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20th December 2017

The MILL Meet The Buyer Event

Building on the city’s global reputation as a centre for design and innovation, Dundee is launching The MILL.

The MILL (Mobility Innovation Living Laboratory) is a brand-new innovation centre within Dundee that seeks to establish the city as a real-life test and experimentation environment for smart mobility solutions.

The Meet the Buyer event was a chance to meet the team at Dundee City Council and Urban Foresight. Delegates found out about the specific challenges and opportunities in the city related to sustainable transport, parking, fleet management and mobility, and learn about the first wave of projects to be run through The MILL called ShareMORE.

The event described the ShareMORE project funding available to support the live trial, testing and refinement of solutions with a total budget envelope of £950,000.

Solutions will be sought under five lots.

  • Lot 1: Advanced mobility services for the public
  • Lot 2: Advanced fleet services
  • Lot 3: Advanced parking services
  • Lot 4: Advanced use of urban data
  • Lot 5: Zero cost bike hire scheme

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Watch speaker presentations from the day for more information

Councillor Lynne Short: Dundee City Council

Video duration 7 mins

Councillor Lynne Short, Convener of Dundee City Council’s City Development Committee, opened the event, explaining why Dundee is such an ideal location for the creation and coordination of existing and future smart mobility projects.

Simon Tricker: Partnership Manager, Urban Foresight

Video duration 10 mins

Simon Tricker gave an introduction to the The MILL and an overview of the call for ShareMORE innovation pilots.

John Berry: Team Leader, Sustainable Transport Dundee City Council

Video duration 7 mins

John Berry described some of the key mobility challenges faced by the city that The MILL could potentially address.

Gary McRae: Corporate Fleet Manager, Dundee City Council

Video duration 6 mins

Gary McRae talked through the management of the Council’s fleet of vehicles including their 87 electric vehicles and associated charging infrastructure. The presentation provided important context relating to Lot 2 of the ShareMORE tender in particular, which is seeking Advanced Fleet Services.

Kenny Kidd: Acting Team Leader, Dundee City Council

Video duration 5 mins

Kenny Kidd presented an overview of Dundee’s parking infrastructure and the plans for future development in this area. The presentation provided important context relating to Lot 3 of the ShareMORE tender: Advanced Parking Services.

Andrew Kesterton: IT Team Leader, Dundee City Council

Video duration 7 mins

Andrew Kesterton provided an overview of Dundee’s open data platform and how it relates to Lot 4 of the ShareMORE tender: Advanced Use of Urban Data.

Karen Lawson: Corporate Procurement Manager, Dundee City Council

Video duration 3 mins

Karen Lawson, Corporate Procurement Manager at Dundee City Council, described the forthcoming Invitation to Tender and the process for responding.

The ITT was published on 15th January 2018 on Public Contracts Scotland.

David Beeton: CEO and Founder, Urban Foresight

Video duration 18 mins

David Beeton answers the audience’s questions relating to all the previous presentations (includes John Berry Team Leader, Sustainable Transport Dundee City Council discussing Lot 5)

John Berry: Team Leader, Sustainable Transport Dundee City Council

Video duration 5 mins

John Berry, Sustainable Transport Team Leader at Dundee City Council, described the potential for a new Cycle Hire Scheme across Dundee.