--- title: "Disc Driver Innovation Safety Challenge - Supplier Information Sessions" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000552619" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000552619" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000552619.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000552619.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL" published: "2018-08-06" --- # Disc Driver Innovation Safety Challenge - Supplier Information Sessions Buyer: THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000552619 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000552619) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000552619.json) ## Summary The City of Edinburgh Council is initiating the "Disc Driver Innovation Safety Challenge," which is aimed at developing a solution to monitor and alert when a driver or operator is at risk of losing focus or consciousness, particularly in vehicles and machinery. This planned procurement falls under the goods category, with a budget of £560,000. Interested suppliers are encouraged to attend supplier information sessions in Edinburgh, scheduled for December 3, 2018, to gain insights into the intended project and registration details, which can be found on the Public Contracts Scotland website. The council seeks to address safety concerns related to driver health and fatigue, ensuring a reliable public transport system in the city. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in innovative technology solutions, specifically in biometric monitoring, data analytics, and safety applications. Companies that provide advanced engineering or health-monitoring systems would be well-suited to compete in this process, allowing them to showcase their capabilities in improving public safety measures. Engaging in this procurement not only positions these firms within a critical public sector project but also contributes to the enhancement of transportation safety in Edinburgh and potentially across the UK. ## Notice This is an Innovation Partnership Procurement to deliver 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. The solution should measure/monitor numerous bio-metrics to provide the most accurate alerts and include associated data analytics and data visualisation to a control room environment. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Significant cause for accidents in railway and bus networks is driver health. Accidents can often be linked to two aggravating factors; fatigue and illness resulting reduced cognitive awareness, loss of consciousness or capacity at the wheel. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) and Edinburgh Trams are working together to ensure the safety of public transport in the city by mitigating risks, and to continue to provide the city with excellent public transport infrastructure. To this end, the Council is seeking to put a contract in place to develop a device to monitor and analyse various bio-metric to; -pre-emptively identify the main typologies of illness resulting loss of consciousness or capacity at the wheel. -Identify reduced focus due to fatigue -create real time alerts to control room environments to allow mitigating actions to be implemented.. The project will sit within the category of a commercial framework for the public sector. It will be one of the first projects in the UK to deliver within and Innovation Partnership Framework. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG327449 | | Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Aug 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 3 Dec 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £560,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Post town | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH8 8BG | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh | | Local authority | City of Edinburgh | | Electoral ward | City Centre | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | | Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment ### Codes - 35113000 - Safety equipment ## Release History - 6 Aug 2018 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG327449 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG327449&idx=3 22nd October 2018 - Disc PIN Note of Interest Form v2 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG327449&idx=5 22nd October 2018 - Disc PIN Note of Interest Form v3 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG327449&idx=1 23rd August 2018 - DISC PIN additional information - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG327449&idx=4 23rd August 2018 - DISC PIN additional information - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG327449&idx=2 23rd August 2018 - Disc PIN Note of Interest Form v2 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG327449 Disc Driver Innovation Safety Challenge - Supplier Information Sessions - This is an Innovation Partnership Procurement to deliver 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. The solution should measure/monitor numerous bio-metrics to provide the most accurate alerts and include associated data analytics and data visualisation to a control room environment. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=552619 - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000552619 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000552619. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000552619.json.