# CP1870-19 CDS Technical Expertise and Assurance for procurement of new broadband connectivity

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Devon County Council](/buyers/devon-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [FarrPoint Limited](/contract-winners/farrpoint/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £99,999
- Tender value: £99,999
- Award date: 14 February 2020
- Published: 19 February 2020
- Contract start: 19 February 2020
- Contract end: 18 February 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: d8d6d449-4cc8-4e32-a43b-8d9062aa5552-344945
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fe836bed-d2db-4914-98a5-d41936a58a8f

## Description

The Connecting Devon and Somerset \(CDS\) programme are taking forward a new multi-million-pound infrastructure procurement with the aim of securing one or several contracts to deliver improved connectivity to residents and businesses across the area\. To support the procurement, process the programme is seeking to appoint additional technical expertise across the next 12 months, providing technical assurance and due diligence in the selection of one or several suppliers of broadband services\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d8d6d449-4cc8-4e32-a43b-8d9062aa5552-344945)