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National Broadband Plan Contract
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Under the National Broadband Plan (NBP) Contract, National Broadband Ireland (NBI) will roll out a high speed and future proofed broadband network within the State Intervention Area and will operate and manage this network over the next 25 years.
The contract is a detailed document which sets out the specific terms of the Government’s NBP Contract with NBI in respect of the rollout of the high speed broadband network under the State intervention.
Some of the Contract Schedules, or part of those Schedules, contain commercially sensitive information which is not published. The table below sets out the Contract Schedules and indicates where they have been fully or part published.
Please note that the Contract is subject to a change control procedure and elements may be updated over the lifetime of the project. The Contract below is as at 20 March 2020.
It should be noted that Schedules 3.10, 3.11, 6.6 and 13 are not used which is why they are not referenced below.
| No. | Schedule | Name | Published |
| 1 | Clauses 1-94 | Clauses 1-94 | Part published – some information commercially sensitive |
| 2 | Schedule 1 | Definitions | Part published – some information commercially sensitive |
| 3 | Schedule 2.1 | Technical Solution Specification | Published in full |
| 4 | Schedule 2.2 | Reference Offer | Published in full |
| 5 | Schedule 2.3 | Deployment Requirements | Part published – some information commercially sensitive |
| 6 | Schedule 2.4 | Operational Performance | Part published – some information commercially sensitive |
| 7 | Schedule 2.5 | Environmental | Published in full |
| 8 | Schedule 2.6 | Communications, Demand Stimulation and Brand Plan | Published in full |
| 9 | Schedule 2.7 | NBPco Requirements | Part published – some information commercially sensitive |
| 10 | Schedule 2.8 | Key Subcontractor Provisions | Commercially Sensitive – Not for Publication |
| 11 | Schedule 3.1 to 3.7 | NBPCo Solution | Commercially Sensitive – Not for Publication |
| 12 | Schedule 3.8 | Key Personnel | Commercially Sensitive – Not for Publication |
| 13 | Schedule 3.9 | Key Subcontractors | Published in full |
| 14 | Schedule 3.12 | Details of Companies | Published in full |
| 15 | Schedule 4 | Relief Events | Commercially Sensitive – Not for Publication |
| 16 | Schedule 5.1 | Subsidy Payments | Part published – some information commercially sensitive |
| 17 | Schedule 5.2 | Wholesale Prices, Price Benchmarking Rules and Wholesale Product Benchmarking Rules | Published in full |
| 18 | Schedule 5.3 | The Project Financial Model | Part published – some information commercially sensitive |
| 19 | Schedule 5.4 | Eligibility Requirements for ERDF Funding | Published in full |
| 20 | Schedule 5.5 | Accounting Separation | Published in full |
| 21 | Schedule 5.6 | Required Insurance | Part published – some information commercially sensitive |
| 22 | Schedule 5.7 | Financial Distress | Part published – some information commercially sensitive |
| 23 | Schedule 6.1 | Contract Liaison | Part published – some information commercially sensitive |
| 24 | Schedule 6.2 | Change Control Procedure | Commercially Sensitive – Not for Publication |
| 25 | Schedule 6.3 | Dispute Resolution Procedure | Published in full |
| 26 | Schedule 6.4 | Service, Network and Wholesale Product Compliance and Future Proofing | Part published – some information commercially sensitive |
| 27 | Schedule 6.5 | Reports and Records | Part published – some information commercially sensitive |
| 28 | Schedule 6.7 | Performance Levels | Part published – some information commercially sensitive |
| 29 | Schedule 6.8 | Persistent Defaults and Remedial Plan Process | Part published – some information commercially sensitive |
| 30 | Schedule 6.9 | Consequences of Termination | Commercially Sensitive – Not for Publication |
| 31 | Schedule 6.10 | Independent Assurance | Published in full |
| 32 | Schedule 6.11 | Audits | Published in full |
| 33 | Schedule 6.12 | Benchmarking and Market Testing | Part published – some information commercially sensitive |
| 34 | Schedule 6.13 | Ministerial Oversight of Deployment Subcontract Procurement Process | Part published – some information commercially sensitive |
| 35 | Schedule 7.1 | Form of Guarantee | Published in full |
| 36 | Schedule 7.2 | Performance Bond | Published in full |
| 37 | Schedule 7.3 | Form of Key Sub Contractor Direct Agreement | Commercially Sensitive – Not for Publication |
| 38 | Schedule 7.4 | Form of Key Subcontracts | Commercially Sensitive – Not for Publication |
| 39 | Schedule 7.5 | Deferred Equity Guarantee | Commercially Sensitive – Not for Publication |
| 40 | Schedule 7.6 A Schedule 7.6 B | Form of Limited Recourse Guarantee | Published in full |
| 41 | Schedule 7.7 A Schedule 7.7 B | Minister Share Charge | Published in full |
| 42 | Schedule 7.8 | NBPco Constitution | Published in full |
| 43 | Schedule 7.9 | Buildco Constitution | Published in full |
| 44 | Schedule 7.10 | NBP Agreement Deed of Novation | Published in full |
| 45 | Schedule 7.11 | DPB Project Account Charge | Commercially Sensitive – Not for Publication |
| 46 | Schedule 8 | Conditions Precedent | Commercially Sensitive – Not for Publication |
| 47 | Schedule 9 | Required Documents | Commercially Sensitive – Not for Publication |
| 48 | Schedule 10 | NBPco Termination Events | Commercially Sensitive – Not for Publication |
| 49 | Schedule 11 | Intervention Area Map | Published in full |
| 50 | Schedule 12 | NBPco Lot Area | Published in full |
