5G Technical Support & Programme Delivery Services for The Scotland 5G Centre

The Scotland 5G Centre (S5GC) requires services to provide support in adopting 5G connectivity across Scotland. The Centre requires 2 Service providers with a specific knowledge and expertise of working within the emerging 5G market. It is critical that service providers deployed as part of this contract have a working knowledge of aiding the adoption of 5G networks across different sectors.

In addition to the above, the service providers must have a working knowledge of the following platforms; (ERICSSON EP5G, NOKIA NDAC, ATHONET SMALL CELL, CELONA SMALL CELL, ATTOCORE SMALL CELL)

All service providers deployed on this contract must be able to travel when required to any of the S5GC Hubs (Dumfries, Aberdeen, Dundee, Alloa, Inverness and Kilmarnock at the moment) when required and without delay.

The supplier will be required as a minimum to be involved in the following areas ;

• Engaging with the Centre’s Network suppliers to ensure our 5G networks remain operational through effective maintenance and upgrading.
• Ensuring all Spectrum Licenses required to allow the Centre to operate and support its clients are applied for in advance, in place, and/or maintained.
• Monitoring and reporting on each Hub’s network performance and usage on a weekly basis.
• Supporting the Centre in establishing the future levels of support required from third parties to allow the Centre to continue to operate and maintain each network.

-Providing technical advice and support to the Centre’s projects, clients, stakeholders and partners as deemed necessary by the Centre.

-Engaging (via the Centre’s Business Engagement Managers) with the Centre’s clients to advise on and support the development of 5G based business solutions.

-Supporting our clients to successfully test 5G enabled business solutions.

-Designing, developing, and implementing high and low use cases that support the testing of 5G enabled business solutions, suitable for use in the Centre’s 5G test beds.

-Supporting the Centre’s Business Development Team in assessing the economic impact from each of the Centre’s client interactions.

-Supporting the Centre’s Business Development Team in developing a strong pipeline of business-based use cases for our clients.

-provide advice and support to the Centre in acquiring new equipment and Spectrum licences necessary for both business continuity and improvement.

-Must have the ability, capacity and expertise to support the Centre’s business operation and network strategy of the centre in the following areas: remote network testing, specific knowledge to support decisions around how to use the hubs and be a trusted technology expert for the Centre Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from the competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the ITT contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to the procurement and the other Tender documents for further information.