3ddee-9fc8-4f00-b991-7def1bfc37a0): Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
- [Scaffolding Works Framework](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-a14f2c74-e318-4f06-b60e-8ce781af460f): Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0bcffdf0-7a55-457d-8c81-b582e39914e2-521243)