Pre-Commercial Procurement

Calls for EU funding opportunities on PCP

2012-2013 Calls in FP7 ICT work programme - All areas of public interest

Slide providing overview of Commission proposed areas/budgets for PCP calls in FP7-ICT-2013, currently under discussion with Member States. FP7-ICT-2013 work programme will be adopted by the Commission in July 2012, when the first calls in the WP will be launched.

2011-2012 Calls in FP7 ICT work programme - All areas of public interest

The 2011-2012 FP7 Work Programme for ICT contains for the first time a new type of support for PCP. In addition to the possiblity to submit proposals for networking on PCP, consortia of public authorities from around Europe can now also apply for EC funding for undertaking a pre-commercial procurement jointly (€14M).

The (CP-CSA type) grant for the latter type projects will combine (through the CSA part) the reimbursement of maximum 100% of the eligible costs for the activities linked to the preparation, management and coordination of the joint PCP call for tender, plus (through the CP part) a reimbursement of maximum 50% of the eligible costs for the development of the new ICT solutions through a PCP.

The following PCP calls are planned:

• Targeted calls for joint PCPs in specific areas of public interest (€3M each)
  • ICT for health (Objective 5.3.(d), Call 7) - Topic: Services for mobile access to patient health info
  • ICT for ageing well (Objective 5.4(d), Call 7) - Topic: Robotics solutions for ageing well
  • Photonics (Objective 3.5.(d), Call 8) - Topic: Innovative photonics solutions improving quality and/or efficiency of public sector challenges
• An open call for PCP proposals addressing any area of public interest (€5M each)
  • Proposals for joint PCPs in this open call (Objective 11.1, Call 8) can relate to for example public sector needs for new ICT solutions in healthcare, inclusion, e-government, transport, energy efficiency, environment, security, education etc

Call 7 was published 28 September 2010 (deadline for submission 18 January 2011). Call 8 opened 20 July 2011 and closes 17 January 2012. An overview presentation on the PCP related calls is available. For more info, refer to the FP7-ICT-2011-8 Call website, where you find the updated 2011-2012 Work Programme, the Call 8 fiche, as well as the Guide for Applicants for CP-CSA grants for PCP.

In order to support potential participants to find partners for Call 8, interested organisations are invited to complete an Expression of Interest form: Expression of Interest form for PCP actions under objective 3.5 or the Expression of Interest form for PCP actions under objective 11.1. EOI forms will be distributed on regular basis to all those potentially interested parties that have filled in EOI forms.

The Guide for Applicants explains how to prepare proposals for the CP-CSA grants for PCP. It also provides the possibility of the pre-proposal check, which is a service that allows proposers to check via a short e-mail the appropriateness of their proposed action and the eligibility of the proposed consortium with the Commission before preparing a fully fledged proposal. Since this is the first time that the Commission offerts CP-CSA type grants for PCP projects, proposers planning to submit a proposal are strongly recommended to make use of the pre-proposal check service.

2011 Calls in FP7 Capacities work programme - High Performance Computing

The 2012 FP7 Capacities - Research Infrastructures work programme (INFRA-2012-2.3.1) on the third implementation phase of the European High Performance Computing (HPC) service PRACE calls for a joint pre-commercial procurement with a view to develop, test and evaluate the required mechanisms for PRACE, increase the financial resources dedicated to HPC R&D in Europe, and ensure that European HPC procurement benefits the development of systems and software in Europe. Call deadline: 23 november 2011.

2011 Calls in FP7 Security Research work programme - Border Surveillance

The 2012 FP7 Security Research work programme (FP7-SEC-2012-1) calls for CP-CSA proposals to enhance the use of innovative technology for border surveillance. The call targets solutions for the pre-operational validation of "Common Application of Surveillance Tools at EU level" in order to provide the EU with an operational and technical framework that would increase situational awareness and improve the reaction capability of authorities surveying the external borders of the EU. Call deadline: 23 november 2011.

2010 Calls

There were no PCP related calls open during 2010.

The next events where information will be distributed on upcoming EU funding opportunities on PCP will take place during Open Days 2010 and ICT 2010. More info on the PCP related sessions during these events can be found on the PCP Events page.

2009 Calls

In response to the positive reactions from the EU Council and Parliament on PCP, the Commission has during 2009 opened calls for proposals (in RFEC, FP7 and CIP programmes) to support the establishment of networks of public authorities on pre-commercial procurement.

More information on the projects that have been successfully launched under these calls can be found on the PCP Projects page.