Overview
This regulation sets out the rules which apply to innovation partnership procurement procedures.
An innovation partnership procedure must aim at the development of an innovative product, service or works and the subsequent purchase of the resulting supplies, services or works, provided that they correspond to the performance levels and maximum costs agreed between the contracting authority and the participating suppliers.
An innovation partnership procedure must be structured in successive phases following the sequence of steps in the research and innovation process.
The regulation requires a contracting authority to negotiate with suppliers on their initial, and all subsequent, tenders submitted by them, except for the final tender, to improve their content.
The contracting authority must ensure that the structure of the partnership and, in particular, the duration and value of the different phases reflect the degree of innovation of the proposed solution and the sequence of the research and innovation activities required for the development of an innovative solution not yet available on the market.