Carers Innovation Fund
Department of Health and Social CareEstimated Value
Up to £5,000,000
Deadline
13 September 2019
Published
19 July 2019
Type
Not specified
Overview
The Pre Commercial Procurement will be done in a phased approach covering 3 phases (Phase 1: Idea Generation; Phase 2: Idea Development and Phase 3: Idea Implementation) over a period of approx. 9 months. Phase 1 (Idea Generation) will ask interested parties to complete a formal expression of interest.
At Phase 2 up to 20 bidders will be awarded funding of 25 000 GBP to carry out initial research and development of their proposed solution to demonstrate proof of concept (max funding at Phase 2: 500 000 GBP). At Phase 3, a total funding pot of 4 500 000 GBP is available for financial Years 2020/2021 and 2021/2022.
Bidders will be invited to submit proposals and will be invited to a pitch day to determine which bids may be awarded Phase 3 Idea Implementation funding. Intellectual property rights generated during the PCP will be subject to terms and conditions set out in the contract documentation. Additional information can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/carers-innovat...
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Department of Health and Social CareKey Dates
Published
19 July 2019
Submission deadline
13 September 2019
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