PreCommercial Procurement of Research & Development services on the security domain (SHIELD PCP)

SHIELD PCP is a cross broder joint procurement of services to reinforce the field of protection of publics spaces and crowd management. The tobedeveloped solutions are expected to achieve TRL 78. The PCP should deliver successful, innovative and fully tested product(s) and/or service(s), that meet the common needs of the Public Buyer Group (PBG) to procure research services, develop innovative marketable solutions, speed up the timetomarket and provide best value for money. More concretely, SHIELD PCP initiative aims to drive innovation by empowering buyers to actively influence the development of costeffective solutions tailored to their unique requirements. The overarching aim is to equip security stakeholders with cuttingedge technology procured through innovative processes, offering solutions that enable seamless coordination and cooperation among all stakeholders, especially law enforcement agencies (LEAs). The PCP will be implemented by means of awarding a Framework Agreement where contractors are developing the solution in competition. It includes calloffs for Specific Contracts for Phase 1: Solution Design, Phase 2: Prototype Development and Integration, and Phase 3: Validation in real operational environment.