--- title: "Driver Innovation Safety Challenge" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000577339" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000577339" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000577339.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000577339.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL" published: "2020-05-05" --- # Driver Innovation Safety Challenge Buyer: THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000577339 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000577339) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000577339.json) ## Summary The Driver Innovation Safety Challenge (DISC) is a public procurement initiative led by The City of Edinburgh Council, aiming to develop solutions to monitor driver alertness and prevent accidents involving public transport vehicles in Edinburgh and the Lothians. This tender employs a selective procurement method and is currently in the planning stage, having had key dates related to project phases announced, including an expected tender period closing on 12 September 2019. The initiative classifies under the goods category and represents an estimated framework value of £3-3.5 million, potentially allowing funding of up to £20,000 per partner for R&D activities over an 18-month period. This tender presents significant opportunities for firms involved in technology and innovation, particularly those specialising in safety monitoring systems and driver health analytics. Companies that can design integrated solutions capable of real-time alert systems, addressing both fatigue and alertness detection, would be particularly well-suited for this project. The successful supplier(s) may establish a three-year framework agreement, providing a route for ongoing collaboration with the council and partnership opportunities with other transport authorities in the UK, thus creating avenues for substantial business growth in the public transport sector. ## Notice 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 20k 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. ### Lot Information Lot 1 A. Challenge objectives To increase safety measures implemented across public sector vehicles (bus, bin lorries, tram, etc.), the City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) and Edinburgh Trams (ET) aim to implement measures to reduce and mitigate the likelihood of fatigue and health related incidents such as the Bin Lorry accident and Sandilands Junction tram crash. The solution should be suitable for multiple forms of public transport. Emergency braking systems are installed in all UK trams. If a driver loses consciousness, the tram will automatically stop. Through DISC, the Authorities intend to be not only reactive, but pre-emptive: DISC aims to support the development of a solution able to capture early-signs of loss of focus, consciousness/alertness/paralysis, or similar, to mitigate incidents before they occur. Bidders to DISC are expected to develop a consolidated solution, which can monitor and analyse driver biometrics so that the early signs of loss of consciousness, in an operator in charge of a vehicle or machinery can be picked up immediately and interventions made by the control centre. For fatigue, we include both (i) micro sleep detection, (ii) focus level evaluation and (iii) prediction of (i) and (ii) based on previously captured data; with the solution able to provide a real-time alert to both operator and control room. For common health conditions that may lead to unconsciousness, the Project is not prescriptive regarding the range of acute or chronic disturbance/incidence monitored which may lead to a reduction in the ability of an operator to manage a vehicle or machine safely. The solution must be able to provide a real-time alert to both driver and control room. The DISC solution is not required to be a medical grade device and is not expected to lead to a diagnosis, but instead alert the control room if the driver has a reduced capability to operate the vehicle safely. Bidders are expected to develop a Green/Amber/Red alert scoring methodology reflecting the risk. If a sufficiently "high risk" profile or incident is detected, it is anticipated that an appropriate message/alarm will be displayed both to the driver and to the control room, making the control team aware in real time of risks to passengers (citizens) from changes in the drivers' ability to operate the vehicle safely, and allowing for a timely intervention to be taken. The Authorities' service management must be able to extract in a report the fatigue and health data collected by the device, underlying the alert system, to share as appropriate with medical staff. B. R&D Funding A preliminary market analysis in 2018 indicated that no solution is available in the market integrating both health and fatigue data-analytics facets into a consolidated system. ET and the CEC acknowledge that bidders will need to carry out R&D to meet this core requirement. To support the bidders, companies selected to be part of the Innovation Partnership may receive up to a maximum of 20,000 GBP per bidder in CAN DO Innovation Challenge Funding. C. Single supplier Framework Agreement The successful Innovation Partner will be awarded a single supplier framework agreement for a duration of 3 years. The estimated framework value is estimated at up to 3-3.5 million GBP.. Bidders may have up to 18 months to develop a fully operational, and integrated, solution; and demonstrate its performance through testing. The ESPD/Tender process is estimated to run up to 31 March 2020 with the Innovation Partnership up to December 2020. The framework agreement will be for a period of 36 months. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY386323 | | Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Innovation partnership | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 May 2020 | | Submission deadline | 12 Sep 2019 | | Future notice date | 30 Apr 2019 | | Award date | 5 May 2020 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Unsuccessful | | Lots status | Unsuccessful | | Awards status | Unsuccessful | | 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 - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment - 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 33157400 - Medical breathing devices - 33199000 - Medical clothing - 34990000 - Control, safety, signalling and light equipment - 35113000 - Safety equipment - 35113400 - Protective and safety clothing - 44611200 - Breathing apparatus - 71311210 - Highways consultancy services - 71317210 - Health and safety consultancy services - 72222300 - Information technology services ## Release History - 5 May 2020 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY386323 - 27 Aug 2019 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG364772 - 12 Aug 2019 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG363187 - 14 Mar 2019 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR348611 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG363187&idx=1 14th August 2019 - Appendix 1 Summary of Driver Innovation Safety Challenge Market Analysis - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG363187&idx=2 14th August 2019 - Guide to Completing the ESPD - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAR348611&idx=2 23rd April 2019 - Slide Pack from DISC event. - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAR348611&idx=1 18th March 2019 - DISC PIN Questionnaire - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR348611 Driver Innovation Safety Challenge - 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 (Driver Innovation Safety Challenge (DISC) is an Innovation Partnership procurement offering up to 168k GBP of funding for R&D and test over a project life of up to 18 months which, if successful, may award a Framework contract of up to 3 years with Edinburgh Trams through Edinburgh City Council. - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG363187 Driver Innovation Safety Challenge - 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 20k 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. - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY386323 Driver Innovation Safety Challenge - 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 20k 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. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000577339 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ## 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-r6ebe6-0000577339. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000577339.json.