CALL FOR INNOVATION PARTNERSHIPS

CALL FOR INNOVATION PARTNERSHIPS

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Date:

February 22, 2016

Reference number:

BBV/2016/CALL/001

OJEU-number:

2016/S 025-040521

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GENERAL STATEMENT: This call anticipates on the innovation partnership in the new procurement directive. The new procurement directive will come into force in the Netherlands before or on April 18, 2016. Either via an amendment of the Aanbestedingswet 2012 or by lack thereof directly on April 18, 2016. As specified in the Call document, the official start of the negotiation procedure for an innovation partnership is foreseen to commence on May 21, 2016. All activities prior to that date (a structured dialogue with private entities that are interested to participate in the negotiation procedure for the innovation partnership Talking Traffic) are focussed on drafting the specifications that will be used during the negotiation procedure. The pre-qualification at this time is necessary to guarantee that participation during the dialogue is only open to private entities that are able to actually deliver the solutions we seek during the negotiation procedure. The pre-qualification criteria for all Clusters are limited to the technical capacity and capability op interested tenderers. All interested tenderers that meet this criteria are welcome to participate in de the dialogue phase. IMPORTANT MODIFICATION OF THE CALL DOCUMENT: As a result of the questions received, an important modification has been made to the Call document. All tenderers have the freedom, after initial pre-qualification, to participate in one or more clusters for which they have qualified during the pre-qualification, without a prior (definitive) choice for tendering in one cluster or the other at the time of the negotiation procedure. Once the formal negotiation procedure commences (after April 18, 2016) tenderers that have qualified for one, two or three Clusters can only submit a tender as the main contractor in one (1) Cluster. Nonetheless if they also participate in a temporary grouping in another Cluster(s) (which is allowed) provided that the following conditions are met: a) less than 25% of man hours within the work package will be performed by the tenderer as part of the temporary grouping in these other Cluster(s); b) the individual members of the temporary grouping have all qualified for these other Cluster(s) during the pre-qualification. For the avoidance of doubt, sub-contractors that are being used by eligible tenderers in the performance of the work packages (either via a main contractor or via a temporary grouping) are not allowed to provide more than 25% of man hours within the total work package in a (specific) Cluster. Sub-contractors do not need to submit a pre-qualification under this Call. By allowing all interested tenderers to actively participate in the dialogue phase for all of the Cluster(s) they might be interested in (which requires that they apply for these Clusters and can meet the qualification criteria thereof), without having to make a selection of a specific Cluster prior to the official start of the negotiation procedure (after April 18, 2016), we hope to start a constructive interactive dialogue focussed on cooperatively defining the work packages and related conditions. Please note that to maintain a level playing field for all tenderers, interested tenderers that currently (latest date being February 29, 2016) work for the national and regional public authorities issuing this 2

Call within the realm of the BB-themes and projects Data top 8, C-ITS, Travel Information services are not allowed to submit a pre-qualification application.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: Question 1:

Is it permitted to apply for multiple clusters when being part of a ‘temporary grouping’?

Answer 1:

Yes.

Question 2:

Is it permitted to apply for multiple clusters as subcontractor?

Answer 2:

Yes.

Question 3:

Is it permitted to subscribe both as subcontractor in cooperation X and as individual main contractor?

Answer 3:

Yes provided the subcontractor and individual main contractor apply for different Clusters.

Question 4:

Is it permitted to amend the application in between the dialogue phase and the negotiation phase (e.g. to create a temporary grouping)?

Answer 4:

Only eligible participants (that have met the qualification criteria) within the Cluster they have qualified for, are allowed to create an alliance (including a temporary grouping) during the dialogue phase and only before submitting the draft proposal listed in step 4 in the call document. Once the negotiation phase has begun no new alliances (including temporary groupings) are allowed. The call document has been amended to encompass this answer.

Question 5:

a) Page 17, section 6: does ‘eligible’ mean qualified? b) And is ‘joint-venture cooperation’ the same as ‘temporary grouping’?

Answers 5:

a) Yes. b) Yes Please refer to answer 4.

Question 6:

In het Call Document wordt gesproken over een ‘legal entity’ als indiener. In Annex 4 van het Call document wordt ook gesproken over een ‘Temporary Grouping’. Kan de indiening ook gedaan worden door: (a) een Temporary Grouping of (b) moet die gedaan worden door een Legal Entity, evt ondersteund door een Temporary Grouping.

Answers 6:

(a) Yes. (b) Tenderers shall apply as a legal entity (a temporary grouping therefore need to be a legal entity). Annex IV has been amended to encompass this answer. The fact that a legal entity is supported by a temporary grouping is allowed.

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Question 7:

While our general customer-facing entity will be the Tenderer and potential later contracting entity, the Tenderer will draw from resources and employees within the whole group of companies for development work and the provision of services, as with all customers and as is common business practice. We assume that this accepted practice is acknowledged, but to err on the side of caution would like to ask if there is any need to make this common business practice transparent in the application form.

Answer 7:

This common business practice is allowed and does not require modification of the application form.

Question 8:

If a Tenderer does not intend to use subcontractors for any particular major tasks in the performance of the contract but as part of its general mode of doing business uses numerous subcontractors for its general development work or for the provision of services for all its customers on a regular basis, without the ability to specify prior to a project which particular subcontractor of these “embedded” subcontractors will actually be involved. Can you confirm that this kind of customary commodity subcontracting is not addressed by section No.4?

Answer 8:

Yes. Section Number 4 in Annex IV has been modified to: Only in the event you/your company intend(s) to rely on the capacities of the subcontractor to meet the qualification criteria listed in the contract notice, please provide a signed declaration from the subcontractor confirming that you/your company will have at your/its disposal the subcontractor’s resources and that the subcontractor agrees to perform the parts of the contract assigned to it if the contract is awarded to you/your company.

Question 9:

With regard to the terminology “Tenderer”, “Company/Institution 1” and “Company/Institution 2”: a) Does the requirement to name authorised signatories and to include proof of signing power also apply to the Tenderer itself, or only to companies/institutions in temporary groupings (as per No.2)? b)Would you require us to provide the information for the Tenderer in section No.3?

Answer 9:

a) It applies to the tenderer itself. b) Only in the event tenderer intends to qualify together with another legal entity (thereby creating a temporary grouping) the requirement to name authorised signatories and to include proof of signing power applies to all legal entities in the temporary grouping.

Question 10:

Prequalification document, 4.3 Tender Process, page 10. Again, a legal entity can only apply and qualify for one (1) Cluster. Are legal entities allowed to act as general contractor for one Cluster and at the same time as sub-contractor for another cluster?

