Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to Identify organisations to support Wrexham University’s potential ANW Advanced Wireless funding application

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Through this process, we aim to understand the scope, approach, indicative costs, and delivery considerations involved, as well as how best to structure both the funding application and any future procurement activities.\nTherefore, through this PME, we seek to:\n•\tGauge market interest and understand what services and capabilities potential partners can offer.\n•\tIdentify organisation’s willing to support macro-level feasibility and gap analysis of wired and wireless infrastructure across: \no\tUniversity campuses\no\tImmediate surrounding areas\n•\tUnderstand current infrastructure coverage, performance, and limitations.\n•\tUnderstand how our R&D and Knowledge Transfer activities could be enhanced.\n•\tReceive high-level recommendations on what infrastructure is needed to meet the gaps.\n•\tUnderstand indicative cost estimates for infrastructure development and deployment.\n•\tUnderstand private investments available to co-fund the development and deployment.\n•\tSupport the development of the funding proposal, where applicable.\n•\tExplore operational models and processes for managing and sustaining the infrastructure.\n•\tIdentify any other relevant activities required to create a robust business, commercial, and impact case for the ANW Advanced Wireless funding application.\nWhat We Expect From You\nThrough the PME, we expect to understand the following from you.\n1. Your Interest and Capabilities\n•\tAbility to provide wired and wireless connectivity solutions in and around our campuses.\n•\tApproach to assessing our requirements (i.e., current gaps, future growth, new buildings, occupancy plans, etc).\n•\tWillingness to engage with local stakeholders including councils, businesses and other neighbouring organisations and conduct site walkthroughs, if applicable.\n•\tAny existing partnerships and/or collaborations you have that would be beneficial.\n•\tAny experience with Ambition North Wales funded applications for projects of similar scope.\n2. Potential Support Activities\n•\tFeasibility surveys and gap analysis by engaging with relevant stakeholders (including but not limited to University’s IT department, estates team, R&D team) in addition to any external relevant stakeholders.\n•\tDevelopment of high-level solution options and indicative costs to meet the gaps.\n•\tPotential private investment to contribute towards the project.\n•\tUnderstanding of ownership models, sustainability and associated costs of the infrastructure post-bid.\n3. 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