Preliminary Market Consultation for Line 6: Vehicle and Pedestrian Access Control, eCitySevilla Project

The Cartuja Science and Technology Park (PCT Cartuja), an entity under the Ministry of University, Research and Innovation, is engaged in a series of actions within the framework of a comprehensive Public Procurement of Innovation (PPI) project aimed at implementing measures to make the park a decarbonized, sustainable, and energy self-sufficient campus, in line with the objectives of the eCitySevilla initiative. Alongside the deployment of an intelligent collective mobility system, shared energy self-consumption, and public lighting, a new line has been added: vehicle and pedestrian access control.

The objectives of this Public Procurement of Innovation procedure are multiple. Firstly, to consolidate PCT Cartuja as an urban laboratory, facilitating companies to launch products or services that currently do not exist on the market, thus fostering innovative processes. Secondly, to test solutions that can be extrapolated to other urban environments.

The first step in developing these new innovative lines is the publication of the preliminary market consultation. Preliminary market consultations aim to provide the contracting authority (in this case, the company Parque Científico y Tecnológico Cartuja, S.A.) with the necessary information to define the technical specifications for a future tender.

The main goal of this new challenge is the improvement and expansion of the technological infrastructure, equipment, and services of PCT Cartuja by incorporating tools for intelligent supervision and management of access, occupancy, and movement patterns, which will also enable automated emergency responses.

According to the preliminary market consultation for this PPI project line, the solution must consider the development and implementation of an intelligent access control system that incorporates, on one hand, intelligent identification technologies, and on the other, traffic sensors and image capture devices. Additionally, the system must integrate into a digital management and analysis platform supported by artificial intelligence to enable real-time decision-making.

Interested parties can participate in this process until July 14th via the following link:
https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/haciendayadministracionpublica/apl/pdc-front-publico/perfiles-licitaciones/consultas-preliminares/detalle?idExpediente=250

Furthermore, the link to the webinar and the CPM presentation for line 6, as well as the general portal for PCT Cartuja’s Public Procurement of Innovation, are available to provide more information and access other resources:

• Click here for more information

• Click here for the webinar recording

• View the CPM Line 6 presentation here

Nearly 20 million euros for 12 innovative and scalable lines to urban centers

The department led by José Carlos Gómez Villamandos has allocated a total of €19.8 million through the FEDER Andalucía 2021-2027 Program to twelve Public Procurement of Innovation initiatives for the eCitySevilla project at PCT Cartuja, four of which are currently in the preliminary market consultation phase (three of them are accepting proposals).

Individuals and legal entities, public or private, either individually or in consortium, may apply to these consultations.

In addition to the preliminary market consultation related to access control, there are also active consultations on the development of a shared energy self-consumption system and an intelligent public lighting system. The deadline to participate in these last two consultations is June 16th.

The proposals received will be used to assess market capabilities to provide innovative and sustainable solutions to the stated needs, as well as to gather the necessary information to define feasible administrative, functional, and technical specifications through a Public Procurement of Innovation or other public procurement procedures.

The Seville Science and Technology Park hosts 567 companies, generating direct employment for 29,538 workers and a combined economic activity of €4.85 billion. Approximately 40,000 people visit the park daily, including company employees, students, visitors, and other users. This volume, together with the park's vast area covering most of the Isla de la Cartuja in Seville, makes it an ideal testing ground for the implementation of a new intelligent collective transport system.