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Do you need support to implement a Pre-Commercial Procurement or to procure an innovative solution?

The European Assistance for Innovation Procurement (eafip) has just launched a new call for assistance to public procurers interested in starting a Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) or an Innovation Procurement (PPI) process of ICT-based solutions. The call is open to procurers from public institutions of all EU Member States.

Four criteria will be taken into account when choosing the applications to support:

• Concrete interest / commitment in starting a PCP/PPI project and maturity of the business case (business case means the business case for the public procurer, i.e. the cost/benefit analysis that justifies the procurer’s investment in the innovation procurement) 
• Potential impact of the PCP/PPI procurement, with priority to high impact ICT solutions (e.g. Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity) and innovation procurements under national digital/ICT strategies. 
• Geographical balance of the cases to be assisted across the EU member states. 
• Lack of experience and existence of prior cases in the implementation of PCP/PPI under the legal system of the country in question.  

At least 3 PCP and PPI procurements of high impact ICT solutions will be selected to receive assistance free of charge. The deadline to apply is 15 May 2019.

For more information, visit here.

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