{"id":44949,"date":"2026-03-19T12:45:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=44949"},"modified":"2026-03-19T12:48:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:48:24","slug":"march-2026-contract-progress-for-uk-project-gigabit-broadband-rollout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/march-2026-contract-progress-for-uk-project-gigabit-broadband-rollout.html","title":{"rendered":"March 2026 Contract Progress for UK Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Government\u2019s Building Digital UK<\/a> (BDUK) agency has today released their March 2026 update on the delivery progress of contracts that have been awarded under their \u00a35bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme. The update reveals that some 227,310 contracted premises (up from 215,380 in Feb 2026) have so far been covered out of a planned total of 1,020,160.<\/p>\n

The figures in this update are not directly comparable to the figures published in BDUK\u2019s general quarterly statistics<\/a> releases. This is because today’s report tracks the number of contracted premises to which a supplier has delivered a gigabit-capable connection under the main Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy<\/strong> (GIS) programme, whereas the general statistics include the number of premises that have also received a gigabit-capable connection as a result of any public \/ BDUK<\/abbr> subsidy (i.e. that covers other schemes too, like gigabit vouchers and past contracts that pre-date Project Gigabit).<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> Project Gigabit aims to help extend gigabit broadband (1000Mbps+) ISP networks to \u201cnationwide<\/em>\u201d coverage (c.99% of UK premises) by 2032, focusing mostly on the final 10-20% in hard-to-reach areas. Some 90% of premises can already access such a network (here<\/a>) and Ofcom<\/a> are forecasting this could reach up to 97% by January 2028 (here<\/a>).<\/div>\n

So far, most of the country’s gigabit-capable broadband coverage has been delivered by commercial deployments (predominantly focused on urban and semi-urban areas), while Project Gigabit focuses on the final bits that they fail to reach (usually rural areas). The project has already committed most of its budget up to 2030, but there are still some contracts yet to be awarded and others that have been scaled-back or switched suppliers (e.g. here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a> and here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Otherwise, it\u2019s worth remembering that these contracts were all awarded at different times and are thus at very different stages of development (some started several years apart). A few of the listed contracts have already completed their delivery, such as Wessex Internet<\/a>\u2019s build for North Dorset and GoFibre<\/a>\u2019s roll-outs for County Durham and North Northumberland.<\/p>\n

