We are looking for team entries. The entry can be instigated from either the design or partner side, but you will need to collaborate. The design side of the team must belong to a company that either trades in or is registered in the UK. In the instance where a manufacturer wants to use its own in-house design team then the company must be registered in the UK.
As an appendix to your entry you are required to make clear your position on Intellectual Property (IP) should you be one of the chosen finalists. It should briefly outline ownership and management of existing IP and any new IP generated as a result of your submission. It should be noted that your stance on IP will not form part of the selection criteria during judging.
Contact Adam Fennelow at the Design Business Association on adam.fennelow@dba.org.uk and he will help put you in touch with potential partners who may be interested in teaming up with you to enter.
No. We are not asking for creative work for the judging process. See below for what constitutes an entry.
You must submit a report as a Word Document following the format outlined on page 10 of the Design Bugs Out Call for Entries. The report will include data on the companies in the team, case studies that illustrate your abilities and an 800 word Statement of Intent on your aspirations for the project.
Email your report, along with any corresponding images, to adam.fennelow@dba.org.uk who will confirm receipt of your entry.
The judges are looking for teams that have both an innovation perspective on the issues and the ability to carry the project through to completion within the timeframe.
Entry deadline: Friday 10 October 2008.
Shortlist interview date: Friday 24 October 2008.
Working prototypes deadline: Monday 9 March 2009.
No extensions can be given to these deadlines under any circumstances.
A maximum of 10 teams will be invited to the interview stage of judging to chose the final five teams who will go on to develop and prototype their ideas.
If you are one of the shortlisted teams you will receive a call on Tuesday 21 October to invite you to be interviewed by the judges on Friday 24 October. It is important that you are available on this date, as you will be removed from the shortlist if you cannot attend the interview.
Prototypes are to be used for the competition showcasing in March 2009. Design teams are expected to submit a full size scale model. Models should show all of the design features and illustrate the materials to be used and benefits of the design. System designs must submit physical models of touch points to aid the communication of the system’s blueprint. Interior designs will require a scale model again demonstrated by the prototyping of physical touch points.
Although there are no guarantees that designs will be taken up by the NHS, the competition offers publicity, access to world leading specialists and visibility at showcase hospitals.
If you have any further questions on the entry process please contact Adam Fennelow at the Design Business Association on adam.fennelow@dba.org.uk or 020 7251 9229 or mobile 07525 030 519.
Yes. As prototypes may be exhibited in showcase hospitals they are requested to be both full size and fully working.
Design agencies and service providers/specialist contractors have to be registered in the UK. Sole traders must operate and trade from a UK address. Manufacturers do not have to be registered in the UK unless they intend to use their own in-house design team.
Areas such as waste disposal, (inclusive of the tracking of waste), labelling and tracking of cannulae and/or catheters and storage/dispensing of medicines and equipment could potentially form interesting briefs. However, we would strongly recommend other areas are also scoped.
The Expert Reference Group has been formed in order to help steer the project and includes world-leading microbiologists, experts in Healthcare Associated Infections and healthcare practitioners. They will offer invaluable opinions and advice through workshops to the five selected teams during concept development.
The Expert Reference Group includes, but is not limited to, the following members (listed in alphabetical order):
- Adam Fraise - Director of Infection Prevention and Control
- Brian Winn - Head of Technology & Product Introduction
- Carina Bale - National Chair
- Carole Fry - Nursing Officer Communicable Diseases
- Cheryl Etches - Director of Nursing and Midwifery
- Christopher Gush - Programme Technical Manager
- Dawn Pike - Assistant Directors of Nursing (Adults)
- Gateway Review - Estate & Facilities Division
- Gopal Roa - Consultant Microbiologist
- Heather Martin - Design Strategist
- Jonathan Millman - Head of Knowledge Management & Research
- Jonathan Plumb - Infection Prevention Practitioner
- Kevin Oxley - Director of Operations
- Liam Horkan - Clinical Procurement Specialist
- Mark Fox - Chief Executive
- Martin Kiernan - Nurse Consultant for Prevention and Control of Infection
- Mary O’Leary - Project Co-ordinator - Infection Prevention Team (Showcase Hospital)
- Matthew Reid - Project lead Nurse (Showcase Hospital)
- Michael Wilkinson - National Innovation
- Paul Cryer - HCAI Technology Programme manager
- Paul Fish - Head of Resuscitation, University Hospital of North Durham
- Peter Wilson - Consultant Microbiologist
- Richard Dale M.B.B.S F.R.C.S - Medical Director
- Sandra Barrow - Project Manager
- Sue Smalley - Marketing Manager
- Susan Osborne CBE - Chief Nurse
- Tom Ladds - Project Lead Nurse (Showcase Hospital)
- Vicky Finlay - Patient Environment Programme Leader
Unfortunately not. Each member of the team (both designer/s and manufacturer) have to be registered UK companies. Perhaps the school could run its own internal competition, employing the same brief?
The £25,000 award is inclusive of VAT.