Answer 10:

Please note the important modification to the Call document. And yes, legal entities are allowed to act as general contractor for one Cluster and at the same time as subcontractor for another cluster within the provisions of said modification. 4

Question 11:

Blz. 3, voorlaatste paragraaf, “legal entities interested to participate in this Call for Innovation Partnerships can only apply and qualify for one (1) of the three (3) clusters.” Mag een legal entity ook niet in meerdere consortia deelnemen als consortium partner en/of onderaannemer?

Answer 11:

Please note the important modification to the Call document. This is allowed under the conditions listed in the modification paragraph in the beginning of this Q&A document.

Question 12:

Blz 3, voorlaatste paragraaf, “legal entities interested to participate in this Call for Innovation Partnerships can only apply and qualify for one (1) of the three (3) clusters.” a) Zijn zusterbedrijven in een holding separate ‘legal entities’? b) I.e. mogen zij elk inschrijven op 1 perceel. c) Idem dito voor een moederbedrijf; d) is dat altijd een separate ‘legal entity’, of alleen bij een minderheidsbelang, of nooit?

Answer 12:

Please note the important modification to the Call document. a) yes, b) yes, c) yes, d) yes, always a separate entity.

Question 13:

Blz 3, voorlaatste paragraaf, “legal entities interested to participate in this Call for Innovation Partnerships can only apply and qualify for one (1) of the three (3) clusters.” Kan een onderaannemer of partner die zich niet heeft aangemeld alsnog toegevoegd worden aan een consortium in de ‘dialogue phase’?

Answer 13:

No as far as partners in a temporary grouping are concerned. But subcontractors can join qualified legal entities.

Question 14:

Stel dat wij inschrijven voor een bepaald lot, mogen wij dan tevens als combinant in een ander lot inschrijven?

Answer 14:

Yes, within the provisions of the modification as stated above at the beginning of this Q&A document.

Question 15:

Pre-qualification document, blz. 3 paragraaf 1. U geeft in het document aan dat een juridische entiteit zich slechts voor een van de drie clusters mag aanmelden. Wij achten dat bezwaarlijk en in strijd met het toepasselijke aanbestedingsrecht. De Staat is verplicht elke opdracht voor mededinging door elke potentiele gegadigde open te stellen. Door drie opdrachten samen te voegen in een aanbestedingsprocedure en dan te bepalen dat slechts met een daarvan mag worden meegedongen, sluit u feitelijk de mededinging af. U dient deze onrechtmatigheid aan te passen en alle clusters voor mededinging open te stellen.

Answer 15:

Please note the important modification to the Call document. No competition is hindered or diminished by dividing the work in separate clusters and/or selecting the best of breed per cluster through objective qualification criteria. The tendering authority wishes to prevent black boxes where integrated verticals dominate the entire value chain and may hinder the development of an open eco-system. Off course alliances and other forms of cooperation between separate entities in the value chain is strongly encouraged. One of the purposes of the dialogue Phase 5

(where all eligible entities can participate after qualification without having to make a choice between clusters) is to facilitate these private entities to create alliances . Question 16:

Pre-qualification document, blz. 3 paragraaf 1. Wij begrijpen dat u in het kader van de uitvoering enige spreiding van de opdrachten over diverse opdrachtnemers wenst om afhankelijkheid van of dominantie door een specifieke aanbieder te voorkomen. De maatregelen die u daarvoor thans treft, zijn echter bezwaarlijk, want disproportioneel. Juist omdat er binnen elk cluster meerdere percelen zijn, is het al niet waarschijnlijk dat er afhankelijkheid of dominantie ontstaat. Wij verzoeken u met klem de huidige, onredelijk mededingingsbeperkende voorschriften aan te passen en bijvoorbeeld te bepalen dat een inschrijver niet meer dan X percelen binnen een cluster gegund kan krijgen om uw doel van spreiding te bereiken.

Answer 16:

Please note the important modification to the Call document and answer 15. We believe this to be an appropriate response to your question. We do not anticipate separate lots within a cluster.

Question 17:

Pre-qualification document, blz. 3 paragraaf 1. Wij wijzen u er op dat het niet alleen onrechtmatig, maar ook onredelijk bezwarend en ondoelmatig is om gegadigden nu te laten kiezen op welk cluster ze inschrijven. De beschikbare informatie is summier en een gegadigde kan onmogelijk bepalen waar de beste kansen liggen en voor welke opdracht hij de beste, innovatieve partner kan zijn. Het thans een keuze moeten maken dient ook geen enkel doel, omdat het de mededinging beperkt in plaats van vergroot. Wij verzoeken u de systematiek redelijker en rechtmatig te maken, door toe te staan dat gegadigden op elke cluster en elk perceel mogen inschrijven, en hoogstens in het kader van de gunning enige beperking wordt aangebracht in het aantal opdrachten dat een gegadigde gegund kan krijgen.

Answer 17:

Please note the important modification to the Call document and answers 15 and 16 above. We believe this to be an appropriate response to your questions.

Question 18:

Pre-qualification document, blz. 3 paragraaf 1. Marktpartijen op voorhand dwingen een keuze te maken voor een cluster zonder dat zij inzicht hebben in de inhoud van de betreffende clusters en verdere onderverdeling van de percelen in de volgende fases is onmogelijk. Alvorens deze procedure voort te zetten verzoeken wij u inschrijvers meer inzicht te verschaffen: a) Hoeveel onderliggende percelen er per cluster zijn b) Hoe die percelen opgedeeld zijn in termen van geografie en aantallen c) Hoeveel partijen per perceel kunnen inschrijven d) Hoeveel percelen 1 partij maximaal gegund kan krijgen.

Answer 18:

Please note the important modification to the Call document. We believe this to be an appropriate response to your question. a) There are no Clusters within the three Clusters. b) therefore not relevant. c) there are no Clusters within the Clusters; all 6

qualified (unless another round of pre-qualification is necessary), d) there are no Clusters within the Clusters; maximum 1 Cluster as a main contractor and a maximum 2 Clusters as a member of temporary grouping. Question 19:

Pre-qualification document, blz. 17, paragraaf 6. Wordt elke inschrijver die voldoet aan de kwalificatie eisen gekwalificeerd?

Answer 19:

Yes.

Question 20:

Pre-qualification document, blz. 17, paragraaf 6. "Our Ministry will allow eligible participants to create partnerships during the negotiations". Is onze aanname correct dat daarmee de mogelijkheid bestaat om in de volgende fase met andere clusters mee te doen door vorming van partnerships? Indien dit niet het geval is hoe kunnen partnerships later ontstaan als men op voorhand al moet aangeven met welke partijen en onderaannemers wordt ingeschreven?

