Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) is seeking a partner to deliver a dedicated full fibre backhaul network.
A contract notice published by LCRCA states that it is looking to establish a joint venture or similar partnership, with a supplier ‘in order to build, operate and maintain a digital connectivity backhaul network across the Liverpool City Region’ and is looking to establish a partnership arrangement with a supplier, who will support in the design, implementation, maintenance, operation and commercialisation of such network.
The Hartree Centre at Sci-Tech Daresbury
A backhaul network is a link between the core of a telecommunications network and its subnetworks.
The value of the contract is stated to be £20m. The contract notice states that the LCRCA will make a significant contribution to the project through its strategic investment fund and expects to contribute up to 50 % of the overall commercial arrangement.
The notice expresses an expectation that the supplier will be prepared to enter into a long-term commercial and financial arrangement with the LCRCA to support it in delivering the wider ambition around its digital strategy for the region.
It states: ‘This digital network is expected to deliver a dedicated full fibre backhaul network, with unlimited capacity, which passes through all LCR localities and provide the opportunity for future development of local authority local access networks as well as wider commercial opportunities.’
The notice states: ‘Improved digital connectivity is a mayoral priority and LCR has some key digital assets that provide a significant competitive advantage to the attractiveness of the region. The “super-computer” is located at SciTech Daresbury, in Halton and the superfast GTT trans-atlantic cable reaches the UK mainland at Southport in Sefton. The LCRCA has ambition that these locations are interconnected and at the same time a digital backhaul network is established across the LCR.’
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