Sub-Call for Expression of Interest: Don’t miss this €5,000,000 AI for Evolutionary Lung Disease Simulation PCP

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What is AI for Evolutionary Lung Disease Simulation PCP?

AI for Evolutionary Lung Disease Simulation PCP (Pre-Commercial Procurement) is a forward-thinking initiative published by Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación E.P.E. (CDTI). This project aims to develop an AI-driven tool to predict the progression of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) over time. By leveraging artificial intelligence, the tool will model and simulate disease evolution, thereby optimising therapeutic management from diagnosis to follow-up and prioritising patients for lung transplantation based on their prognosis. The total budget for this PCP tender is €5,000,000 (excluding VAT).

You can find further administrative information on the tender in the attached document.

Diving into PCP

Pre-Commercial Procurements allow public entities to acquire R&D services from various Technology Providers simultaneously. This approach enables a thorough comparison of alternative solutions, promoting the identification of the most cost-effective and valuable options. PCP involves a risk-benefit sharing arrangement under market conditions between public procurers and Technology Providers. Importantly, there is a clear separation between the PCP phase and the subsequent deployment of commercial volumes of end-products. For this reason, this R&D tender does not necessarily require a proposal for a finished product already launched on the market.

The PCP procedure consists of three phases: Phase 1 (Solution design), Phase 2 (Prototype development), and Phase 3 (Validation and Demonstration of the solutions), as illustrated in the following picture:

Entities that are interested in participating in the AI for Evolutionary Lung Disease Simulation PCP call are encouraged to register on the Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público.

SPIN4EIC powered by EIC BAS Innovation Procurement Programme (SPIN4EIC) Assistance Action - What's in it for you?

SPIN4EIC, is part of the EIC Business Acceleration Services (BAS) and aims to support EIC beneficiaries by providing guidance and enhancing their capacity to leverage innovation procurement. Specifically, the SPIN4EIC Strategic Innovation Programme allows EIC-funded companies to expand their networks and engage with relevant innovation procurement decision-makers across Europe. As part of this programme, selected applicants can receive tailored assistance to participate in tender opportunities, such as the AI for Evolutionary Lung Disease Simulation PCP.

The SPIN4EIC assistance action is a tailored guidance scheme that includes the following main activities:

1. Assignment of a Single Contact Person from the assistance team, who will be responsible for guiding the beneficiaries along the process.
2. Organisation of an online Kick-off meeting during which the beneficiaries and the assistance team will agree on the required guidance activities and define the next steps.

The support to the EIC beneficiaries under the SPIN4EIC Initiative will encompass guidance activities such as providing best practices on drafting tenders, sharing best practices of organising tendering documents, and providing guidance on their format and organisation. The support will not include services such as the drafting of technical documents, the preparation of administrative documents, the submission of documents to buying entities, nor translation, mediation, and litigation services.

3. Provision of tailored assistance services: the exact guidance activities to be provided to each beneficiary will be tailored based on the nature and needs, as agreed during the Kick-off meeting.

SPIN4EIC assistance eligibility criteria & selection process

To receive support in the context of the SPIN4EIC assistance action, applicants must submit the application form (by clicking here) within the following date: 22/07/2024 at 11:59 am CEST.

Applicants are not automatically accepted to participate in the Assistance Action.

For the assistance actions, participants must meet the following criteria:

1. Be an EIC beneficiary (“EIC beneficiaries" include all SMEs and projects funded by the EIC, EIC Pilot, SME Instrument, FTI, Pathfinder, Transition and FET, regardless of the year they were funded. SMEs that received the Seal of Excellence (SoE) under Horizon Europe (starting from 2021) as well as Women in Tech awardees are also included);
2. Ensure that your company complies with tender requirements stated above (“Selection/Exclusion criteria”);
3. Ensure that your company possesses the linguistic capacity to submit an offer in the language requested by the tender opportunity (Spanish);
4. Ensure that your company has the available resources to participate in/allocate to the assistance services.

Disclaimers

Please note the following disclaimers:

• Technical and Administrative Document Drafting Disclaimer:

The assistance provided does not encompass the drafting of technical or economic documents, the preparation of administrative documents, or the submission of documents to buying entities.

• Language Translation Disclaimer:

This assistance action does not extend to the translation of documents.

• Document development responsibility Disclaimer:

The assistance action is tailored to offer assistance in selected aspects of the procurement process; however, the beneficiary will be responsible for the development of all documents related to the opportunity.

Open Call for the SPIN4EIC Assistance Action

You can also take a look at our Ongoing Call here to find out about other opportunities currently open for assistance under the EIC Business Acceleration Services (BAS) Programme powered by SPIN4EIC.