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Call: Public Procurement of Innovation

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Programme

COSME

Acronym

COSME

Type of Fund

Action programme

Description of programme
"COSME"

COSME is the EU programme for the Competitiveness of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).
COSME supports SMEs in the following areas:

Accessing finance
Opening markets
Supporting entrepreneurs
Improving business conditions

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Link to Programme

Call

Public Procurement of Innovation

Description of call
"Public Procurement of Innovation"

This call supports projects that focus on improving market access for SMEs inside the EU, specifically regarding the public procurement market. Specifically, this call focus on the following 3 objectives:

Encourage cooperation between public buyers to promote the use of public procurement to contribute to the development of innovation;
Use public procurement as a mechanism to pilot innovation in areas of strong public interest (e.g. clean energy or healthcare);
Link and establish synergies with research and innovation projects funded by the EU.

Link

Link to Call

Thematic Focus

Competitiveness, SME, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Health, Social Affairs, Sports, Research & Innovation, Technology Transfer & Exchange

Funding area

EU Member States
Albania / Shqipëria
Armenia / Հայաստան
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iceland / Ísland
Moldova
Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора
North Macedonia / Северна Македонија
Serbia / Сpбија
Turkey / Türkiye
Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna

Origin of Applicant

Eligible applicants

NGO / NPO, Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, National Government, Education and Training Centres, Research Institution, University, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Association, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees)

Project Partner

Yes

Project Partner Details

The consortium has to be composed of a minimum of two public buyers from two different eligible countries

Project duration min

36 months

Project duration max

48 months

Type of Funding

Grants

Financial details

Total Call Budget: 5 million €
Budget per project: min. 2 million € - max. 5 million €
EASME expects to fund 1 to 2 proposals
Co-financing rate: max. 90%

Submission

Online via Funding & Tenders Portal

Contact Details

EASME-COSME-ENQUIRIES@ec.europa.eu

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