Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The public and private sector grasp is aiming to offer new opportunities making use of new technologies or solutions, notably for innovation suppliers. Moreover, innovation procurement allows providing better and more efficient public services to face societal challenges.
The objective of this topic call, is to foster the aggregation of the demand at European level and pull the European market in order to give the possibility for innovative technologies to find potential first and large buyers.
Detailed Call Description
With regard to the co-creation of pilots and solutions testing, the beneficiaries selected under this call topic will co-finance via financial support to third parties the development of innovative solutions by suppliers. The support should take the form of the following 4 actions:
Action 1: Improved definition of the challenges and the needs of procurers in relation to the solutions they have to buy for their users, citizens, customers, clients or employees.
Action 2: Improved sourcing and consulting of the market players and innovation developers before designing the tender.
Action 3: Stimulation of co-creation of pilots and test solutions.
Action 4: Support to the development of the terms of reference.
This call topic will fund structured pilots between buyers of innovations and innovative EIC SMEs, in accordance with public procurement rules, where applicable.
The EIC support will cover partially the costs of procurers for the needs assessment, market engagement/consultation, co-development of solutions/pilots and drafting of terms of reference – for the amounts. (see section VI.7 of the EIC Work Programme 2021).
The action should be implemented by a consortium of minimum two partners from two Member States or Associated Countries (with at least one partner from a Member State).
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
Thematic Categories
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- International Organisations
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
The beneficiaries must provide financial support to these procurers for each of the actions of this Call.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia
P.O.Box 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Phone Number: +357 22205000
Email Address: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Persons:
Ms Katerina Karakasidou
Scientific Officer
Contact Phone: +357 22 205 036
Contact Email: kkarakasidou@research.org.cy
Dr Kalypso Sepou
Head of European Programmes Department
Contact Phone: +357 22 205066
Contact Email: kalypso@research.org.cy
(Publish Date: 05/07/2021-for internal use only)