Published date: 12 April 2017

Last edited date: 12 April 2017

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: 17 May 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Telecommunications network - 32412100

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£173,000

Procurement reference

RFQ-FY17-14

Published date

12 April 2017

Closing date

17 May 2017

Contract start date

27 June 2017

Contract end date

31 December 2020

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

As a joint funded venture between the Buckinghamshire Thames Valley Local Enterprise Partnership (BTVLEP) and the Satellite Applications Catapult (SAC), we have agreed to establish a 5G Step out Centre (SoC) focused on resilient communications and ubiquitous Internet of things (IoT). At the heart of Buckinghamshire, the centre will be located at Westcott Venture Park this new facility will give hardware, software, platform and applications developers' access to the latest generation of networking equipment without the need to invest in expensive infrastructure. This will allow them to rapidly prototype and commission new services and applications under representative real-world conditions ahead of market rollout. Westcott will be developed as an inherent part of a 5G testbed ecosystem.

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About the buyer

Address

Electron Building
Fermi Avenue
Harwell
OX11 0QR
England

Email

procurement@sa.catapult.org.uk