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Industrial 5G Testbeds and Trials: Competition Guidance and Supporting Documents

The DCMS 5G Programme Industrial 5G Testbeds & Trials grant funding competition is open for applications. Included below is competition guidance, the application form and supporting documents for applying for DCMS grant funding for Industry led 5G based projects in the manufacturing and logistics sectors.
Register your interest for Diversification R&D opportunities

You can use this form to register your interest and provide your details to be kept up to date with upcoming diversification research and development (R&D) opportunities.
Corporate Report: Phone-Paid Services Authority Framework

This document sets out the broad framework within which the Phone-Paid Services Authority (PSA) operates.

Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme information
- Guidance
- 9 April 2025
- Building Digital UK
UK transition from analogue to digital landlines
- Detailed guide
- 28 February 2024
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Guidance on access agreements
- Detailed guide
- 3 March 2023
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Project Gigabit framework agreement – Openreach
- Detailed guide
- 8 January 2025
- Building Digital UK
DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates Methodology
- Guidance
- 8 December 2022
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Sir Chris Bryant speech at Connected Futures Festival
- 27 March 2025
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Speech
UK Government kickstarts work with Scottish Government to boost broadband in rural Scotland, powering Prime Minister’s Plan for Change
- 20 February 2025
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Press release
Sir Chris Bryant speech at TMT World Congress 2025
- 4 February 2025
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Speech
Roll out of faster and more reliable 4G to reach thousands of businesses and households across rural Wales
- 14 November 2024
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Wales Office, and Building Digital UK
- Press release
Sir Chris Bryant speech at Connected Britain 2024
- 13 September 2024
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Speech

Beyond the digital divide
- 27 November 2024
- Building Digital UK
- Research
From Digital Infrastructure to Digital Inclusion
- 27 November 2024
- Building Digital UK
- Research
DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates: Employment (2016) and Trade (2015)
- 22 November 2024
- Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Official statistics
DCMS Sector Economic Estimates: Workforce, 2021
- 22 November 2024
- Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- National statistics
DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates 2019: Employment
- 22 November 2024
- Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Office for National Statistics
- National statistics

Project Gigabit National Rolling Open Market Review January 2025
- 13 February 2025
- Building Digital UK
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 13 February 2025
Project Gigabit National Rolling Open Market Review September 2024
- 30 January 2025
- Building Digital UK
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 17 October 2024
Project Gigabit: Durham, Tyneside and Teesside and Northumberland Public Review
- 8 January 2025
- Building Digital UK
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 18 July 2021
Government response to the Telecoms Supply Chain Diversification Advisory Council report
- 26 March 2025
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Policy paper
Designated Vendor Directions: approach to enforcement
- 11 February 2025
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Policy paper

Supporting information: BDUK's annual report 2023 to 2024
- 13 December 2024
- Building Digital UK
- Transparency
Building Digital UK annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024
- 13 December 2024
- Building Digital UK
- Corporate report
Phone-paid Services Authority Annual Report and Accounts 2023 to 2024
- 11 December 2024
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Corporate report
BDUK’s dynamic purchasing system (DPS) appointed suppliers list
- 11 October 2024
- Building Digital UK
- Transparency
Register of interests for Building Digital UK Board
- 19 July 2024
- Building Digital UK
- Transparency