Answer 20:

Yes but only during the dialogue phase and only if tenderer (being a main contractor or a temporary grouping) has qualified for that specific Cluster. The sentence “Our Ministry will allow eligible participants to create partnerships during the negotiations" has been modified to: “Our Ministry will allow eligible participants to create partnerships during the dialogue phase provided they have qualified for the Cluster where the partnership or temporary grouping intends to submit draft proposal listed in step 4 in the call document ".

Question 21:

to avoid prepotency during the development of the partnerships, legal entities interested to participate in this Call for Innovation Partnerships can only apply and qualify for one (1) of the three (3) clusters. In the event your company intends to involve other companies as subcontractors in the performance of the contract please list all subcontractors in attachment 4 including a specification of the responsibilities of each subcontractor. Our question is: Is it possible for a subcontractor to apply for more than one cluster?

Answer 21:

Yes given the conditions mentioned in the modification.

Question 22:

Page 3. Is it allowed to apply as main contractor for one cluster, and as subcontractor for another cluster?

Answer 22:

Yes if within the provisions of the modification .

Question 23:

Pre-qualification document, blz. 25, Annex IV onder 4. Kan een inschrijver voor een cluster een onderaannemer bij een andere cluster zijn?

Answer 23:

Yes.

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Question 24:

Wij zijn bezig met het invullen van ANNEX IV en het zou ons heel erg helpen indien wij dat stuk van het pre-kwalificatie document in Word aangeleverd zouden kunnen krijgen. Is dat mogelijk?

Answer 24:

Yes. Annex IV as a MS Word will be made available (via e-mail) to all interested tenderers.

Question 25:

Naast deze vragen hebben wij het verzoek om het Application Form (Annex IV van het Prequalification Document) in digitale vorm (bij voorkeur in Word) te mogen ontvangen, wat de indiening (en waarschijnlijk ook de afhandeling) vergemakkelijkt.

Answer 25:

Please refer to answer 24.

Question 26:

Pre-qualification document, 8. Annexes. Could the Ministry supply the application form (ANNEX IV) in Word format?

Answer 26:

Yes see answer 24.

Question 27:

How will the maximum of 14 tenderers be divided over the three clusters?

Answer 27:

There is no maximum of 14 tenderers at this time. The number 14 is/was an estimated number of tenderers. Depending on the actual number of tenderers applying to participate in this Call, we might need to a further round of prequalification. This situation is described in paragraph 4.3. of the Call document: “In the event of too many tenderers meeting the qualification criteria (thereby impeding an orderly and efficient negotiation procedure) of a specific Cluster, another round for pre-qualification might be carried out (based on objective criteria applicable to all eligible tenderers). How the tenderers will be divided over the three clusters in the negotiation phase will depend on the maximum number of applicants that meet the qualification criteria and their own choices regarding their preference to participate in a specific cluster. Please note that to maintain a level playing field for all tenderers, tenderers cannot simultaneously operate as tenderer while directly working for or having worked for in the last 6 months for the national and regional public authorities issuing this tender within the realm of the BB-themes and projects Data top 8, C-ITS, Travel Information services.

Question 28:

How will projects be awarded to / divided over tenderers in each of the clusters in the contract phase?

Answer 28:

The term “projects” is unclear to us. It is intended that the total value chain will be responsible for the delivery of the six (6) use cases so there will be no dividing between projects and/or clusters. In all clusters specific deliverables will need to be fulfilled by all responsible tenderers. The work packages that will be made available to all eligible tenderers after the pre-qualification, will disclose in detail what the proposed deliverables will be.

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Question 29:

Aankondiging. In uw aankondiging op TED staat: Maximumaantal deelnemers aan de beoogde raamovereenkomst: 14 Bedoelt u hiermee het maximum aantal deelnemers wat zich in deze fase kan kwalificeren of die uiteindelijk een deel van onderhevige tender mogen uitvoeren?

Answer 29:

Please refer to answers 27 and 28.

Question 30:

Page 14, cluster 1: reference to ‘information is made available in the work package’. What work packages? Where can the information be found?

Answer 30:

See paragraph 5: “The work packages, only made available to eligible participants, will contain more detailed (and sometimes confidential) information.” Tenderers need to first qualify during the pre-qualification before said work packages are made available to the eligible tenderers.

Question 31:

De Call is vooral gericht op datacommunicatie met VRI’s. Cluster 2 verwerkt echter naast data van de VRI’s ook data van andere bronnen (zoals FCD). Beperkt deze data van andere bronnen zich tot gegevens over het locale verkeer rondom de VRI of is dit ook brede(re) verkeersinformatie over HWN en OWN? (Hoe ‘breed’ is de data die Cluster 3 van Cluster 2 kan verwachten).

Answer 31:

The Call is targeted on C-ITS use cases in which Traffic Light Installations and their 2way communication with different (groups of) road users is one of several use cases. The data in Cluster 2 includes numerous public and private data sources with relevant traffic related data and/or information including the use of national highways and adjoining urban and provincial roads. Please consult “ANNEX TABLE USE CASES TALKING TRAFFIC” where an indication of the public and private data sources are listed in the third column.

Question 32:

Is Cluster 3 gericht op services in relatie tot VRI’s of breder op algemene doorstroming op het wegennet?

Answer 32:

The latter with an emphasis of delivery of services to end users on the roads.

Question 33:

Wat is het businessmodel voor fase 1? Wat is het hiervoor beschikbare budget, mede gezien: a) de lange looptijd (2 jaar); b) het voornemen OES-TT na deze fase open te stellen voor ook andere bedrijven dan de initiële deelnemers; c) en de te verwachten (mogelijk substantiële) transactiekosten aan de zijde van de wel participerende bedrijven in de dialoog- en onderhandelingsfase die vooraf gaat aan fase 1?

Answer 33:

a) the budget in our opinion is sufficient; 9

b) we anticipate new services by service providers after two years; c) In the dialogue phase no reimbursement of private costs are foreseen. For the delivery of proposals a limited fixed reimbursement of expenses or loans, particularly for smaller businesses, can be a topic for discussion during the dialogue phase. After awarding contracts all financial rewards will be focused on performance and deliverables during the first 2 years (maximum). This will be differentiated for separate clusters. Question 34:

Hoe verhouden a) het contracteren van initiële deployment contracts vanaf Q3-2016 (blz. 8, 3.4) en b) (lopende/startende) praktijkonderzoeken en –samenwerkingen zich tot de voorziene ontwikkel- en testcontracten (fase 1) gedurende 2 jaar?

