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Project Gigabit Delivery plan - winter update 2023

An update on the Project Gigabit Delivery plan and procurement pipeline for the £5 billion gigabit broadband roll out.

• From: Building Digital UK, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan
• Published: 27 February 2023

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

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Project Gigabit winter update 2022 to 2023

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In this Project Gigabit Delivery Plan winter update, we set out the progress being made to deliver fast and reliable connectivity to homes and businesses across the UK.

It outlines the latest on our pipeline of procurements including the award of two Project Gigabit contracts in Central and South West Cornwall, totalling £36 million and covering up to 19,250 premises. In recent months BDUK also launched four new procurements in West and East Sussex, Kent, South Wiltshire, and Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes.

Additionally, it provides details of our latest partnership with National Parks England, Openreach and Trenches Law (acting on behalf of the Independent Networks Cooperative Association) to agree a joint accord to ensure the efficient delivery of gigabit broadband within the 10 English National Parks.

Finally, the update provides details on gigabit-capable broadband coverage across the devolved nations and regions, in urban and rural areas, by supplier, and by residential and commercial premises.

Published 27 February 2023