Boosting the transformation towards climate-neutral cities, the net-zero economy and open strategic autonomy through Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP)
Projects are expected to contribute to the following outcomes: Public procurers stimulate from demand side the competitive development of market ready innovative solutions to reduce greenhouse gas and air pollutants emissions that can contribute to the transition of local communities towards climate neutrality, whilst strengthening EU open strategic autonomy [1] ; Public procurers leverage PCP to bring to the market…
Funding and competition
- 3grants expected (official)
- €7M–€12MEU contribution per project
- €2Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 46projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iclei European Secretariat Gmbh (Iclei Europasekretariat Gmbh) Freiburg Im Breisgau | Germany | Other · SME | 18 | 1 | CapaCITIES 2.0, SGA2-NZC, AMBIENT |
| Stichting Climate-Kic International Foundation Amsterdam | Netherlands | Other | 7 | 3 | CapaCITIES 2.0, SGA2-NZC, SGA-NZC |
| Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus Vtt Oy Espoo | Finland | Research organisation | 8 | 0 | CapaCITIES 2.0, SGA2-NZC, Orbit2ZERO |
| Empirica Gesellschaft Fur Kommunikations Und Technologieforschung Mbh Bonn | Germany | Company · SME | 7 | 2 | scan2twin, CircularPSP, suHCO |
| Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation Donostia/San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation | 8 | 0 | SGA2-NZC, SGA-NZC, CLMS-Cities |
| Eurocities Asbl Bruxelles / Brussel | Belgium | Other | 6 | 1 | SGA2-NZC, SGA-NZC, SUN4Ukraine |
| Fundacion Cartif Boecillo | Spain | Research organisation | 6 | 1 | SGA2-NZC, SGA-NZC, CapaCITIES |
| Energy Cities/Energie-Cites Association Besancon | France | Other | 5 | 0 | CapaCITIES 2.0, SGA2-NZC, SGA-NZC |
| Kungliga Tekniska Hoegskolan Stockholm | Sweden | University | 5 | 0 | CapaCITIES 2.0, SGA2-NZC, SGA-NZC |
| Universidad Politecnica De Madrid Madrid | Spain | University | 5 | 0 | CapaCITIES 2.0, SGA2-NZC, SGA-NZC |
| Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno Den Haag | Netherlands | Research organisation | 5 | 0 | CapaCITIES 2.0, SGA2-NZC, SGA-NZC |
| Lgi Sustainable Innovation Paris | France | Company · SME | 5 | 0 | SGA2-NZC, SGA-NZC, SUN4Ukraine |
| Dimos Athinaion Athina | Greece | Public body | 3 | 1 | NETZERO-MOVE, Orbit2ZERO, SYSTEMICO |
| Science & Innovation Link Office Sl Madrid | Spain | Company | 4 | 1 | AMBIENT, Orbit2ZERO, InnoFacilitator |
| European Regions Research And Innovation Network Bruxelles / Brussel | Belgium | Other | 4 | 0 | CapaCITIES 2.0, SGA2-NZC, SGA-NZC |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation Donostia/San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation | 8 | 0 | SGA2-NZC, SGA-NZC, CLMS-Cities |
| Fundacion Cartif Boecillo | Spain | Research organisation | 6 | 1 | SGA2-NZC, SGA-NZC, CapaCITIES |
| Universidad Politecnica De Madrid Madrid | Spain | University | 5 | 0 | CapaCITIES 2.0, SGA2-NZC, SGA-NZC |
| Science & Innovation Link Office Sl Madrid | Spain | Company | 4 | 1 | AMBIENT, Orbit2ZERO, InnoFacilitator |
| Agencia De Qualitat I Avaluacio Sanitaries De Catalunya Barcelona | Spain | Research organisation | 7 | 1 | PRO4VIP, THALEA II, HIPSS |
| Universitat Politecnica De Valencia Valencia | Spain | University | 3 | 0 | CapaCITIES 2.0, CapaCITIES, URBAN-FLOW |
| Eit Urban Mobility Foundation Barcelona | Spain | Other | 3 | 0 | SGA-NZC, SGA3-NZC, URBAN-FLOW |
| Fundacion Circe Centro De Investigacion De Recursos Y Consumos Energeticos Zaragoza | Spain | Research organisation | 3 | 0 | CapaCITIES, NEUTRALPATH, SYSTEMICO |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 11partners (median)
- 7countries (median)
- 24%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.
- 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)
- scan2twin – Deep scans of existing buildings for rapid BIM and Digital Twin creation at low cost to unlock renovation wave through pre-commercial procurement (PCP) (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-MISS-2026-04-PCP-CIT-01)
- CapaCITIES 2.0 – Fast-Tracking the National Narrative for Climate-Neutral Urban Futures (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-MISS-2024-CIT-02-01)
- SGA2-NZC – Specific grant agreement n°2 to scale the cities mission platform (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-MISS-2023-CIT-SGA-01)
- BUILD – Building capacities in innovation procurement for cities (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-EIE-2021-CONNECT-01-02)
- PROTECT – Preparing a Pre-Commercial Procurement for end-user services based on environmental observation in the area of climate change adaptation and mitigation - PROTECT (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL6-2021-GOVERNANCE-01-15)
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- 10 Nov 2026 · European Research and Innovation Days 2026 (Brussels and online)
- 19 Nov 2026 · Horizon Europe Cluster 5 Info Day: Climate, Energy and Mobility (Charlemagne, Brussels, and online)
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- 1 Dec 2026 · Interdisciplinary Pathways towards Green and Resilient Societies (Online)
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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.