To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail when he anticipates the procurement process for Project Gigabit to be completed.

The procurement for Project Gigabit commenced on 11 November 2024, with an invitation to interested suppliers to complete a selection questionnaire to demonstrate their capacity and capability to deliver such a contract. Those suppliers who meet the published criteria of the selection questionnaire will be invited to submit a response to the requirements of the Invitation to Tender for the project. The procurement will seek a supplier to address an initial scope of approximately 11,000 premises. My Department expects to award a contract for Project Gigabit in the coming months, subject to compliant bids being made, bids meeting the published criteria, and all necessary approvals being agreed.