The European Innovation Procurement Awards Prize – HORIZON-EIC-2021-InnovationProcurementAwardsPrize

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Programme Category

EU Competitive Programmes

Programme Name

Horizon Europe (2021-2027)

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.

Programme Details

Identifier Code

HORIZON-EIC-2021 InnovationProcurementAwardsPrize  

Call

The European Innovation Procurement Awards Prize – HORIZON-EIC-2021-InnovationProcurementAwardsPrize

Summary

This Call aims to recognise public and private buyers across Europe and Associated countries for their efforts to promote innovation procurement and the innovative ways that the solutions are procured. It also aims to emphasise the importance of close buyer–supplier cooperation in bringing the innovative solutions to market.

Detailed Call Description

For 2021, the European Innovation Procurement Awards will feature the following three categories:

Innovation procurement strategy award – HORIZON-EIC-2021-InnovationProcurementAwardsPrize: rewards long-term strategy/action plan that triggers different innovation procurements and sustainable solutions and practices.

2. Facing societal challenges award –HORIZON-EIC-2021-InnovationProcurementAwardsPrize: rewards innovative procurement practise aimed to face covid-19 pandemic.

3. Procurement leadership award –HORIZON-EIC-2021-InnovationProcurementAwardsPrize: rewards the outstanding individual(s) who empower(s) their team to succeed and trigger innovation procurement practices.

For more information about each call please click on the respective ID number or visit the 2021 Annual Work Programme of the European Research Council.

Call Total Budget

The total indicative budget of the present call is € 300000. Each category will reward the winner with € 75,000 and one runner-up with € 25,000

Thematic Categories

  • Other Services
  • Research, Technological Development and Innovation
  • Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness

Eligibility for Participation

  • Central Government
  • Chambers
  • Educational Institutions
  • International Organisations
  • Large Enterprises
  • Local Authorities
  • NGOs
  • Non Profit Organisations
  • Private Bodies
  • Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
  • Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
  • State-owned Enterprises

Eligibility For Participation Notes

The eligibility criteria are:

  • Eligible applicants are any public and/or private procurer, as well as individuals/natural persons, located in one of the Member States or Associated Countries.
  • The awarded procurement practice must have taken place in a Member State or in an Associated Country.
  • The awarded procurement practice must relate to completed or ongoing initiatives started by 1 January 2017.
  • Applicants which have already received an EU or Euratom prize cannot receive a second prize for the same activities

Call Opening Date

14/04/2021

Call Closing Date

29/07/2021

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

EU Contact Point

European Innovation Council:  https://eic.ec.europa.eu/contact-form_en