For the European Commission, the development and purchase of innovative products, services and (technological) solutions is an important part of its innovation policy. That is why it provides high funding for procurement projects at attractive conditions in the EU framework program for research and innovation "Horizon Europe".
The success rates in these "special instruments for purchasing consortia" developed by the Commission are particularly high in contrast to other instruments in Horizon Europe.
Many advantages can be achieved through cross-border cooperation in purchasing consortia: Similar public institutions in Europe have similar needs, so costs can be shared, risks minimized and quantities increased.
The 2023/24 calls for tenders on innovative procurement will be published as a cross-cutting theme in the various thematic work programs on the following topics:
- health,
- civil security,
- Digital Industries and Space
- climate, energy and transport
- research infrastructures
The individual tenders can be viewed on the Commission's Funding and Tenders Portal.
The work programs are updated every two years. There is the possibility to participate in finding a topic via the contact point. Contact us!
| Tender | Title | Instrument | Budget | Call |
| Ensuring access to innovative, sustainable and high-quality health care | HORIZON-HLTH-2024-CARE-14-01: Pre-commercial procurement for environmentally sustainable, climate neutral and circular health and care systems | PCP | 15 Mio. EUR (3-5 Projects) | 24.04. – 26.11.2024 |
| Civil Security, Folgeförderung CSA 22 | HORIZON-CL3-2024-SSRI-01-01: Demand-led innovation through public procurement | PCP | 10,5 Mio. EUR (2 Projects) | 30.04.2024 |
| Civil Security | HORIZON-CL3-2023-SSRI-01-01: Open grounds for pre-commercial procurement of innovative security technologies | CSA | 2 Mio. EUR (2 Projects) | 30.04.2023 |
| Deploying and adding value to Environmental Observations, Nutzung Ergebnisse aus 2021 | HORIZON-CL6-2024-GOVERNANCE: Customisation/pre-operationalisation of prototypes end-user services in the area of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation | PCP | 19 Mio EUR | 17.10.2023 – 28.02.2024 |
| Space | HORIZON-EUSPA-2022-SPACE-02-5: Development of applications for Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus, PRS activities and GOVSATCOM activities | PCP | 5,2 Mio. EUR | 3.11.2022 – 9.3.2023 |
| EIC: Specialist Advisory Services to build capacities on innovation procurement | HORIZON-EIE-2023-CONNECT-02-02 | CSA | 4 Mio EUR | 8.6.2023 – 21.9.2023 |
| EIC Business Acceleration Services | Support to test EIC innovations for public and private procurers | CSA | 3 Mio EUR | 1.6.2023 – 7.11.2023 |
| EIC Prizes | The European Innovation Procurement Awards | Prize | 25-75 TEUR | Q1, Q2 2023 |