Project Gigabit \u2013 Contracted Premises and Built Premises by Contract (Mar 2026)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Contract<\/strong><\/td>\nSupplier<\/strong><\/td>\nContracted Premises<\/strong><\/td>\nBuilt Contracted Premises (March 2026)<\/strong><\/td>\nMonthly Change<\/strong><\/td>\n% Complete<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes<\/td>\nCityFibre<\/a><\/td>\n21,030<\/td>\n2,800<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bucks, Herts and East of Berks<\/td>\nCityFibre<\/a><\/td>\n19,090<\/td>\n3,560<\/td>\n130<\/td>\n19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CO1 Lancashire, West Berkshire, Staffordshire, Surrey, Hertfordshire, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire<\/td>\nOpenreach<\/a><\/td>\n51,820<\/td>\n11,190<\/td>\n350<\/td>\n22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CO2 Devon, Mid Wales and South East Wales<\/td>\nOpenreach<\/a><\/td>\n41,140<\/td>\n6,590<\/td>\n210<\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CO3 North Herefordshire, North Wales, Shropshire and South West Wales<\/td>\nOpenreach<\/a><\/td>\n52,060<\/td>\n350<\/td>\n150<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CO4 South Devon, Mid Devon and North Somerset<\/td>\nOpenreach<\/td>\n37,110<\/td>\n1,800<\/td>\n620<\/td>\n5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CO5 Essex and North East England<\/td>\nOpenreach<\/td>\n24,710<\/td>\n410<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CO6 Rest of Scotland<\/td>\nOpenreach<\/td>\n77,640<\/td>\n1,430<\/td>\n640<\/td>\n2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CO7 Worcestershire<\/td>\nOpenreach<\/td>\n22,600<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cambridgeshire<\/td>\nCityFibre<\/a><\/td>\n39,070<\/td>\n8,820<\/td>\n290<\/td>\n23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Central Cornwall<\/td>\nWildanet<\/td>\n6,940<\/td>\n6,940<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cornwall and Isle of Scilly<\/td>\nWildanet<\/td>\n14,430<\/td>\n3,410<\/td>\n170<\/td>\n24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cumbria<\/td>\nFibrus<\/a><\/td>\n53,540<\/td>\n30,010<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n56%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Derbyshire<\/td>\nConnect Fibre<\/a><\/td>\n12,050<\/td>\n1,200<\/td>\n430<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dorset and South Somerset<\/td>\nWessex internet<\/a><\/td>\n19,560<\/td>\n3,100<\/td>\n900<\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Durham<\/td>\nGoFibre<\/a><\/td>\n4,440<\/td>\n4,440<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Gloucestershire<\/td>\nGigaclear<\/a><\/td>\n3,550<\/td>\n1,230<\/td>\n140<\/td>\n35%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East and West Sussex<\/td>\nCityFibre<\/td>\n41,940<\/td>\n2,970<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hampshire<\/td>\nCityFibre<\/td>\n55,570<\/td>\n6,000<\/td>\n220<\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kent<\/td>\nCityFibre<\/td>\n46,080<\/td>\n2,100<\/td>\n150<\/td>\n5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leicestershire and Warwickshire<\/td>\nCityFibre<\/td>\n38,230<\/td>\n8,650<\/td>\n720<\/td>\n23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lincolnshire and East Riding<\/td>\nQuickline<\/a><\/td>\n47,800<\/td>\n15,820<\/td>\n1,770<\/td>\n33%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Forest<\/td>\nWessex internet<\/a><\/td>\n15,120<\/td>\n9,530<\/td>\n420<\/td>\n63%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norfolk<\/td>\nCityFibre<\/td>\n48,890<\/td>\n11,980<\/td>\n450<\/td>\n25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Dorset<\/td>\nWessex internet<\/td>\n6,480<\/td>\n6,480<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North East Staffordshire<\/td>\nConnect Fibre<\/a><\/td>\n5,960<\/td>\n1,990<\/td>\n300<\/td>\n33%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Oxfordshire<\/td>\nGigaclear<\/a><\/td>\n4,180<\/td>\n3,400<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n81%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Shropshire<\/td>\nFreedom Fibre<\/a><\/td>\n3,410<\/td>\n3,410<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Northern North Yorkshire<\/td>\nQuickline<\/a><\/td>\n33,810<\/td>\n8,920<\/td>\n1,200<\/td>\n26%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Northumberland<\/td>\nGoFibre<\/a><\/td>\n3,830<\/td>\n3,830<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nottinghamshire and West Lincolnshire<\/td>\nCityFibre<\/td>\n27,820<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Oxfordshire<\/td>\nGigaclear<\/a><\/td>\n5,030<\/td>\n2,770<\/td>\n130<\/td>\n55%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South West Cornwall<\/td>\nWildanet<\/td>\n11,140<\/td>\n6,400<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n57%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Wiltshire<\/td>\nWessex internet<\/td>\n18,790<\/td>\n5,710<\/td>\n420<\/td>\n30%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Yorkshire<\/td>\nQuickline<\/a><\/td>\n13,290<\/td>\n8,610<\/td>\n870<\/td>\n65%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suffolk<\/td>\nCityFibre<\/td>\n65,710<\/td>\n16,580<\/td>\n220<\/td>\n25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West and Parts of North Yorkshire<\/td>\nQuickline<\/td>\n26,310<\/td>\n14,910<\/td>\n870<\/td>\n57%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTAL<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n1,020,160<\/strong><\/td>\n227,310<\/strong><\/td>\n11,930<\/strong><\/td>\n22%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Take note that CityFibre\u2019s progress under the \u00a358.6m (public subsidy) contract for rural parts of Nottinghamshire and West Lincolnshire<\/strong> (Lot 10) needs to be taken in context, since Connexin<\/a> originally held this until last year when they were acquired by CityFibre. Connexin<\/a> only began the build phase at the end of 2024 (here<\/a>), thus its delivery has been stuck in limbo due to that consolidation and future progress remains unclear. On the flip side, some of CityFibre’s other contracts appear to have ground to a halt over the past month or so, which is a concern.<\/p>\n

The above is an example of why it\u2019s important to understand the context behind each contract before judging delivery progress, since a face-value assessment will overlook key realities. Speaking of which, some of the contracted figures may differ from the original announcements, which reflects the usual contract modifications (i.e. the scope of delivery can increase or decrease, such as due to commercial builds by other operators going further than expected or builds costing more than expected etc.).<\/p>\n

For some extra context, you can check out the previous figures for February 2026 (here<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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