5G Rural Connected Communities Programme

Tender description

Welsh Government is seeking expressions of interest from specialist suppliers to provide support in its delivery of a 5G programme which will deliver a commercial network alongside a series of trial services in Blaenau Gwent and Monmouthshire. Welsh Government is delivering a 5G Rural Connected Communities programme between October 2020 through to end of March 2022 with funding via the DCMS Testbeds & Trials Programme. The programme involves a consortium working together to deliver a series of trial services across a range of sectors. The consortium is a blend of private sector, academia and public sector organisations. The key services required are: (1) Solutions Architecture, (2) Benefits Case modelling, and (3) design and systems integration; Suppliers should have direct commercial experience and expertise in: - Direct design and deployment experience of 4G or 5G networks - Designing, developing and deploying business or consumer services across 4G or 5G networks - Providing solutions architecture services across a multi supplier programme involving sensors, devices, software services and security - Partnering, managing and / or negotiating with mobile network operators - Mobile network operator commercial models And this should be supported by knowledge and experience of: - DCMS grant investment programmes or similar - the fixed and mobile network provision across private and public sector actors in Wales - working with central and / or local government on mobile network solutions Interested parties are invited to submit an expression of interest, highlighting: 1) Name of organisation and brief description of background and relevant experience for the programme described Welsh Government is seeking expressions of interest from specialist suppliers to provide support in its delivery of a 5G programme which will deliver a commercial network alongside a series of trial services in Blaenau Gwent and Monmouthshire. Welsh Government is delivering a 5G Rural Connected Communities programme between October 2020 through to end of March 2022 with funding via the DCMS Testbeds & Trials Programme. The programme involves a consortium working together to deliver a series of trial services across a range of sectors. The consortium is a blend of private sector, academia and public sector organisations. The key services required are: (1) Solutions Architecture, (2) Benefits Case modelling, and (3) design and systems integration; Suppliers should have direct commercial experience and expertise in: - Direct design and deployment experience of 4G or 5G networks - Designing, developing and deploying business or consumer services across 4G or 5G networks - Providing solutions architecture services across a multi supplier programme involving sensors, devices, software services and security - Partnering, managing and / or negotiating with mobile network operators - Mobile network operator commercial models And this should be supported by knowledge and experience of: - DCMS grant investment programmes or similar - the fixed and mobile network provision across private and public sector actors in Wales - working with central and / or local government on mobile network solutions Interested parties are invited to submit an expression of interest, highlighting: 1) Name of organisation and brief description of background and relevant experience for the programme described