Answer 34:

In the event the to be developed services are successful (according to the test and acceptation criteria), the deployment contracts can commence based on conditions agreed upon during the negotiation procedure.

Question 35:

a) Hoe is de organisatie ingericht aan de zijde van de uitvragende overheid gedurende de voorbereiding (dialoog en onderhandeling) en uitvoering van dit partnership? b) Zijn wegbeheerders direct betrokken?

Answers 35:

a) All relevant government entities are involved and represented in the dialogue and negotiation process through the Beter Benutten partnership. b) including the road authorities.

Question 36:

Question for the avoidance of doubt, could you please confirm that parties agree on a contract (including ip ownership and usage rights) during the negotiation process and that parties can withdraw its participation if they cannot find an agreement?

Answer 36:

Yes, IP and usage rights will be topics of discussion during the dialogue phase. The conclusions of which will be part of the RFP’s. All tenderers have the freedom not to respond to these RFP’s or withdraw beforehand.

Question 37:

Again for the avoidance of doubt, could you please confirm that by submitting the application form, we basically agree with the tender process as described in the prequalification document and that there are no other terms and conditions where we submit ourselves to?

Answer 37:

Yes.

Question 38:

Can you please provide us with extraction from the “Dutch Aanbestedingswet 2012” that combines the articles you are referring to?

Answer 38:

Annex IV has been amended. At this time we do not require interested tenderers to guarantee that Articles 2.86, 2.87, 2.88 and 2.99 of the Aanbestedingswet 2012 do not apply. During the formal negotiation process tenderers will be obligated to include the then existing ESPD. Tenderers are encouraged to study the progress on

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said document. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legalcontent/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32016R0007&from=NL Question 39:

Pre-qualification document, blz. 25, Annex IV onder 5. U vraagt allerlei verklaringen in het aanmeldingsformulier, onder meer ten aanzien van “ uitsluitingsgronden”. Uw werkwijze achten wij bezwaarlijk. a) In de eerste plaats maakt u niet duidelijke welke uitsluitingsgronden u exact bedoelt. Daardoor kunnen wij geen adequate verklaring afleggen. b) In de tweede plaats maakt u geen gebruik van de standaard Eigen Verklaring zoals die door de Aanbestedingswet 2012 verplicht is gesteld. Wij verzoeken u de gang van zaken rechtmatig te maken.

Answer 39:

a) Please refer to answer 38. b) Please refer to answer 38. Since there are no exclusion grounds at this time we do not need to use the “standard eigen verklaring”.

Question 40:

Is mentioned that services must meet expectations from measurable effects on use cases, safety or associated price. a) Who determines what is being measured? b) Who will be responsible for gathering these metrics? E.g. if it’s dependent on smart phone users, does our Cloud log them or does the 3rd party app log it?

Answer 40:

These questions will be answered in the work packages that will be made available only to eligible tenderers.

Question 41:

Page 11: Explanation of the acquisition process: a) It states the outcome of Step 2 will be an “cooperatively agreed RFP” and that representatives of Clusters 1 & 3 will be participate. We have a concern of exposing internal/confidential details. How is Beter Benutten going to mitigate this? b) Draft proposals are submitted after we discuss with other participants. Again concerns for exposing confidential details. Is it expected that we have to make joint proposals with others?

Answer 41:

a) The ratio behind the participation of all clusters during the working sessions is to ensure that the interfaces between the clusters are optimised. We do not anticipate that disclosure of confidential information is necessary during the working sessions and expect tenderers to work together in the private value chain towards a mutually acceptable solution from source to end user and back, without divulging internal/confidential details with other private entities. b) The draft proposals will be kept strictly confidential. You are not required to make joint proposals with others.

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Question 42:

Page 12: One day conference to present solution, establish knowledge transfer and assurance, rules of engagement, etc. This is a lot to cover in just 1 day. This is not a question, rather a concern that it might not be realistic.

Answer 42:

If more time is needed nonetheless, we will organize further meetings.

Question 43:

Page 14: TOR, Does all use cases need to be deployed in all the regions?

Answer 43:

As far as the functionality is concerned: yes

Question 44:

Page 16: Will there be an SLA requirement during development? or During Deployment?

Answer 44:

Yes, the work(s) is expected to be structured in work packages and deliverables per cluster, per company. The SLA will be part of the contractual agreement(s).

Question 45:

Page 18: Criteria, is the 900,000 end-user support for development phase or deployment phase or current base number of users?

Answer 45:

The existing base of end-users during the time of the pre-qualification.

Question 46:

Will you publish the questions/answers?

Answer 46:

Yes

Question 47:

a) What are your expectations of who will have access to the data? b) Data usage rights? c) What will they be able to do with the data?

Answer 47:

The data topic has been detailed within the work packages (the questions raised are too broad to provide a precise answer in the Q&A document). Public data shall be open and enhanced and/or private data might be open or not. A topic of discussion during the dialogue phase will be the possibility of the sharing of certain data items and conditions of use thereof within the private value chain during the first maximum of 2 years development and initial testing and deployment for purposes of enhancing total quality and enhancement of all rendered services. A further topic will be the use of data by public authorities for internal purposes (policy development and monitoring, traffic management, asset management).

Question 48:

Pre-qualification document, 4.1. Acquisition strategy. "… 'ownership' of installations…private enterprise; "In general, traffic light installations are owned by public entities (such as municipalities, provinces, or RWS) and ownership of these installations by private enterprises is limited. How does this relate to the fundamental choice as posed in 1)?

Answer 48:

In general the BB program will not acquire ownership through its joint investment. This is the case within the boundaries and activities of this Call. The manners in which local and regional authorities as well as RWS, will want to purchase the necessary adjustments needed for their traffic light installations, is a decentralized process 12

outside this Call, and can take many shape and forms (acquisition of hardware and/or software, lease, service contracts and so forth) depending on their own preferences as well as the way said adjustments will be offered by tenderers. Question 49:

Pre-qualification document ANNEX IV Application Form Negotiation procedure. February 29th is the closing date for our application as a (single company/institution) tenderer for this Call for innovation Partnerships. Because of the limited timeframe for the application, it is likely that potential/suitable partners are met in ongoing meetings and/or during the one (1) day conference and the following further meetings. Is it allowed for a single company/institution tenderer to collaborate with these potential partners in the process after the initial application as a single company/institution tenderer for the call for innovation partnerships?

