Pilot Programme
Demonstrations, pilot planning and deployment discussions.
Cocoon is available for demonstration, product assessment and serious deployment discussions. Cocoon Relief is seeking suitable partners for pilot planning across indoor settings, serviced outdoor sites, homelessness and winter provision, emergency accommodation and humanitarian response, with further units to be produced against agreed pilot requirements.
Three focus areas
Pilot conversations we are actively seeking.
Product demonstration
Cocoon is available for in-person demonstration and serious deployment discussions with suitable partners.
Operational pilot planning
Planning a pilot in a suitable building, serviced outdoor site or other deployment setting — assessing layout, capacity, deployment process and operational fit with the partner organisation.
Homelessness / winter provision trials
Trials within winter provision, rough-sleeping response, supported outdoor deployment or emergency accommodation settings, focused on warmth, protection, privacy and operational handling.
Further units can be produced against agreed pilot requirements, with indicative production timelines ranging from 7–10 days for small batches to 45–60 days for larger production runs, plus transport.
Who we are speaking with
Organisations working with urgent accommodation and shelter need.
Pilot evaluation
What a pilot can evaluate.
A Cocoon Relief pilot is an opportunity to test real performance in your setting. We will work with you to define the evaluation criteria that matter most for your organisation.
- Deployment speed and ease of setup
- Layout efficiency and space utilisation
- Occupant privacy, warmth and rest experience
- Warmth and insulation performance
- Ventilation and condensation performance
- Cleaning, turnover and maintenance procedures
- Operational management and welfare-check practicality
- Staff training and setup processes
- Storage, pack-down and redeployment
- Occupant feedback — warmth, privacy, sleep, belongings and sense of control
- Integration with surrounding site provision
- Fire safety and emergency access compliance
No purchase commitment
A pilot conversation is not a commitment to purchase. It is a structured way to evaluate Cocoon Relief properly before any procurement decision.
Joint evaluation
We work alongside your team from site assessment through to evaluation review.
Flexible scope
Pilot size, setting and timeline are agreed together based on your constraints and evaluation priorities.
Process
From use-case assessment to feedback-led adaptation.
01
Use-case assessment
We discuss your organisation, the accommodation challenge you face and the setting where a pilot would sit.
02
Building / site review
We review the proposed deployment building or site for suitability and layout potential.
03
Layout planning
We work with you to design the layout, capacity, numbering, circulation and welfare access for the pilot.
04
Pilot scope
We agree the pilot scope: unit numbers, duration, evaluation criteria and partner responsibilities.
05
Production lead time
Further units can be produced against agreed pilot requirements within indicative production timelines.
06
Deployment and evaluation
Units are deployed within the agreed setting and evaluated against the criteria most relevant to your organisation.
07
Feedback-led adaptation
Pilot feedback informs subsequent product, layout and package refinements.
Discuss a pilot or request a demonstration.
Tell us about your organisation and the accommodation challenge you are facing.