Swansea Bay City Deal Digital Infrastructure Programme Better Broadband Infill Project

Carmarthenshire County Council
Wales
Selective procedure
15 April 2025 to 15 March 2027

The project involves the design, build, and operation of a gigabit-capable broadband network (minimum 1,000Mbps) targeting premises with current speeds below 30Mbps. The scope covers the Swansea Bay City Region, specifically addressing areas of market failure identified through data analysis to improve digital infrastructure connectivity.

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Awarded value: £9.9m; As published
Published: 9 January 2025
Awarded: 15 April 2025; BT
Contract length: 23 months; Ends 15 March 2027

What the contract covers

Supplies contract

Design, construction, and operation of gigabit-capable broadband network infrastructure to provide high-speed connectivity to underserved premises across regional areas.

Design, construction, and operation of a broadband network ("Better Broadband Infill Project") which provides, as a minimum affordable gigabit connectivity (≥1,000Mbps) to eligible premises in the Swansea Bay City Region (Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, and Neath Port Talbot)

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Lot 1	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 2	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Supplies contract
Procedure: Selective procedure
Contract dates: 15 April 2025 to 15 March 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 2
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Supplies
CPV codes: 32412100

Services in this contract

Gigabit broadband build programmesMain service£51.6m typicalGap-funded gigabit broadband build for poorly served premises

Lifecycle

Published
9 January 2025
Contract awardedto BT
15 April 2025
Contract starts
15 April 2025
Contract ends
15 March 2027

The buyer

Carmarthenshire County Council

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/840792/swansea-bay-city-deal-digital-infrastructure-programme-better-broadband-infill-p
Buyer reference: itt_115490
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Carmarthenshire County Council. Swansea Bay City Deal Digital Infrastructure Programme Better Broadband Infill Project. Contract award, 9 January 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/840792/swansea-bay-city-deal-digital-infrastructure-programme-better-broadband-infill-p (accessed 5 November 2026).