Answer 49:

Yes but only if you have qualified for that specific Cluster.

Question 50:

Contract notice2016-OJS025-040521-en. In the contract notice, the maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged, is 14 participants. Is this the maximum number of the participants to the framework agreement, in general, or are 14 participants to a framework agreement per cluster invited?

Answer 50:

Please refer to answer 28. Furthermore, we do not anticipate 14 eligible tenderers per cluster.

Question 51:

Pre-qualification document ANNEX IV Application Form Negotiation procedure. Does the Ministry have formats for the attachments which have to be included to the application form?

Answer 51:

No, we try to avoid the usage of unnecessary strict formats that might increase the costs for tenderers and the risks of non-compliance.

Question 52:

Prequalification document SELECTION CRITERIA CLUSTER 2, page 18. The term “geoencoding” is essential in the second selection criterion of cluster 2. We believe that this term could be interpreted in two quite different ways. • On one hand, it can refer to the operation where the information from a single data element which uses latitude/longitude to identify its location is mapped to the corresponding location notation on a digital map (segment id, street name, etc). In this interpretation geo-encoding hence relates to the content of the traffic data, where additional location information is added to the source data to facilitate further processing in subsequent parts of the value chain. • On the other hand, it can refer to addressing recipients of traffic data in a geographical manner instead of using their IP addresses (from the application point of view). In this interpretation geo-coding refers to the networking aspect of the system, providing mechanisms to distribute traffic data to all recipients in a desired geographical location. This is a key aspect of C-ITS solutions using telecom/cellular capabilities.

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Could you elaborate further on the meaning of geo-encoding as intended in the prequalification document? Answer 52:

To meet the pre-qualification criteria both interpretations are correct.

Question 53:

Prequalification document SELECTION CRITERIA CLUSTER 3 page 19. • scope of the services delivered; • contact details client. The users of the requirement services are anonymous end-users, we can’t give their contact details. Can you skip this specific part in cluster 3?

Answer 53:

Contact details clients only refers to public authorities or private entities that have served as co-investors or contracting authorities, not to individual end users.

Question 54:

4.3 Tender process. De ‘dialogue phase’ vergt een substantiële inzet van ‘eligible participants’. Klopt het dat daarvoor geen enkele vergoeding wordt verstrekt, ook niet als een partij zich uiteindelijk niet kwalificeert? Als dat zo is is het voor bv. innovatieve kleine bedrijven erg lastig om actief deel te nemen aan de dialoog.

Answer 54:

Please refer to answer 33.

Question 55:

4.1, laatste paragraaf. private entities might need to grant a perpetual, transferable non-exclusive, royalty free licence (carrying the right to grant sub licenses) to use for any purpose (whether during the initial contractual period or thereafter) and all and any intellectual property which is or becomes vested during the research and development contract (including alterations, adaptions and modifications).” Kunnen wij daaruit afleiden dat publieke funding 100% zal bedragen? Anders begrijpen wij niet waarom wij zelf zouden moeten mee-investeren in de ontwikkeling van nieuwe technologie die we gratis ter beschikking moeten stellen aan concurrenten.

Answer 55:

The exact wording is: “private entities might need to grant a perpetual, transferable non-exclusive, royalty free licence (carrying the right to grant sub licenses) to use for any purpose (whether during the initial contractual period or thereafter) and all and any intellectual property which is or becomes vested during the research and development contract (including alterations, adaptions and modifications). The exact scope and (legal) wording of this requirement on intellectual property will be (one of many) issues to jointly agree upon prior to the start of the negotiation process.”

Question 56:

Blz 18, 1e selectie criterium. “…serving mobile and/or in-car devices of over 900.000 end-users, directly or indirectly…” Hoe moeten we die 900.000 end-users precies interpreteren? a) Zijn dat 900.000 uniek identificeerbare gebruikers, of zijn dat b) 900.000 unieke afnames van een bepaalde dienst binnen een bepaalde periode, of c) zijn dat aantoonbaar 900.000 gebruikers tegelijk bediend hebben met een dienst (concurrent users), of is dat d) aantoonbaar schaalbare technologie hebben voor een dienst waarmee 900.000 gebruikers bediend kunnen worden?

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Answer 56:

The answer is question sub a): these are unique identifiable end-users. The qualification criterion has been modified to reflect this answer being: “receiving, storing, handling, verifying, merging, converting, integrating, forwarding and distributing large volumes of traffic & travel and/or transport data with sub-second latency, serving mobile and/or in-car devices of over 900.000 existing identifiable unique end-users, directly or indirectly for its existing customers/partners in the private value chain of traffic & travel information and driver assistance services”.

Question 57:

In order to reach a fully robust RFP, both public and private parties, have to invest in time. The result will be a RFP, created with the latest knowledge of the sector. The RFP will be a very valuable document, which will be distributed throughout the whole sector. Will the invested hours and shared knowledge be compensated?

Answer 57:

Please refer to answer 33.

Question 58:

How many representatives per participant are able to join the one day work conference per cluster? I can assume that there will be a discussion on technical level as well on commercial level. Therefore I would like to suggest to give access to the conference for two persons per participant.

Answer 58:

Based on the work packages eligible tenderers themselves can decide how many persons per participant are necessary based on the schedule and breakdown of the work sessions (for instance work session on technique, work sessions on contracts, work session on governance and so forth). A maximum number of persons per work session might be necessary for a successful dialogue.

Question 59:

How do you position the IMMA projects in relation to the initiatives launched by the participating regions in Cluster 3?

Answer 59:

The way in which IMMA requirements and projects reflect on this Call and its tenderers and services, will be part of the work package and the dialogue.

Question 60:

We have the ambition to work on the Cluster 3 area. We will develop our business toward that field. When will the available traffic data be available for other private parties, outside the Cluster 3 participants. After the two year development phase, or earlier, at the moment the data is ready to be used?

Answer 60:

The moment the public data is available in the case of open data and when the data is not open, at the time and under the (commercial and legal) conditions as cooperatively agreed upon.

Question 61:

How will the workload be divided among the selected companies, per cluster? For example in Cluster 1, there are (currently expected) 1268 existing traffic light installations and 13 public entities participating in this call. a) Are the number of URI's

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equally divided over the selected companies in the tender for Cluster 1, or b) will the work be divided geographically? Answer 62:

It is envisioned that there will be a framework with prices and conditions in Cluster 1 for the upgrading of the existing Traffic Light Installations. Depending on these prices and conditions it is up to the local road authorities to decide which private entity that is awarded a framework agreement to use for upgrading. This can be the existing private entity that is maintaining a specific Traffic Light Installation but can also be a competitor. Please be aware that there are more than 13 public entities participating in this call. To answer the questions: a) No. b) No.

