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Rural Gigabit Public Sector Hub Site Project

 

 

Meeting: 20/07/2021 - Cabinet (Item 76)

76 Fibre Broadband for Public Buildings pdf icon PDF 229 KB

Cabinet Member: Corporate Services

Forward Plan Ref: 2021/045

Contact: Craig Bower, Programme Director Tel: 07711 411744

 

Report by Director of Digital & ICT (CA14).

 

To seek approval to move to contract with chosen preferred supplier.

 

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to

 

Approve delegated authority to the Corporate Director, Customers, Organisational Development and Resources, in consultation with the Cabinet Portfolio Holder for  Corporate Services for awarding a contract to the winning bidder of the council’s procurement of full-fibre broadband for public buildings, up to the value of £8m (Oxfordshire County Council Funding of £5m and Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) funding of £3m).

  

Additional documents:

Decision:

Recommendations agreed

Minutes:

Cabinet had before it a proposal on awarding a contract to the winning bidder of the council’s procurement of full-fibre broadband for public buildings.

 

Councillor Glynis Phillips introduced the report.  Since 2013/14 broadband has been seen as an essential service.  The previous Cabinet went to public procurement to provide lower cost broadband for council and other public sector buildings.  This report detailed the outcome from that and proposed to delegate authority to award the contract.  She move the Recommendation.

 

Councillor Neil Fawcett welcomed this provision especially for libraries and heritage facilities.  The previous year had shown how important digital access had become.  He seconded the Recommendation.

 

Councillor Phillips thanked Craig Bower, Programme Director, Digital Infrastructure Team, in particular for his negotiating skills.

 

RESOLVED to approve delegated authority to the Corporate Director, Customers, Organisational Development and Resources, in consultation with the Cabinet Portfolio Holder for  Corporate Services for awarding a contract to the winning bidder of the council’s procurement of full-fibre broadband for public buildings, up to the value of £8m (Oxfordshire County Council Funding of £5m and Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) funding of £3m).