# 5G Terrestrial & Satellite Network infrastructure Test bed

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED](/buyers/satellite-applications-catapult-limited/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £173,000
- Published: 12 April 2017
- Planned start: 27 June 2017
- Planned end: 31 December 2020
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 8016e97e-4bae-4205-8e09-093fc2aad8d7-141621
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-23e6f5b5-20ad-4d72-9e3d-91bb2c8f6018

## 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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- [Quantity Surveying Services for the construction of DISC III - new offices and laboratories at Harwell Campus, Didcot](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e2f589e1-5e18-40d8-9fe1-42435a3edac0): SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED
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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8016e97e-4bae-4205-8e09-093fc2aad8d7-141621)