Reinforcing synergies between experimentation spaces and innovation procurement
Project results are expected to contribute to the following outcomes: Advancing public sector modernization by capitalising on the transformational power of innovative technologies to improve the quality and efficiency of public services; Reinforce EU strategic autonomy and increase resilience in the supply chains by opening up opportunities for innovative companies, including notably SMEs and startups, to access…
Funding and competition
- 1grant expected (official)
- €10MEU contribution per project
- €2Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 85projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
Very few grants: expect strong competition. Only proposals well above threshold are funded, so a clearly differentiated idea and a complete consortium are essential.
Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.
Organisations with a track record in this topic
Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empirica Gesellschaft Fur Kommunikations Und Technologieforschung Mbh Bonn | Germany | Company · SME | 8 | 2 | scan2twin, procuRE, iProcureSecurity PCP |
| Science & Innovation Link Office Sl Madrid | Spain | Company | 6 | 2 | InnoFacilitator, AMBIENT, P2Ioneers |
| Corvers Procurement Services Bv Den Dungen | Netherlands | Company · SME | 6 | 1 | PROTECT, SHIELD PCP, PREVENT PCP |
| Iclei European Secretariat Gmbh (Iclei Europasekretariat Gmbh) Freiburg Im Breisgau | Germany | Other · SME | 8 | 1 | AMBIENT, InnProBio, LEA |
| Kentro Meleton Asfaleias Athina | Greece | Research organisation · SME | 7 | 0 | NETZERO-MOVE, PREVENT PCP, ACTIVE PCP |
| Corvers Greece Monoprosopi Ike Athens | Greece | Company · SME | 5 | 0 | PROTECT, SHIELD PCP, PREVENT PCP |
| Agencia De Qualitat I Avaluacio Sanitaries De Catalunya Barcelona | Spain | Research organisation | 6 | 1 | PRO4VIP, THALEA II, HIPSS |
| Bedin Sara Cologno Monzese (Milano) | Italy | Company | 6 | 0 | PRO4VIP, BRODISE, POSIDON |
| Ministerio Del Interior Madrid | Spain | Public body | 5 | 0 | SHIELD PCP, iProcureNet, PREVENT PCP |
| Reseau Des Acheteurs Hospitaliers Paris | France | Public body | 4 | 0 | InnoFacilitator, P2Ioneers, Procure4Health |
| Ministere De L'Interieur Paris | France | Public body | 4 | 1 | SHIELD PCP, iProcureNet, BroadGNSS |
| Pedal Consulting Sro Martin | Slovakia | Company · SME | 3 | 1 | BUILD, INPROCAP, PROCEDIN |
| Eit Health Ev Munchen | Germany | Other | 3 | 2 | HIPSS, Add4Kids, XKIC SO |
| Gemeente Haarlem Haarlem | Netherlands | Research organisation · SME | 3 | 0 | AMBIENT, PROTECT, PROCEDIN |
| Centro Para El Desarrollo Tecnologico Y La Innovacion E.P.E. Madrid | Spain | Public body | 4 | 0 | INPROCAP, P2Ioneers, Procure2Innovate |
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science & Innovation Link Office Sl Madrid | Spain | Company | 6 | 2 | InnoFacilitator, AMBIENT, P2Ioneers |
| Agencia De Qualitat I Avaluacio Sanitaries De Catalunya Barcelona | Spain | Research organisation | 6 | 1 | PRO4VIP, THALEA II, HIPSS |
| Ministerio Del Interior Madrid | Spain | Public body | 5 | 0 | SHIELD PCP, iProcureNet, PREVENT PCP |
| Centro Para El Desarrollo Tecnologico Y La Innovacion E.P.E. Madrid | Spain | Public body | 4 | 0 | INPROCAP, P2Ioneers, Procure2Innovate |
| Ticbiomed Tecnologias De La Informacion Para La Salud En La Region De Murcia Asociacion Murcia | Spain | Other | 3 | 0 | InnoBuyer, Procure4Health, InnoHSupport |
| Servicio Andaluz De Salud Sevilla | Spain | Public body | 3 | 1 | EPP - eHealth, iProcureSecurity PCP, Procure4Health |
| Corvers Iberia Sl Zaragoza | Spain | Company | 2 | 0 | SHIELD PCP, ACTIVE PCP |
| Servicio Madrileno De Salud Madrid | Spain | Public body | 3 | 0 | EPP - eHealth, iProcureSecurity PCP, InnoHSupport |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 10partners (median)
- 5countries (median)
- 22%of partners are SMEs
Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.
Most similar funded projects
Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.
- BUILD – Building capacities in innovation procurement for cities (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-EIE-2021-CONNECT-01-02)
- InnoBuyer – Learning, sharing and co-design in innovation procurement between innovation suppliers and buyers (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-EIC-2021-PUBLICBUY-01-01)
- ECLIPSE – Enhancing Capacity-building for Leveraging Innovative Procurement Strategies in Europe (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-EIE-2023-CONNECT-02-02)
- InnoFacilitator – Health innofacilitator the european facilitator community promoting public procurement of innovation in healthcare (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-EIE-2021-CONNECT-01-02)
- AMBIENT – Advanced Materials for NEB-Inspired Environmental Public Procurement (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-44)
- NETZERO-MOVE – EU-sovereign procurement of next generation NET-ZERO, climate-neutral urban MObility innovatiVE solutions (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-MISS-2026-04-PCP-CIT-01)
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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.