Project Gigabit National Rolling Open Market Review January 2026

Building Digital UK has launched a National Rolling Open Market Review request for information for all suppliers to submit information about their existing and planned build at premises level over the next 3 year period across the UK.

This consultation closes at 5pm on 6 February 2026

Building Digital UK (BDUK) has launched a National Rolling Open Market Review (NR OMR) to confirm where gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure currently exists or is planned to be built in the UK over the next 3 years. The NR OMR takes place three times a year in January, May and September.

The government’s ambition is to deliver nationwide gigabit-capable broadband as soon as possible. It recognises that there is a need for government intervention in the parts of the country that are not commercially viable, this is why it has committed £5 billion for the hardest to reach parts of the country, ensuring that all areas of the UK can benefit. This will be spent through a package of coordinated and mutually supportive interventions, collectively known as Project Gigabit.

As part of this, BDUK has developed a procurement approach for funding contracts to suppliers delivering gigabit-capable wholesale infrastructure. This procurement approach is a successor to the highly successful Superfast broadband Programme.

BDUK wishes to work collaboratively with industry to maximise efficiency, minimise market distortion and achieve our objectives within a tight time frame. To do this, it must first identify potential Intervention Areas (IAs) which are not currently commercially viable, where no infrastructure exists or is planned to be built within the next three years (however, it is also interested in plans beyond this period, if available).

Read the full consultation document below.