Published date: 27 November 2016

Last edited date: 27 November 2016

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 12 January 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Wide area network - 32430000

  • Application service providers - 72416000

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£0 to £50,000

Procurement reference

LPWAN

Published date

27 November 2016

Closing date

12 January 2017

Contract start date

20 January 2017

Contract end date

17 March 2017

Contract type

Not applicable

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Future Cities Catapult invites UK businesses to develop and demonstrate connected products in London using the Things Connected LoRa Low-Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN). Through an open call, we aim to enable the innovative possibilities of connected devices using LPWAN to solve urban challenges.

The Catapult is intending to fund successful proposals using the "Things Connected" network in London to solve challenges around sustainability, urban mobility, connecting communities, healthy cities and urban planning. The focus of this competition is for new or existing products that could utilise LoRa to meet one of our challenge areas: Sustainability, Urban Mobility, Connecting Communities, Healthy Cities, Integrated Urban Planning.

For more information about the project and the competition please follow this link: http://futurecities.catapult.org.uk/opportunity/things-connected/

More information

Additional text

For more information about the project and the competition please follow this link: http://futurecities.catapult.org.uk/opportunity/things-connected/

All questions regarding the project must be received via thingsconnected@futurecities.catapult.org.uk

About the buyer

Address

One Sekforde Street
London
EC1R 0BE
England

Email

thingsconnected@futurecities.catapult.org.uk

Website

http://futurecities.catapult.org.uk/opportunity/things-connected/