Closure of the January 2022 National Rolling Open Market Review
Updated 15 February 2022
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The January 2022 National Rolling Open Market Review (OMR) concluded on 15 February 2022. Building Digital UK requested that network providers submit their national broadband infrastructure coverage, and the deadline for doing so has now passed.
The next National Rolling OMR is due to launch in May 2022.
The purpose of the National Rolling OMR, which will run on a 4-monthly basis, is to ensure that BDUK have the most up to date information about suppliers’ existing and planned build over the next 3-year period. This will support better strategic planning and prioritisation of Project Gigabit Procurement intervention areas, streamline the OMR process and minimise the risk of BDUK intervening in an area that would disrupt a supplier’s existing commercial plans. In the longer term, as the process matures, data collected from the National Rolling OMR may be used to inform GigaHubs and UK Gigabit Voucher eligibility as well as support the development of other potential BDUK interventions.
For the purposes of the January 2022 National Rolling OMR, data was requested from a selection of larger suppliers who have previously submitted national returns through local OMRs / Public Reviews. This initial National Rolling OMR will provide BDUK with the opportunity to refine processes for the collection and ingestion of national data in advance of expanding the scope of the Rolling National OMR to all suppliers.
We are currently evaluating all responses received. Formal responses will be sent to all network providers who submitted information in due course.
In the interim, if you require any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us via [email protected] where further assistance can be provided.