Pre-Commercial procurement (PCP) is an approach for procuring R&D services which enables public procurers to:
- share the risks and benefits of designing, prototyping and testing a limited volume of new products and services with the suppliers, without involving State aid;
- create the optimum conditions for wide commercialization and take-up of R&D results through standardization and/or publication.
- pool the efforts of several procurers;
(Source: Cordis)
Pre-Commercial Procurement is addressed in the ICT work programme 2011/12 (p. 50,67,69,117) under the following challenges/objectives:
> Challenge 3: Alternative Paths to Components and Systems
Objective ICT-2011.3.5 Core and disruptive photonic technologies
d) Development of innovative solutions through Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) action
> Challenge 5: ICT for Health, Ageing Well, Inclusion and Governance
Objective ICT-2011.5.3 Patient Guidance Services (PGS), safety and healthcare record information reuse
d) Innovative services for patients and health professionals developed and validated against public sector needs through a joint Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP)
Objective ICT-2011.5.4 ICT for Ageing and Wellbeing
d) Services for elderly people developed and validated against public sector needs through a joint Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP)
