Public procurement notice: Additional Information
Published: 2019-08-30
Buyer: The City of Edinburgh Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Innovation partnership
CPV classification: 33157400 | 33199000 | 34990000 | 35113000: Safety equipment | 35113400
Submission deadline: 2019-09-12
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The driver innovation safety challenge (DISC) aims to support the development and delivery of a solution to identify and alert when a driver or operator is at risk of losing focus or consciousness when in charge of a vehicle or machinery. If a risk is detected, the solution is expected to alert the control room through a green/amber/red alert system.The DISC project is an Innovation Partnership procurement offering up to 20 000 GBP of funding per partner, to up to 5 partners for R&D and testing over a project life of up to 18 months which, if successful, may award a framework agreement for up to a 3 year period to a single partner.
Further to VI.3 and for additional clarity, all background Intellectual Property Rights will remain the sole property of the bidders during the entire Innovation Challenge procurement process. Background Intellectual Property shall mean Intellectual Property that has been or is acquired, developed or produced by the bidder(s) prior to the agreeing to the Innovation Partnership Agreement (commencement of the R&D Phase).
Further, the Innovation Partnership procurement process has been set up to develop a solution to the challenge and allow companies to own and exploit the IP developed through the process. On agreeing to participate in the Innovation Partnership Agreement (commencement of the R&D phase, in which the participants will be financially reimbursed as outlined in the contract notice), foreground IPR only generated during this research phase will be held by the Council, until either the project is terminated, (bidder down-selection or Council decision) occurs, or the framework is awarded to the successful participant. At framework award or termination of the innovation partnership agreement, all foreground IPR will be fully returned to the bidders.
The detail of the IPR clauses will be communicated during the tendering phase of the DISC in the document [Innovation Partnership Agreement]. The Council will be open to feedback from bidders.
Further to VI.3 and for additional clarity, all background Intellectual Property Rights will remain the sole property of the bidders during the entire Innovation Challenge procurement process. Background Intellectual Property shall mean Intellectual Property that has been or is acquired, developed or produced by the bidder(s) prior to the agreeing to the Innovation Partnership Agreement (commencement of the R&D Phase).
Further, the Innovation Partnership procurement process has been set up to develop a solution to the challenge and allow companies to own and exploit the IP developed through the process. On agreeing to participate in the Innovation Partnership Agreement (commencement of the R&D phase, in which the participants will be financially reimbursed as outlined in the contract notice), foreground IPR only generated during this research phase will be held by the Council, until either the project is terminated, (bidder down-selection or Council decision) occurs, or the Framework is awarded to the successful participant. At Framework Award or termination of the Innovation Partnership Agreement, all Foreground IPR will be fully returned to the bidders.
The detail of the IPR clauses will be communicated during the tendering phase of the DISC in the document [Innovation Partnership Agreement]. The Council will be open to feedback from bidders.