{"id":415,"date":"2018-03-22T15:56:31","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T15:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/?p=415"},"modified":"2018-08-28T10:01:11","modified_gmt":"2018-08-28T09:01:11","slug":"supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/03\/22\/supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Supplier opportunity to provide 4G coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk\/search\/show\/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR313791\">Contract Notice<\/a> for a project to address mobile \u2018notspots\u2019 has now been published.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gov.scot\/news\/improving-mobile-coverage-2\">Scottish 4G Infill Programme: Capital Funded Mast Deployment Project<\/a> is a grant funded procurement process to provide 4G coverage in some areas of Scotland where it does not yet exist.<\/p>\n<p>This \u00a325 million grant funded initiative aims to improve mobile connectivity and provide next generation digital communications across more remote and rural areas of Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>It is a\u00a0key activity supporting the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.scot\/Publications\/2017\/09\/8468\">2017\/2018 Programme for Government<\/a> and the project will follow a single stage procurement process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Start of the procurement process for initiative to improve connectivity in remote and rural areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":407,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[153,53,10,152,28],"tags":[154,155,88,127,157,156,87],"class_list":["post-415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-contract-notices","category-contracts","category-procurement-news","category-programme-for-government","category-suppliers","tag-4g","tag-4g-coverage","tag-contract-notice","tag-digital","tag-digital-communications","tag-mobile-connectivity","tag-programme-for-government"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Supplier opportunity to provide 4G coverage - Public Procurement and Property<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/03\/22\/supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Supplier opportunity to provide 4G coverage - Public Procurement and Property\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Start of the procurement process for initiative to improve connectivity in remote and rural areas.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/03\/22\/supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Public Procurement and Property\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-03-22T15:56:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-08-28T09:01:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Eddie Chapman\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Eddie Chapman\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/03\/22\/supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/03\/22\/supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Eddie Chapman\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/#\/schema\/person\/f8a10f6dd31ef93bbc748d9e27954d2a\"},\"headline\":\"Supplier opportunity to provide 4G coverage\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-03-22T15:56:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-08-28T09:01:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/03\/22\/supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage\/\"},\"wordCount\":95,\"commentCount\":0,\"keywords\":[\"4G\",\"4G coverage\",\"Contract notice\",\"Digital\",\"digital communications\",\"mobile connectivity\",\"Programme for Government\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Contract Notices\",\"contracts\",\"Procurement news\",\"Programme for Government\",\"suppliers\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/03\/22\/supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/03\/22\/supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/03\/22\/supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage\/\",\"name\":\"Supplier opportunity to provide 4G coverage - Public Procurement and Property\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-03-22T15:56:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-08-28T09:01:11+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/#\/schema\/person\/f8a10f6dd31ef93bbc748d9e27954d2a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/03\/22\/supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/03\/22\/supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/03\/22\/supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Supplier opportunity to provide 4G coverage\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/\",\"name\":\"Public Procurement and Property\",\"description\":\"Scottish Government Blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/#\/schema\/person\/f8a10f6dd31ef93bbc748d9e27954d2a\",\"name\":\"Eddie Chapman\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/wphb-cache\/gravatar\/afc\/afc08e6b5e42b2e1f1da2ece868f2fdcx96.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/wphb-cache\/gravatar\/afc\/afc08e6b5e42b2e1f1da2ece868f2fdcx96.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Eddie Chapman\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/author\/edwardchapman\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Supplier opportunity to provide 4G coverage - Public Procurement and Property","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/03\/22\/supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Supplier opportunity to provide 4G coverage - Public Procurement and Property","og_description":"Start of the procurement process for initiative to improve connectivity in remote and rural areas.","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/03\/22\/supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage\/","og_site_name":"Public Procurement and Property","article_published_time":"2018-03-22T15:56:31+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-08-28T09:01:11+00:00","author":"Eddie Chapman","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Eddie Chapman"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/03\/22\/supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/03\/22\/supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage\/"},"author":{"name":"Eddie Chapman","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/#\/schema\/person\/f8a10f6dd31ef93bbc748d9e27954d2a"},"headline":"Supplier opportunity to provide 4G coverage","datePublished":"2018-03-22T15:56:31+00:00","dateModified":"2018-08-28T09:01:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/03\/22\/supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage\/"},"wordCount":95,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["4G","4G coverage","Contract notice","Digital","digital communications","mobile connectivity","Programme for Government"],"articleSection":["Contract Notices","contracts","Procurement news","Programme for Government","suppliers"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/03\/22\/supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/03\/22\/supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/03\/22\/supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage\/","name":"Supplier opportunity to provide 4G coverage - Public Procurement and Property","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-03-22T15:56:31+00:00","dateModified":"2018-08-28T09:01:11+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/#\/schema\/person\/f8a10f6dd31ef93bbc748d9e27954d2a"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/03\/22\/supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/03\/22\/supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/03\/22\/supplier-opportunity-to-provide-4g-coverage\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Supplier opportunity to provide 4G coverage"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/","name":"Public Procurement and Property","description":"Scottish Government Blog","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/#\/schema\/person\/f8a10f6dd31ef93bbc748d9e27954d2a","name":"Eddie Chapman","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/wphb-cache\/gravatar\/afc\/afc08e6b5e42b2e1f1da2ece868f2fdcx96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/wphb-cache\/gravatar\/afc\/afc08e6b5e42b2e1f1da2ece868f2fdcx96.jpg","caption":"Eddie Chapman"},"url":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/author\/edwardchapman\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/407"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=415"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}