Innovation Collaboration Framework (ICF)

TfL’s Open Innovation Team works with market innovators of all sizes to help solve some of the challenges that TfL faces where there is a need for more innovative solutions. Rather than prescribing solutions, we instead look to the market for creative, resourceful and novel approaches to problem solving to create new value for TfL by doing things better, quicker or cheaper. The Innovation Collaboration Framework (ICF) will provide a new route to market through the appointment of up to three innovation-focused partners. The scope of projects it is intended will be covered centre on the Mayor’s Transport Strategy objectives. Any successful tenderers appointed to the ICF will be required to solve TfL problem statements through developing, testing, providing and scaling innovative solutions This proposed ICF will rely upon investment from partners in R&D, co-creation and development of solutions that can be scaled and co-commercialised (as appropriate).