Is an open dialogue between procurer(s) and the market, in which the procurers ask for the view of the market to identify the ability thereof to meet the needs of the procurer(s). All potentially interested economic operators on the market are invited to attend the open market consultation (via announcement of the open market consultation in the European Tender Database). An open market consultation will reveal whether the need is met by a readily available commercial solution or whether R&D (PCP) or close-to-market innovation (PPI) is needed to meet the need. When the solution to the need is not readily available, the open market consultation will help the public procurer to choose the right form of innovation procurement. If R&D is still required to meet the need, a PCP is the suitable choice (potentially followed by a PPI). If there are already suitable innovative solutions close to the market that have already passed the R&D stage and are ready for commercial deployment by a launch customer, a PPI is the suitable choice.

The bid opening is conducted by a public organization and can be changed or modified after submission.

An overview that is usually created from the information in the Situation Report. It serves as the basis for the initial deployment and further operational planning.

Actions to stabilize a patient or initiate critically needed care in the street, home or workplace (pre-hospital intervention).

The misidentification of patients who have minor illnesses or injuries but who on initial assessment appear to be critically ill. Over triage is the proportion of patients not severely injured but still receiving such care.

It is an R&D phase in the PCP. In general, there are 3 phases in a PCP project. Phase 1 comprises solution exploration, Phase 2 comprises prototyping, and Phase 3 comprises original development and testing of a limited volume of first products or services in the form of a test series.

The guidelines for online acquisitions established by the European Union and 18 public authorities

Public procurement of Innovative Solutions

Public private partnership

Is intended to help public purchasers/buyers to shortlist the number of suppliers and form part of the restricted tendering procedure. PQQ includes questions regarding level of experience, capacity and financial standing.