Published date: 29 October 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 20 November 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Engineering design services - 71320000

  • Design and execution of research and development - 73300000

  • Design consultancy services - 79415200

    • Design support services - 79933000

Location of contract

LE1 9BH

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

1361-19

Published date

29 October 2019

Closing date

20 November 2019

Contract start date

20 December 2019

Contract end date

30 September 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Baby Safe car seat concept is a patented, award winning and innovative reclining child car seat for infants from birth to four years. The seat is controlled simply and quickly at the touch of a wireless button from the driver's position, ensuring full control of the vehicle at all times, avoiding an increased potential for accidents on today's busy roads. It is the first car seat of its kind to address the problem of the 'Head flopped forward' position, which can occur while driving as a child sleeps, avoiding airway restriction and preventing positional asphyxia.
With an increased risk of airway restriction, and possible neck injuries to a child left in this position, it is resolved without the problem of reclining manually, as with ALL current car seats on the market today.
The manual rotation feature reduces awkward positioning for placing a child in the seat, preventing back problems for parents as the child grows.

Consultancy is required to design and develop an automated reclining child's car seat taking into consideration commercial objectives, users need and experience, competitive solutions and compliant to relevant regulations. The final product specification is going to require substantial virtual testing to prove the product is suitable with manufacturing data for further product commercialisation.

More information

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Additional text

DMU's detailed requirements are defined within the Specification. All other information relating Award Criteria and evaluation can be found within our RFQ document loaded on the In-Tend e-tendering portal://in-tendhost.co.uk/demontfort/aspx/Home

Delivery Notes

Do not apply directly to the buyer as below:
DMU's detailed requirements are defined within the Specification. All other information relating Award Criteria and evaluation can be found within our RFQ document loaded on the In-Tend e-tendering portal://in-tendhost.co.uk/demontfort/aspx/Home

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Andrew Wintersgill

Address

Leicester
Leicestershire
England
LE1 9BH
United Kingdom

Telephone

01162577273

Email

andrew.wintersgill@dmu.ac.uk