Guidance

Project Gigabit: UK subsidy advice

Guidance covering plans to improve the UK's broadband network, with emphasis on making high-speed broadband available in rural areas.

From:
Building Digital UK
Published
1 June 2021
Last updated
918 JuneDecember 2023 — See all updates

Documents

Detailed Overview of the Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Scheme v0.7

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Open Market Review (OMR) and Public Review (PR) - Subsidy Control Classification Guidance

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Public Review and National Rolling Open Market Review Disagreement Resolution Process

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GIS Worked Example - Assessment Form for Gigabit Capable Solutions

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Gigabit infrastructure subsidy guidance: wholesale open access network requirements

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Gigabit infrastructure subsidy guidance: wholesale access and pricing

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Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Scheme (GIS) - Guidance: Clawback

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Access to Infrastructure Code – Use of Existing Infrastructure

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Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy guidance: transparency (monitoring and reporting)

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Project Gigabit -procurement Table of Ongoing BDUK Subsidy Procurementspipeline

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Details

Building Digital UK (BDUK) is developing all its plans under Project Gigabit within the UK Subsidy Control Regime, with an emphasis on making high-speed broadband available in rural areas. BDUK’s guidance on this approach can be found in the above documents.

The UK Subsidy Control Regime replaces the State aid regime which was in place prior to the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.

Under the United Kingdom/European Union Withdrawal Agreement of October 2019, all contract awards made prior to the end of the Transition Period (31 December 2020) continue to fall under the State aid regime for a period of four years and need to be managed in accordance with the rules in that period. This also applies to future procurements and awards made under the Superfast Broadband Programme.

Published 1 June 2021
Last updated 918 JuneDecember 2023 + show all updates

  1. Updated the Project Gigabit procurement pipeline

  2. Public Review and National Rolling Open Market Review Disagreement Resolution Process - HTML attachment updated.

  3. Access to Infrastructure Code timeframe for information to be provided updated.

  4. Access to Infrastructure Code - Use of existing Infrastructure updated.

  5. HTML version of GIS worked example added. Please note, this was first published on 1 February 2022 and was updated 2 July 2022 to reflect an update to section 4: Technology Assessment Form for Gigabit Capable Solutions.

  6. HTML attachment added forDelivering a gigabit-capable UK: Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Scheme Open Market Review & Public Review - Subsidy Control Classification Guidance

  7. Addition of Public Review Disagreement Resolution Process

  8. Introductory words changed.

  9. Added 'Gigabit infrastructure subsidy guidance: wholesale access and pricing' and 'Gigabit infrastructure subsidy guidance: wholesale open access network requirements' documents.

  10. Added: 'Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy - Access to Infrastructure Code v2.0'

  11. Subsidy tracker update

  12. Added Transparency (Monitoring & Reporting) guidance

  13. Addition of Subsidy OMR/PR guidance