NEOS Dark Fibre Agreement Renewal

May 20, 2026 Chief Executive - Jon Rouse (Officer) Approved View on council website
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Decision

As part of our continued exploitation of the commercial opportunity the of the Municipal Network known as the Municipal Marketplace we are looking to enter a commercial leasing agreement with Neos for dark fibre provision

Reasons for the decision

3.2Neos will utilise the dark fibre to provide connectivity for JISC in Stoke-on-Trent. JISC are the UK higher, further education and skills sectors’ not-for-profit organisation for digital services and solutions. More specifically JISC provide the Joint Academic Network (Janet) which is used by both Staffordshire and Keele University

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date20 May 2026