Freedom Fibre Ltd · Awarded contract

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Award of Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Contract for Cheshire to Freedom Fibre Ltd

Awarded 20 May 2024

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Awarded20 May 2024

Value£43,170,000.00

SupplierFreedom Fibre Ltd

AgencyFreedom Fibre Ltd

RegionUnited Kingdom

CategoryTelecommunications

Expires in 2y 6mo4y 11mo term, 50% elapsed

Awarded 20 May 2024Expires 25 Apr 2029

About

Freedom Fibre Ltd awarded a contract to Freedom Fibre Ltd for the build of gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure in the Cheshire intervention area under the Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy programme, part of Project Gigabit.

The programme aims to support the build of gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure in areas of the UK unlikely to attract commercial investment, referred to as the final 20% (f20).

Building Digital UK (BDUK) targets market intervention in these areas via this subsidy award programme to subsidise the build of gigabit-capable networks providing long-term, sustainable availability of wholesale gigabit broadband services in the hardest to reach parts of the UK.

The programme is envisaged to last for up to 9 years and award contracts throughout that period.

The contract value is £43,170,000.

Some documents that form part of this contract have not been included within the published document set as their entire contents are commercially sensitive.

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