W527 - BT - Derby Riverside Utility Diversions

Derby City Council
East Midlands
Direct award
13 March 2025 to 31 March 2025

Utility diversion works for Openreach infrastructure at Derwent Street, including duct installation, jointing chamber construction, and the relocation of overhead and underground cables. The project involves local distribution and optical fibre circuits, requiring off-site testing and balancing at telephone exchanges or customer premises. Redundant equipment recovery and demolition of spare chambers are included as part of the diversionary scope.

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Awarded value: £446k; As published
Published: 9 May 2025
Awarded: 13 March 2025; BT
Contract length: 1 month; Ends 31 March 2025

What the contract covers

Provision of specialist telecommunications infrastructure diversion and civil engineering works for public sector construction and development projects.

Terms and requirements

Procedure: Direct award
Contract dates: 13 March 2025 to 31 March 2025
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 32523000, 45314000

Services in this contract

Telecoms duct and diversion civilsMain service£64k typicalOpenreach duct, chamber and cable diversion for Derby scheme

Lifecycle

Published
9 May 2025
Contract awardedto BT
13 March 2025
Contract starts
13 March 2025
Contract ends
31 March 2025

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Derby City Council

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BT

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/942791/w527-bt-derby-riverside-utility-diversions
Buyer reference: W527
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-050f72
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Derby City Council. W527 - BT - Derby Riverside Utility Diversions. Contract award, 9 May 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/942791/w527-bt-derby-riverside-utility-diversions (accessed 5 November 2026).