{"id":45567,"date":"2026-05-27T07:25:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T06:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=45567"},"modified":"2026-05-27T12:45:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:45:34","slug":"may-2026-uk-contract-progress-of-the-project-gigabit-broadband-rollout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/may-2026-uk-contract-progress-of-the-project-gigabit-broadband-rollout.html","title":{"rendered":"May 2026 UK Contract Progress of the Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Government\u2019s Building Digital UK<\/a> (BDUK) agency has released their May 2026 update on the delivery progress of contracts awarded under their \u00a35bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme. The update reveals that some 256,680 contracted premises (up from 250,000 in April 2026) have so far been covered out of a planned total of 837,340 (31% complete).<\/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 also include gigabit premises delivered via any public \/ BDUK<\/abbr> subsidy (i.e. that includes other schemes too, like gigabit vouchers and 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 95% by January 2029 (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. Meanwhile, others, such as Openreach<\/a>’s new contract for Cheshire (here<\/a>), were only added in the April 2026 update.<\/p>\n

The biggest change this time around is CityFibre<\/a>’s significant reduction in planned build (here<\/a>), which played a major role in slashing the total contracted premises figure from 1,047,200 last month to 837,340 now (-209,860 premises).<\/p>\n

On top of that we’ve also noted some quirks this time around, such as for CityFibre<\/a>’s Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes contract, where the already ‘built’ premises figure has gone from 4,570 in April to 4,150 in May. BDUK states that 420 premises missing from this will be “re-added at a later date<\/em>“. The Freedom Fibre<\/a> contract for North Shropshire suffered an even bigger monthly fall of -2,140 and BDUK said the same about that, albeit without providing any context for the change.<\/p>\n

As previously reported, CityFibre<\/a>’s contract for Nottinghamshire and West Lincolnshire<\/strong> (Lot 10) has also been removed from the contracted list this month as part of their recent change. BDUK are now working to find an alternative solution.<\/p>\n

Finally, Openreach<\/a> have modified their Call Off 1 (CO1) contract again, which increases its value by +\u00a35.23m to total \u00a3159.26m and adds an additional +5,352 premises to the build plan (total contracted is now 60,176).<\/p>\n

Project Gigabit \u2013 Contracted Premises and Built Premises by Contract (May 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 (May 2026)<\/strong><\/td>\nMonthly Change<\/strong><\/td>\n% Complete<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes<\/td>\nCityFibre<\/td>\n5,890<\/td>\n4,150<\/td>\n-420<\/td>\n70%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bucks, Herts and East of Berks<\/td>\nCityFibre<\/td>\n6,090<\/td>\n3,640<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n60%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CO1 Lancashire, West Berkshire, Staffordshire, Surrey, Hertfordshire, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire<\/td>\nOpenreach<\/a><\/td>\n60,180<\/td>\n14,460<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CO2 Devon, Mid Wales and South East Wales<\/td>\nOpenreach<\/td>\n41,140<\/td>\n9,210<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CO3 North Herefordshire, North Wales, Shropshire and South West Wales<\/td>\nOpenreach<\/td>\n65,120<\/td>\n1,240<\/td>\n180<\/td>\n2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CO4 South Devon, Mid Devon and North Somerset<\/td>\nOpenreach<\/td>\n37,110<\/td>\n3,150<\/td>\n310<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CO5 Essex and North East England<\/td>\nOpenreach<\/td>\n35,300<\/td>\n880<\/td>\n300<\/td>\n2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CO6 Rest of Scotland<\/td>\nOpenreach<\/td>\n77,640<\/td>\n3,680<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CO7 Worcestershire<\/td>\nOpenreach<\/td>\n22,600<\/td>\n120<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CO8 Cheshire<\/td>\nOpenreach<\/td>\n18,460<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cambridgeshire<\/td>\nCityFibre<\/td>\n18,230<\/td>\n10,850<\/td>\n1,070<\/td>\n60%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Central Cornwall<\/td>\nWildanet<\/td>\n6,940<\/td>\n6,940<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cornwall and Isle of Scilly<\/td>\nWildanet<\/td>\n14,430<\/td>\n3,540<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cumbria<\/td>\nFibrus<\/a><\/td>\n53,540<\/td>\n33,330<\/td>\n930<\/td>\n62%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Derbyshire<\/td>\nConnect Fibre<\/a><\/td>\n12,050<\/td>\n1,200<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dorset and South Somerset<\/td>\nWessex internet<\/a><\/td>\n19,560<\/td>\n3,840<\/td>\n420<\/td>\n20%<\/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>\n1,800<\/td>\n370<\/td>\n51%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East and West Sussex<\/td>\nCityFibre<\/td>\n12,760<\/td>\n2,970<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hampshire<\/td>\nCityFibre<\/td>\n29,420<\/td>\n6,770<\/td>\n770<\/td>\n23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kent<\/td>\nCityFibre<\/td>\n8,750<\/td>\n2,320<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n27%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leicestershire and Warwickshire<\/td>\nCityFibre<\/td>\n22,480<\/td>\n10,100<\/td>\n120<\/td>\n45%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lincolnshire and East Riding<\/td>\nQuickline<\/a><\/td>\n47,800<\/td>\n19,050<\/td>\n1,390<\/td>\n40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Forest<\/td>\nWessex internet<\/a><\/td>\n12,730<\/td>\n10,250<\/td>\n240<\/td>\n81%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norfolk<\/td>\nCityFibre<\/td>\n32,670<\/td>\n12,510<\/td>\n130<\/td>\n38%<\/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>\n2,080<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n35%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Oxfordshire<\/td>\nGigaclear<\/a><\/td>\n4,180<\/td>\n3,690<\/td>\n160<\/td>\n88%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Shropshire<\/td>\nFreedom Fibre<\/a><\/td>\n3,410<\/td>\n1,270<\/td>\n-2,140<\/td>\n37%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Northern North Yorkshire<\/td>\nQuickline<\/a><\/td>\n33,810<\/td>\n10,240<\/td>\n890<\/td>\n30%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Northumberland<\/td>\nGoFibre<\/a><\/td>\n3,830<\/td>\n3,830<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Oxfordshire<\/td>\nGigaclear<\/a><\/td>\n5,030<\/td>\n3,140<\/td>\n130<\/td>\n62%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South West Cornwall<\/td>\nWildanet<\/td>\n6,400<\/td>\n6,400<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Wiltshire<\/td>\nWessex internet<\/td>\n18,790<\/td>\n6,390<\/td>\n330<\/td>\n34%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Yorkshire<\/td>\nQuickline<\/a><\/td>\n13,290<\/td>\n9,080<\/td>\n240<\/td>\n68%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suffolk<\/td>\nCityFibre<\/td>\n38,350<\/td>\n17,360<\/td>\n490<\/td>\n45%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West and Parts of North Yorkshire<\/td>\nQuickline<\/td>\n28,950<\/td>\n16,310<\/td>\n610<\/td>\n56%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTAL<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n837,340<\/strong><\/td>\n256,680<\/strong><\/td>\n6,680<\/strong><\/td>\n31%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Remember – it\u2019s important to understand the context behind each contract before judging delivery progress, since a face-value assessment will often overlook key realities. Speaking of which, some of the contracted figures may differ from the original announcements, which reflects the usual 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 April 2026 (here<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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