South London Partnership is working with London Councils to deliver an exciting and innovative "Internet of Things" (IoT) programme across the five south london Councils of Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Richmond upon Thames and Sutton. The programme has been awarded £4 million to develop a South London 'Internet of Things' (IoT) platform over 3 years and across council boundaries.

An "Idea Proof of Concept Competition" has been opened to give the market an opportunity to present innovative IoT ideas that can be trialled through a short "proof of concept". This competition invites suppliers to provide a working example ("proof of concept") showing how IoT can be used to help people live better, healthier lives and to generate economic growth. The competition will be split into 4 categories (lots) each with a specific sector focus.

Winners will be tasked to run a proof of concept deployment within one of the 5 participating boroughs. This exercise should last no more than 12 weeks from contract award to proof of concept completion.