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A Nationwide Local Authority based Fibre Consortium

Requirement A nationwide Consortium of several local authorities was established to secure funds from the Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) to procure and deliver full fibre connectivity across all council regions. Members of our Acuity team played an important role in the formation and set up of this Consortium.

Delivery The scope of our delivery included the following support:

  • We helped to develop the bids for several £ms of DCMS Local Full Fibre Networks and Rural Gigabit Connectivity funds.

  • We helped to establish and operate the consortium by defining and setting in place the governance and processes needed for effective partnership working.

  • We supported the design and execution of the procurement for a connectivity services partner to design and deliver fibre services on behalf of the Consortium.

Result We made a significant contribution to the development of the Consortium's successful bid for £ms of DCMS funding. Following mobilisation, the Consortium has since secured a connectivity services provider and is planning the implementation of services across council regions. .