Call for tenders' details

Title:
Implementing Dictionaries of Regulatory Concepts and Reporting Obligations by As...
Contracting authority:
European Commission, DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Mark...
TED publication date:
18/09/2019
Time limit for receipt of tenders:
24/10/2019
Status:
Closed
Status
15/10/2019
18/10/2019
English (en)
Question details
Pre-existing intellectual property rights
Page 25 of the tender specifications reads “As results are likely to be made available to the public and reusable, the technical solution developed should not rely on pre-existing intellectual property rights (proprietary or licensed elements).” Taking into consideration that the current solution is built on open source software, could you please clarify the conditions and what exactly is meant by “pre-existing IP rights?
18/10/2019
Dear Madam, Dear Sir, As mentioned in the text you quoted, the technical solution proposed should not rely on proprietary and/or licensed software; preference is given to open-source software, but always paying attention to the eventual limitation(s) for its further use, development and distribution.