AQW 20221/22-27

Mr John Blair
Alliance Party
South Antrim

Tabled Date: 09/01/2025
Answered On Date: 14/01/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on Project Gigabit.

Answer:

The procurement for Project Gigabit commenced on 11 November 2024 with an invitation to interested suppliers to complete a selection questionnaire to demonstrate their capacity and capability to deliver such a contract. Those suppliers who meet the published criteria of the selection questionnaire will be invited to submit a response to the requirements of the Invitation to Tender for the project. The procurement will seek a supplier to address an initial scope of approximately 11,000 premises here.

My Department expects to award a contract for Project Gigabit in the coming months, subject to compliant bids being made, bids meeting the published criteria, and all necessary approvals being agreed.