Connecting Cheshire are about to embark on 3 procurements as part of our Digital 2020 programme. One procurement is to secure a Delivery Partner for a further phase, (Phase 4), of broadband roll-out in the sub-region of Cheshire and Warrington, focussing on “Not Spots” i.e. those areas where there are still no plans to implement broadband infrastructure in the next 3 years. The second procurement is to secure the services of a supplier to set up, operate and manage a Voucher Scheme service to provide financial support to SMEs who would like to take advantage of technology to enhance their digital capability, including superfast broadband services. The third procurement will be for suppliers to provide business support services to help SMEs exploit digital technology.
To this end we are now engaging with the market. We have already held an initial kick off event at Alderley Park on Monday Oct 24th, the slides from which can be seen here LINK TO SLIDES. We would now like to offer one to one sessions with suppliers. The sessions will last for 45 minutes and will serve to give as many suppliers in the market as possible an opportunity to fully understand our plans and provide feedback on the potential approach to help ensure that the intervention is appropriately designed. This is in accordance with advice from the National Competency Center / BDUK. To arrange a session please contact us at [email protected]
