Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c41-1a35-7030-9df2-c18bb9bbf3ff/fibre-network-etruria-valley-pgp2018629 awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Fibre Network - Etruria Valley (PGP/2018/629\*) [Stoke-on-Trent City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/stoke-on-trent-city-council) Estimated value £9,770,000 Published 6 Sept 2018 Deadline Closed 22 Oct 2018 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Etruria Valley SPON upgrade and extension sub-project consists of three parts: Retrofit of fibre cables in existing ducts, construction of new duct route and implementation of backhaul tail Stoke on Trent City Council is looking to the successful bidder to undertake turnkey responsibility for the SPON upgrade on behalf of the City Council. Stoke-on-Trent City Council is further asking the successful bidder to, at their own cost, set up and install appropriate Active equipment and thereafter operate and support an Open Access platform and portal and marketplace that enables multiple service providers to sell broadband and IP products and services. The bidder shall be responsible for: ### Project Management Network Design and Survey Network construction ### Fibre Deployment Provisioning of Gbps Services to both residents and the business community ### Deployment and Operation of the Open Access Platform The Council may seek to extend the model of Open Access provision to make it citywide, and therefore wish the bidders to indicate their willingness to operate in the wider capacity and demonstrate their capability and competence to extend this project throughout the city of Stoke-on-Trent. ## CPV classification Fibre-optic materials Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/8f4b9d16-5bf4-4f6c-8e34-7b3e87c4523c) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Stoke-on-Trent City Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/stoke-on-trent-city-council) [Sector More Telecoms & broadcasting equipment tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/telecoms-broadcasting-equipment) ## More tenders like this [Network equipment – DNS - Firewallová a NGFW řešení a související služby · DIAMO, státní podnik · 36 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2821-72c5-9be3-f18d626fe0ee/czechia-network-equipment-dns-firewallova-a-ngfw-reseni-a-souvisejici-sluz) [Network equipment – revitalizacija sigurnosne I mrežne infrastrukture FAZA II -2026 · PLINACRO d.o.o. · 7 days left · 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2a2f-71ae-813f-c6a525a7b2ef/croatia-network-equipment-revitalizacija-sigurnosne-i-mrezne-infrastrukture) [Network infrastructure – INFRASTRUCTURA FIBRA OPTICA · Ministerul Apararii - Unitatea Militara 02133 · 36 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1383-70c0-a453-3a8ce5edfb88/romania-network-infrastructure-infrastructura-fibra-optica) [Network equipment – Zakup urządzeń umożliwiających uruchomienie modeli sztucznej inteligencji · Komenda Główna Policji · 9 days left · 27 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1c3f-7180-bda2-39e35856c903/poland-network-equipment-zakup-urzadzen-umozliwiajacych-uruchomienie-modeli) [Network infrastructure – Rahmenvereinbarung zur Lieferung und Service von HPE Server-, SAN und Speicherstrukturen · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-c512-72a8-abeb-a947b01f1c4c/germany-network-infrastructure-rahmenvereinbarung-zur-lieferung-und-service) [Network equipment – 2026-155 Subministrament d’equipament de seguretat perimetral i serveis per protegir els elements de TI hostatjats als centres de procés de dades (CPD) i equipament IOT de l’Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. · Consorci Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (HCB) · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2c8e-7273-967c-c73da289ab4d/spain-network-equipment-2026-155-subministrament-dequipament-de-seguretat-p)