Piloting the use of IOT and LoRaWAN technology across Carmarthenshire’s rural Market Towns

Tender description

Carmarthenshire County Council is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced consultant(s) to explore and develop the use of IOT and LoRaWAN technology as a way of supporting and aiding identified issues across several market towns in rural Carmarthenshire.The commissioning of this contract will support aspirations of developing a network of SMART towns across rural Carmarthenshire and will align with the current work being undertaken across 10 rural towns across the County focusing on economic growth.This contract will build upon the creation of town specific action plans, formed through community engagement which have identified the needs and opportunities that IOT can offer rural market towns.Action plans can be found in APPENDIX A.This pilot project is being commissioned by Carmarthenshire County Council, as a joint pilot project funded by the county’s Local Action Group, Grŵp Cefn Gwlad who are responsible for the delivery of the LEADER programme.NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=118935.The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Submissions must be received no later than 14:00 on 17th March 2022 via the sell2wales postbox function.(WA Ref:118935)Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: LEADER programmeThe buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.