Open Market Consultation, Tender, and three funded phases
Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) is an approach where the public sector challenges industry to develop innovative solutions tailored to its needs. CRANE used it to address the comprehensive treatment of chronic diseases in rural areas, narrowing five feasibility studies down to two field-tested solutions.
Open Market Consultation (OMC) — closed
Before launching the Call for Tenders, CRANE consulted industry and stakeholders to make sure there was sufficient understanding of CRANE’s needs, that the approach was in scope of industry capacities, and that a critical mass of bidders existed to deliver high-quality results. A Prior Information Notice (PIN) was published in the TED Official EU Journal ahead of the process.
Scope & use cases consulted during the OMC
OMC events
Four regional open workshops plus an international brokerage session, held to discuss the tender process, objectives and scope with industry, and to gather feedback on the state of the art.
The CRANE Call for Tenders
The CRANE Call for Tenders was published on 5 September 2022 and remained open until 7 November 2022, 23:59 CET. It invited suppliers to design and develop, in successive funded phases, an innovative solution for citizen-controlled health data and self-management.
CRANE Tender Announcement
5 September 2022 — publication of the joint Call for Tenders.
Tender events
Two public webinars supported potential bidders ahead of the submission deadline: one on the tender scope and vision, one walking through the submission platform.
Tender Documents
The full set of tender documents (TD1–TD9) published alongside the Call for Tenders, defining the process, requirements and contractual framework for bidders.
Award decisions & evaluation reports
Full, publicly available award decisions and procurement evaluation protocols for every phase. See Results for the outcome of Phase 3, the two field-tested solutions.
Published here in a GDPR-compliant form, with personal data redacted where necessary.
Phase 1 — Feasibility studies
21 proposals were received; 5 suppliers were selected on 23 January 2023, with up to €50,000 pre-allocated per project to design a feasibility study.
dHDSI
Combitech AB → later LCubed AB (iGrant.io)
Data for Care
Data for Good Foundation
My Rural Health
Televes S.A.U.
Habeats
Wiring Technologies SL (8Wires)
Antigone
Edge Consultants AS
Phase 2 — Prototypes
The 3 suppliers selected from Phase 1 were decided on 6 July 2023, with up to €500,000 pre-allocated per project to build a working prototype. Phase 2 kicked off in September 2023.
Data for Care
Data for Good Foundation
dHDSI
LCubed AB (iGrant.io)
My Rural Health
Televes S.A.U.
Phase 3 — Validation & field testing
The 2 suppliers selected from Phase 2 were decided on 22 November 2024, with up to €1.45M pre-allocated per project for field testing in a natural environment. See Results for the two solutions and what field testing showed.
dHDSI
LCubed AB (iGrant.io)
Data for Care
Data for Good Foundation