Question 63:

Is er een ranking systeem voor de selectiefase, gelet op het maximaal aantal deelnemers? Stel dat dit systeem van toepassing is, hoe wordt de ranking uitgevoerd?

Answer 63:

Not at this time. Please refer to answer 27.

Question 64:

What is the definition of geocoding for the document? (the common definition do not seem to apply to the use cases described so a clarification would help understanding the use cases foreseen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocoding).

Answer 64:

Please refer to answer 52.

Question 65:

Who will manage the platoons of trucks? Will they be automatically detected by the traffic lights systems or managed by a service provider? (https://www.government.nl/binaries/government/documents/leaflets/201 5/10/06/leaflet-european-truck-platooning-challenge-2016/brochure-europeantruck-platooning-challenge-2016.pdf).

Answer 65:

In order to avoid a green light turning red when there is a platoons of road users, there is interaction foreseen between the application of the service providers (Cluster3) and the traffic light installation (Cluster 1).

Question 66:

Who will provide the communication network? From the document and previous discussions we assume communication will happen through commercially available 4G networks and that set up, provisioning, monitoring and maintenance of it is not in the scope of cluster 2 functionality. Correct?

Answer 66:

Yes but these services might need to be enhanced for efficient and effective transport of data.

Question 67:

Is there already a prioritization of the Use Cases mentioned?

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Answer 67:

We anticipate to establish a prioritization of the use cases during the dialogue phase based on input from the participating private entities (costs, planning, effects, and so forth).

Question 68:

Is the data provided by Service Provider to cluster 2 anonymized? Are there legal constraints in the storage and elaboration of such data?

Answer 68:

The topic of privacy (by design as well as the current European and Dutch legal frame work ) will be an important one to discuss during the dialogue phase.

Question 69:

Is there a standard in the Map format/provider that needs to be used for the GeoFencing/Geolocation/GeoCoding capability to be aligned with existing Government topological systems and Cluster 1/3 applications?

Answer 69:

To be discussed during the dialogue.

Question 70:

In order to better fulfil the future scope of the RFP our company can act as the prime member of a consortium of applicants for Cluster 2, especially to include other applicants that might add value on specific areas but would not fit the selection criteria by themselves. Is it possible to investigate such possibility after Feb 29th, when the final requirements will be shared?

Answer 70:

Only if the other applicants have qualified for that specific cluster.

Question 71:

When selected; will a list of all selected parties (per cluster) be announced as part of the communication package (March 9)?

Answer 71:

Yes.

Question 72:

Will the dates and location of the conference days (March 16/17/18) be confirmed as part of the communication package (March 9)?

Answer 72:

Yes.

Question 73:

What is the expected number of vehicles connected to the solution? In one part of the document is mentioned an average of 750k vehicles/year (CALL FOR INNOVATIONPARTNERSHIPS TALKING TRAFFIC.pdf pg. 16). What is the growing pattern expected?

Answer 73:

This will largely depend on the selected tenderers as well as the quality and usability and marketing of new and/or enriched services.

Question 74:

Access to all the external databases mentioned in the Use cases is assumed granted to the Cluster 2 solution with top notch performances. Confirm?

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Answer 74:

Yes, as far as all public databases is concerned; please note that quality of these public and private databases diverge.

Question 75:

What are the end points to measure the lag of the communications? Intra-cluster or End to End? E.g. <500ms End to End or from input to cluster 2 to output from cluster 2 elaboration? (it has been mentioned “point to point less than 500 milliseconds” across the clusters 1,2 and 3, CONSULTATION DOCUMENT.pdf pg.4).

Answer 75:

End to end from data source (cluster 1) to end user (Cluster 3) and back.

Question 76:

Algemeen. Wij kunnen ons niet aan de indruk onttrekken dat de wijze waarop u de opdrachten opdeelt in clusters en percelen is ingegeven op een bepaalde bedoeling om het werk aan specifieke marktpartijen op te dragen. Dat komt feitelijk neer op het toeschrijven van de procedure naar een bepaalde uitkomst en dat is discriminatoir. Wij kunnen dat thans als gevolg van het ontbreken van een volledig beeld van de percelen en een adequate omschrijving van de opdrachten niet ten gronde beoordelen. Wij maken echter volledigheidshalve bezwaar tegen het discriminatoire karakter en wij verzoeken u in deze fase (en derhalve voor het moment dat een aanmelding moet worden ingediend) meer informatie te verstrekken over de opdrachten, de gunningscriteria en de perceelindeling. Mocht na bekendmaking van voornoemde informatie blijken dat de procedure inderdaad discriminatoir is, dan behouden wij ons alle rechten voor omdat wij daarover reeds nu hebben geklaagd.

Answer 76:

Please note the important modification to this Call. The qualification criteria for this Call are objective. We are trying to achieve an open ecosystem talking traffic with the participation of sophisticated and experienced private entities that are committed to cooperate with other private entities in achieving the use cases together. We ask confirmation within 2 work days after receiving these Q&A’s if this modification has altered the legal position pointed to in the question or not.

Question 77:

Algemeen. hoe wordt het aantal participants verdeeld over de verschillende clusters?

Answer 77:

That depends on the number of tenderers that qualifies in this pre-qualification.

Question78:

Pre-qualification document, blz. 7 paragraaf 3.3. U loopt vooruit op de implementatie van Richtlijn 2014/24/EU. Wij wijzen u er op dat de procedure van het innovatief partnerschap nog niet in de Nederlandse wet is overgenomen en ook de Staat daar niet op vooruit kan lopen. Samengevat hanteert u een onrechtmatige aanbestedingsprocedure, want een andere procedure dan de Aanbestedingswet 2012 toestaat. Wij verzoeken u hiervan af te zien. Indien u daartoe niet bereid bent, verzoeken wij u a) allereerst om uit te leggen waarom de Staat meent een niet toegestane procedure te mogen volgen en b) ten tweede om expliciet te bepalen dat als de procedure onrechtmatig blijkt, de gegadigden schadeloos zult stellen.

