Pre-commercial procurements of innovative solutions to enhance security

Call: Pre-commercial procurements of innovative solutions to enhance security

Programme

Secure societies – Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens

Type of Fund

Action programme

Description of programme
"Secure societies – Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens"

The primary aims of the Secure Societies Challenge are:

to enhance the resilience of our society against natural and man-made disasters, ranging from the development of new crisis management tools to communication interoperability, and to develop novel solutions for the protection of critical infrastructure;
to fight crime and terrorism ranging from new forensic tools to protection against explosives;
to improve border security, ranging from improved maritime border protection to supply chain security and to support the Union's external security policies including through conflict prevention and peace building;
and to provide enhanced cyber-security, ranging from secure information sharing to new assurance models

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Link to Programme

Call

Pre-commercial procurements of innovative solutions to enhance security

Description of call
"Pre-commercial procurements of innovative solutions to enhance security"

Innovative solutions are needed when resources from different countries are required to work more closely together. Such solutions should support the development of the EU’s Security Union.

Practitioners are invited to work on common requirements of any kind of system that they may need in the future to enhance border and external security, to fight against crime and terrorism, to protect infrastructure, or to make societies more resilient, and to involve their respective procurement bodies in preparing for future acquisitions.

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Link to Call

Thematic Focus

Clustering, Development Cooperation, Economic Cooperation, Justice, Safety & Security, Research & Innovation, Technology Transfer & Exchange

Funding area

EU Member States
Albania / Shqipëria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iceland / Ísland
Moldova
Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора
North Macedonia / Северна Македонија
Norway / Norge
Serbia / Сpбија
Switzerland / Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera
Turkey / Türkiye
Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna
Others

Origin of Applicant

Eligible applicants

Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, International Organization, National Government, Research Institution, Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union, NGO / NPO, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), University, Association, Start Up Company

Applicant details

All legal entities located in the EU or in Third Countries can participate in Horizon 2020.

Project Partner

Yes

Project Partner Details

Participation is required of at least 3 relevant practitioner organisations, as well as of 3 potential "buyers" of systems (e.g. departments or agencies dealing with acquisition planning, or procurement), from 3 different EU or Associated countries.

Recurring Call

Yes

Further info

Open access must be granted to all scientific publications.

Type of Funding

Grants

Financial details

budget amount: between 2 and 12 Mio. € per proposal
Co- funding: max. 100%

Submission

Participant Portal

Contact Details

Link to the National Contact Point Finder.