Telecoms 5G core and associated facilities and services

Tender description

Looking beyond March 2022, WM5G will be evolving to support SMEs to adopt the productivity and other benefits of 5G, internet of things and data & AI use cases which it has pioneered. The adoption of these benefits has significant potential to help level-up the Midlands by addressing the productivity gap and creating new skilled jobs. With SMEs accounting for the majority of GVA in many sectors but struggling with a wide variety of technology adoption challenges – especially coming out of the pandemic – this has been recognised as a regional and national priority. To support WM5G to deliver its SME Adoption programme we are running a procurement consisting of two lots: • Lot 1: Provision of primary premises within the Coventry and Warwickshire LEP area and associated services • Lot 2: Access to 5G core, RAN and associated services, such access to ideally be provided to the primary premises. Lot 1: Provision of primary premises within the Coventry and Warwickshire LEP area and associated services Within Lot 1, bidders are required to propose a furnished, multipurpose event and testing space with an additional hot desking area. Lot 2: Lot 2:Technology Requirements The bidders will be expected to deliver end 2 end capability at the required venue for the following technologies to allow demonstration, test or validation of 5G/IOT/Wifi6 use-cases, products and services.