Answer 78:

a) Please refer to the general statement in the beginning of this Q&A. As specified in the Call document, the official start of the negotiation process for an innovation 18

partnership is foreseen to commence on May 21, 2016, a date substantial later than April 18, 2016. All activities before said date are focussed on establishing good tender documents that are the basis for the negotiation procedure with private enterprise that qualifies under this call. The fact that the publication for the innovation partnerships and the pre-qualification to enter into dialogue is done prior to April 18, 2016 should in itself not represent an issue. Transparency that we want to start an innovation partnership has been fulfilled by publication in the TED. Given the contentious questioning and the answers given in this Q& A document, we ask tenderer to reconsider its viewpoint and inform us within 2 working days after this Q&A has been released. b) we will not provide the requested guarantee. Question 79:

Pre-qualification document, blz. 7 onder 3.3. De procedure die u thans volgt staat niet alleen niet in de toepasselijke wet, maar voldoet evenmin aan de bepalingen van Richtlijn 2014/24/EU en het wetsvoorstel waarmee de nieuwe Richtlijn in de loop van dit jaar wordt geïmplementeerd. Het gaat met name om de vereiste objectiviteit en transparantie, zoals het feit dat de in dit stadium veel meer bekend moet zijn omtrent de gunningscriteria, de omschrijving van de opdrachten, het aantal partijen waarmee zal worden gecontracteerd, etc. Wij verzoeken u te wachten totdat de wetgever de Richtlijn heeft geïmplementeerd en om vervolgens de procedure conform de dan geldende wetgeving op te tuigen of de huidige procedure aan te passen aan de thans geldende wet en regelgeving.

Answer 79:

This Call is an invitation to start as dialogue. During the dialogue phase we will, together with the eligible tenderers, jointly design the assignments, contract types, number of contracts per cluster and applicable awarding criteria (quality and prices) prior to the start of the official negotiation procedure (after April 28, 2016).

Question 80:

Pre-qualification document, blz. 12 paragraaf 4.5. Hoe ziet de vervolgprocedure eruit als teveel partijen zich kwalificeren?

Answer 80:

Please refer to answer 27.

Question 81:

Pre-qualification document, blz. 13, paragraaf 4.4. Wij maken ernstig bezwaar tegen de door u gehanteerde termijnen. U bent verplicht redelijke termijnen te hanteren en alle relevante informatie tijdig te verstrekken. Onze vragen zien op uiterst relevante aspecten van de procedure, die bepalend zijn voor de wijze waarop zal worden ingediend. Dergelijke informatie dient in beginsel bij aankondiging reeds beschikbaar te zijn, zodat gegadigden effectief 30 dagen hebben om zich te bezinnen en aan te melden. Met uw planning komt de desbetreffende informatie, aannemende dat u onze vragen adequaat beantwoordt, slechts 5 dagen voor aanmelding beschikbaar. Dat is onredelijk kort en wij verzoeken u om enerzijds een tweede vragenronde in te lassen en anderzijds ten minste 21 dagen te laten vallen tussen het moment dat de laatste informatie beschikbaar komt en het moment van aanmelding.

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Answer 81:

The minimum term between modification of tender documentation and deadlines for submitting an application is six (6) days (article 2.54 Aanbestedingswet). Provided this Q&A document is released on February 22, 2016, sufficient time has been provided to interested tenders to submit a simple application document. The request for a second round of questions has been denied as well as the requested 21 days term. We remind all tenderers that the initial deadline of February 29 is the start of the dialogue phase only. The six (6) days between publishing Q&A’s and the first deadline will be respected.

Question 82:

Pre-qualification document, blz. 14, paragraaf 5.Kunt u bevestigen dat alle technologie en implementatie omtrent de iVri onder de scope van cluster 1 valt?

Answer 82:

To a large extend yes. However, the outcome of the dialogue phase will define the exact scope of all the work packages.

Question 83:

Pre-qualification document, blz. 15, paragraaf 5. 4de bullit onder "please note"en 6de bullit onder "please note" kunnen mogelijk tegenstrijdig met elkaar zijn. Om alle uitgangspunten voor inschrijvers duidelijk te hebben alvorens zij een keuze voor een specifiek cluster maken, verzoeken wij u nader toe te lichten hoe u met deze tegenstrijdigheden omgaat?

Answer 83:

The bullits under “please note” are indications as to business rules that we need to agree upon during the dialogue phase. The assumption that these 2 business rules might conflict in relation to the choice to apply for a specific cluster is unclear to us.

Question 84:

Pre-qualification document, blz. 15, paragraaf 5. Hoe dienen inschrijvers om te gaan met de huidige afspraken daar zij niet al die contracten en voorwaarden kennen?

Answer 84:

During the dialogue phase special work sessions will be arranged (for instance on contract types including the existing contracts of traffic management systems) in order to increase the transparency for all eligible tenderers. Given the sometimes confidential nature thereof we have chosen to only disclose this kind of information to tenderers that qualify under this call.

Question 85:

Pre-qualification document, blz. 17, paragraaf 6. Het is ons niet geheel duidelijk hoe de procedure van gunning verloopt. Wordt de gevraagde ervaring en voorbeeldprojecten gewaardeerd of volstaat het hebben van deze ervaring en voorbeeldprojecten (ongeacht de kwaliteit of omvang met betrekking tot perceel 1) ? dit laatste wat mij betreft.

Answer 85:

The question is not clear to us. It is a yes or no qualification. A legal entity that qualifies given the qualification criteria/criterion listed in paragraph 6 of the Call document is an eligible tenderer. The tenderer has to have the required experience, technical capacity and technical capability. There is no process where our Ministry is rating the experience against the experience of other applications.

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Question 86:

Pre-qualification document, blz. 17, paragraaf 6. Uw selectieeis voor cluster 1 is erg ruim omschreven en laat veel ruimte voor interpretatie met betrekking tot "capaciteit" en "ervaring". Wij verzoeken u deze eis SMART te maken.

Answer 88:

We see no need to further elaborate on this point. The request has been denied.

Question 89:

Pre-qualification document, blz. 18, paragraaf 6. Hebben inschrijvers met een grotere scope als referentie minder kans om uitgesloten te worden of wordt er niet gekeken naar de inhoudelijke omvang/waarde van een referentie zolang voldaan wordt aan de gestelde eisen?

Answer 89:

There is no qualification criterion on contractual value or large(r) projects. Please refer to answer 85 as to the nature of the criteria.

Question 90:

Pre-qualification document, blz. 18, paragraaf 6. Uw eis om als ervaring data via in car or mobile naar tenminse 900.000 eindgebruikers te distribueren in een markt die nog in ontwikkeling is, buitenproportioneel hoog en sluit daarmee verschillende marktpartijen uit. Wij verzoeken u conform voorschrift 3.5G van de gids proportionaliteit het aantal eindgebruikers aan te passen naar 450.000. (60% van het gemiddeld verwachte aantal gebruikers van 750.000 per jaar).

