CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Access Broadband Cymru (ABC) Scheme Review

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The broadband infrastructure picture in Wales is complex with a number of supply side and demand side interventions delivered by the Welsh Government, UK Government, city and growth deal areas and local authorities.

The various initiatives represent a hierarchy of interventions from mass supply side interventions building on the success of the Superfast Cymru project, through community level projects funded through the local authority and social enterprise focused Local Broadband Fund, smaller scale interventions through topping up the UK Government gigabit vouchers and then to grant funding for individual premises through the Access Broadband Cymru scheme.

This is a crowded and complex landscape and the Welsh Government wants to review the Access Broadband Cymru scheme, understand the need for a demand led scheme in Wales and, if appropriate, make recommendations for a scheme to deliver fast and reliable broadband to those premises that will not benefit from other schemes already in existence or suggest other approaches to reach the same end.

The Welsh Government is looking to appoint a supplier to undertake a review of the current Access Broadband Cymru scheme to include:

• Whether it meets the Welsh Government’s strategic objectives.

• The appropriateness of the technologies currently funded.

• The ease of the application process from the standpoint of the consumer, the communications provider and the Welsh Government.

• The sustainability of the supplier market under the current ABC scheme, specifically their reliance on the scheme.

Investigate the current broadband landscape, including through engagement with stakeholders, to identify whether there is a need for a Welsh Government led scheme by:

• Assessing the impact and potential impact of current government and commercial interventions being delivered in Wales to address those premises without access to fast and reliable broadband.

• In light of the impact and potential impact of these schemes determining whether there is a need for a Welsh Government led intervention to deliver fast and reliable broadband that complements and adds to the current range of schemes in place.

• Assessing other approaches such as funding local engagement officers or communications driven approaches.

• Investigating in particular 4G and satellite based solutions and whether there is a need for publicly funded intervention to deliver them, with a particular focus on affordability.

If a scheme, either the ABC scheme or another, or other approaches are required make recommendations as to the future design of any scheme or approach including:

• The type of approach: vouchers, grants, supply side procurement, engagement etc.

• The most appropriate technologies to be the focus of any new scheme.

• Who should deliver the new scheme: Welsh Government, Local Authorities, and Social Enterprises etc.

• The geographic extent of any scheme.

• Outlining the customer journey for any new scheme

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=112031

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

E-TENDER INFORMATION:

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

- The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the

Organisation.

- Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your

Organisation and about the User performing the Registration.

- The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.

- On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.

- The Password will be sent by e-mail to the email address that was specified in the User Details section of

the Registration page.

- In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.

- Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click “Forgot your password?”

- Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.

- If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you

must not register again.

- Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.

- Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have

left your Organisation).

- Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional

registration. Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.3.1

- Tenders must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 2pm

HOW TO FIND THE ITT:

- Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’

- The etender references for this contract are: Project,47679 and

ITT _88392

- Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a

tender, click the ‘Express an Interest button’. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area

to the ‘My ITT’s’ on the home page.

- You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any

relevant documents in the ‘Attachments’ area.

- Should you have any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly –

Please do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

C066/2021/2022

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:112031)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice