THAT:

a)         subject to the approval of Gloucestershire County Council, a contract is awarded to Gigaclear to provide gap funding to deliver fibre broadband infrastructure within areas 3c (South Herefordshire & West Gloucestershire), 3d (North Gloucestershire), 3e (South Gloucestershire) and 4 (North Herefordshire);

that the maximum value of said contract should be £12.8m with an option to increase the Lot 3c subsidy contribution by up to a further £1.4m to the original published subsidy limit subject to a delivery plan to be agreed by the assistant director communities; and the contract should conclude seven years after the final infrastructure payment which is anticipated in December 2019;

b)         following the conclusion of BDUKs assurance and subject to the approval of Gloucestershire County Council, the director for  economy, communities and corporate is authorised to award contracts for Lots 3a (Cheltenham and Gloucester) and 3b (Hereford) to the preferred supplier/s within the parameters below: that the maximum value of said contract/s should be £910k; and the contract should conclude seven years after the final infrastructure payment which is anticipated in March 2019;

c)         the assistant director communities be given delegated authority to, following consultation with the cabinet member economy and corporate services to take all operational decisions within the approved budget to implement stage 4 of the Fastershire broadband strategy.