Call for EIC Solvers

Description

Each pair of selected Challenger and EIC Solver is expected to collaborate for a period of 10 months to implement the solution/pilot proposed by the Solver to address the Challenge presented by the Challenger, notably by: implementing a round of co-creation sessions bringing together Challenger and Solver personnel, for co-developing a joint solution. piloting the co-created solution in a real environment to test its functionality and assess its effectiveness. If the implementation of the pilot is a success, the Challenger can have access to financial support (5.000 EUR.) to hire legal services to: design and deliver, Terms of Reference (ToR) for a simplified form of innovation procurement, develop follow-up strategies for the adoption of ToR, leading to the implementation of simplified innovation procurement in the future.

Beneficiary & submission

Submission Process: Only proposals submitted through the Open Call submission tool (F6S platform) at https://www.f6s.com/innobuyer-open-call-for-eic-solvers/apply and within the Call duration will be accepted. Proposals submitted by any other means, will not be evaluated. Only the documentation included in the application will be considered by evaluators. It will be composed by a form with administrative questions to be completed directly in the platform, and the Annex 1: Proposal template. The information provided should be actual, true and complete and should allow the assessment of the proposal. The regular functioning of the F6S platform limits to one application submission per F6S user in each call. To submit an application, applicants should follow these steps: Go to https://innobuyer.eu/eic-solvers/ and carefully read the open call documents composed by the: Guidelines for Applicants Annex 1: Proposal template Annex 2: Declaration of honour Annex 3: Bank account information Annex 4: SME declaration Annex 5: Co-creation agreement template Go to https://www.f6s.com/innobuyer-open-call-for-eic-solvers/apply to fill in the application form through the F6S platform (applicants are required to register a profile at F6S to be able to submit an application), answer all mandatory questions and submit the application. Only proposals submitted before the deadline will be accepted. After the call closure no additions or changes to received proposals will be taken into account. The deadline for this call is June 6th, 2024, at 17:00 CET (Brussels time). Evaluation Process A) Eligibility check- A combination of automated filtering and manual review processes will be utilised to sift through applications, ensuring adherence to the eligibility criteria outlined in Section 4 of this document. Applicants should be mindful that, given the semi-automated evaluation tools in use, all provided information will undergo thorough verification. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure the accuracy of all fields within the online form. Any inclusion of erroneous information may result in the rejection of the proposal on the grounds of ineligibility. In cases where a proposal is deemed ineligible through manual verification, applicants will be promptly notified of its status and provided with a 48-hour window to submit a rebuttal. B) Remote evaluation- After the eligibility filter, the final proposals shortlist for evaluation will be created. Then, the proposals will be given to one (1) internal and two (2) external evaluators with experience in the procurement of innovation and with relevant technical expertise for the proposed solutions, bound by a confidentiality agreement and non-conflict of interest declaration. Every proposal will be evaluated, according to the evaluation criteria described in section 5 of the Guidelines for Applicants. At the end of this phase, the proposals will be ranked. C) Consensus and Final Scores- The evaluators will have the opportunity to share, compare and revise, if necessary, their scores aiming to reach a consensus about the ranking of proposals. D) Final ranking and Selection- At the end of the evaluation process, the proposals will be ranked taking into account the revised scores from the consensus process. The criteria for the ranking of the proposals will be semi-automatic following the rules below: Rule 1: The proposals will be ranked based on their overall score. Rule 2: In case following Rule 1 there are proposals in the same position, priority will be given to proposals that have a higher score on the Commitment award criterion. Rule 3: In case following Rule 2 there are proposals in the same position, priority will be given to proposals that have a higher score on the Excellence award criterion. The top-4-ranked proposals will be selected for funding and the list of selected proposals will be submitted to the European Commission for final screening.

Further information

InnoBuyer website and F6S platform