Answer 90:

The number of 900.000 is much smaller than the number of people that has a mobile phone and or uses in-car devices while travelling. Given the fact that we have over 8 million car owners in the Netherlands and the assumption that at least 90% of them have a mobile phone or an in-car device in their car, the number of 900.000 is only 0,11 percentile (and therefore proportionate being far less than 60%)..

Question 91:

Pre-qualification document, blz. 18, paragraaf 6. Wat bedoelt u met indirectly in de zin: (…) 900.000 end-users, directly or indirectly for its existing customers (…)?

Answer 91:

For instance if a legal entity is providing a service via an application of a third party like an ANWB app.

Question 92:

Pre-qualification document, blz. 18, paragraaf 6. U stelt bij cluster 3 dat gegadigden de contactgegevens van de klant dienen op te geven. Het gaat hier echter veelal over B2C diensten waar niet noodzakelijk een opdracht van een opdrachtgever aan ten grondslag ligt. Hoe dienen partijen om te gaan met deze eis indien zij deze dienst als initiërende partij verzorgen aan de markt?

Answer 92:

If there is no client relationship with any public authority, tenderer shall describe this in the application format.

Question 93:

Pre-qualification document, blz. 23, Annex IV laatste regel: wat bedoelt u met temporary grouping?

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Answer 93:

A temporary grouping is a legal entity (for instance an B.V. or an N.V.) in Dutch also known as a “ combinatie als rechtspersoon” that consists of several other legal entities that together apply for this Call.

Question 94:

Pre-qualification document, blz. 25, Annex IV. U geeft aan "please attach the information listed in sub 1" kunt u expliciet maken welke documenten u hier bijgevoegd wenst te zien?

Answer 94:

This question is unclear to us after studying page 25 of Annex IV.

Question 95:

Section 3. Page 4. Can you please publish which parties have been participating in the Market Consultation? This information could stimulate the formation of suitable partnerships for applications.

Answer 95:

The request has been denied. We expect some of these parties to apply in this Call. All eligible tenderers will be informed on the outcome of the pre-qualification. There is sufficient time during the dialogue phase to create alliances.

Question 96:

Section 4.4. Page 13. The publication in TED of this call was not on 3 February, but on 11 February. We therefor ask you to extend the deadline for questions as well as the deadline for applications to participate by at least 8 days. In order to prepare for a good application by partnerships, an even longer extension would be necessary.

Answer 96:

The publication in TED was send in on February 3, 2016. On February 10 some modifications to the qualification criteria/criterion were published. Given the fact that a very simple application form is used (which requires not more than one or two hours to fill in and submit) we do not postpone the deadline for submitting the application.

Question 97:

Section 6, page 19.Regarding selection criteria for Cluster 3: The required user base of 25,000 is very high and will prevent smaller private and mid size organisations with very good solutions to apply for participation. Would you therefor be prepared to reduce this requirement to ‘at least 2,500 users’?

Answer 97:

No we do not. We strive for a minimum volume of current users that can be serviced immediately so as to develop societal benefits on a minimum scale. During the dialogue phase there will be ample time to partner with others if smaller entities feel they have worthwhile additional solutions.

Question 98:

Is het geoorloofd om bij verschillende inschrijvers als onderaannemer aan te sluiten?

Answer 98:

Yes provided this does not impede a proper negotiation process and it falls within the provisions of the modification.

Question 99:

Is het geoorloofd om in verschillende clusters als onderaannemer aan te sluiten?

Answer 99:

Please refer to answer 98.

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Question 100: Wat zijn de consequenties als je als onderaannemer niet formeel hebt ingeschreven op het “application form” (annex III) voor de onderhandelingsfase? In hoeverre is het dan geoorloofd om in de uitvoeringsfase alsnog als onderaannemer of partner aan te sluiten? Op welke momenten en onder welke voorwaarden is dat geoorloofd? Answer 100:

Please be aware of Annex IV. It is up to a (main) contractor that qualifies for a Cluster and is awarded a contract to select his sub-contractors.

Question 101: Als bijvoorbeeld partijen actief in cluster 2 structureel kennis nodig hebben (bijvoorbeeld voor de interpretatie van VRI data) van partijen die in cluster 1 als ‘eligible’ entiteiten genoemd worden of zichzelf daarin hebben aangemeld, mogen die dan later ook als onderaannemer werken in cluster 2? Answer 101:

Yes, within the provision of the modification.

Question 102: Door de definitie van cluster 2 en de scheiding met cluster 1 lijkt het erop dat de focus ligt op dataverrijking en distributie (naar end-users) als doel op zich. De doelstelling om de doorstroming op kruispunten te verbeteren lijkt daarmee van secundair belang. Is dat een bewuste keuze en hoe verhoudt dat zich tot “these innovative cooperative services need to facilitate measurable effects in the near future”? Answer 102:

We are not of the same opinion. All work in all clusters is equally important, as are all involved enterprises to reach a joint solution for all use cases in all regions.

Question 103: Op dit moment kunnen wij nog niet zeggen wie wij mogelijk als onderaannemers inschakelen omdat dit afhangt van 1: de daadwerkelijke uitvraag en 2: partijen die zich al dan niet in deze fase zelfstandig selecteren. Is het toegestaan om onderaannemers pas bij het indienen van de proposal op te geven? Answer 103:

Please refer to answer 8.

Question 104: Some use cases make reference to WiFi-p technology. How will these use cases be addressed in the current call? Answer 104:

Within the BB program the use of Wifi-p technology is restricted to Brabant and will be part of a separate procurement process as stated on page 3 of the Call document. Use cases should be developed independent of the communication technology in use.

Question 105: Is it correct to assume that cluster 1 participants are envisioned to be responsible for the deployment and performance of certain use cases, e.g. use case 3 and 5, where the end service is delivered through traffic light installations? This is relevant to understand for which cluster to apply. Answer 105:

No, they are co-responsible not sole responsible.

Question 106: Is it possible to change sub-contractors after February 29th?

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Answer 106:

Yes provided that these sub-contractors were not necessary to qualify for a specific Cluster.

Question 107: Is it possible to group and regroup after February 29th? Answer: 107: Please refer to answer 49. Question 108: Is it possible for a legal entity to be qualified in one cluster as a "Tenderer" and in another cluster as a "Sub contractor" or a member of a "Temporary grouping"? Answer 108:

Yes.

Question 109: In case more than 14 applicants have applied which criteria will be used to award participation in the dialogue and development phases? Answer 110:

Please refer to answer 27.

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