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Swansea Bay City Deal Digital Infrastructure Programme Better Broadband Infill Project

Carmarthenshire County Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 20:37.

Opportunity overview

This is a contract award notice for The Swansea Bay City Deal’s Digital Infrastructure Programme to appoint a commercial partner(s) to provide a gigabit capable connection to premises in the Swansea Bay City Region (Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, and Neath Port Talbot). The further competition was conducted via the Crown Commercial Services RM6095 Gigabit Capable Connectivity DPS.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

BT

Match pending…
Contract value
£9.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Apr 2025
Award ID
043959-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Cardiff, UKL22, CF101XR, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV32412100 — Telecommunications network

Lots

  • This is a contract award notice. The Swansea Bay City Deal’s (SBCD) Digital Infrastructure Programme, led by Carmarthenshire County Council (“Buyer”) is seeking the design, construction, and operation of a broadband network (“Better Broadband Infill Project”) which provides, as a minimum affordable gigabit connectivity (≥1,000Mbps) to eligible premises in the Swansea Bay City Region (Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, and Neath Port Talbot) in order to address areas where market failure persists and which have been identified through data analysis as having poor broadband speeds (<30Mbps).Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
itt_115490
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 May 2025, 00:00

Classification

Id
32412100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Telecommunications network

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
This is a contract award notice. The Swansea Bay City Deal’s (SBCD) Digital Infrastructure Programme, led by Carmarthenshire County Council (“Buyer”) is seeking the design, construction, and operation of a broadband network (“Better Broadband Infill Project”) which provides, as a minimum affordable gigabit connectivity (≥1,000Mbps) to eligible premises in the Swansea Bay City Region (Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, and Neath Port Talbot) in order to address areas where market failure persists and which have been identified through data analysis as having poor broadband speeds (<30Mbps).

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
40

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Swansea Bay City Region (Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, and Neath Port Talbot)

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL14
Entry 2
Region
UKL14

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
32412100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Telecommunications network

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-1552
Name
Carmarthenshire County Council

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UKL14
Locality
Carmarthen
Postal Code
SA31 1JP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Carmarthenshire County Council

Contact

Telephone
+44 1267234567
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-156016
Name
Carmarthenshire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL14
Locality
Carmarthen
Postal Code
SA31 1JP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall, Jobs Well Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Carmarthenshire County Council

Contact

Name
Dija Oliver
Telephone
+44 1267234567
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-156017
Name
BT

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKL22
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF101XR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Stadium House, 5 Park Street

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
BT
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-111
Name
High Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court

Contact

Telephone
+44 2079477501

Award information

Award 1
Id
043959-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-156017
Name
BT

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
043959-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
043959-2025-1
Date Signed
15 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
9,867,370
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Carmarthen · UKL14 · SA31 1JP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL14

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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