InnoBuyer - Call for Solvers

Description

Each pair of selected Challenger and 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 (15.000 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

The InnoBuyer Call for Solvers aims to select and fund 15 innovative companies (Solvers), to co-create pilots addressing the specific innovation needs (Challenges) of public organisation (Challengers). Submission: Applications must be submitted via F6S platform at: https://www.f6s.com/innobuyer-call-for-solvers/apply There are two ways to apply for the InnoBuyer Call for Solvers: Ready-made Challenges: for applicants who choose to address one of the 12 challenges proposed by InnoBuyer, Open Challenges: for applicants who wish to apply to address a challenge not proposed by InnoBuyer, in collaboration with a public organisation that has its own challenge to solve (this option is only available for EIC beneficiaries). Eligibility check: A combination of automatic filtering and manual checking will discard applications that do not meet the eligibility criteria. Evaluation process: As summary: Every eligible proposal will be evaluated by two evaluators, based on the evaluation criteria: Excellence, Alignment, Commitment, Implementation and value for money. The top 2 applications related to each challenge proposed by InnoBuyer will be invited for an online interview stage. The top 10 applications, not related to the challenges proposed by InnoBuyer, will also be invited for the online interview stage. The top-ranked proposal for each challenge proposed by InnoBuyer will be selected for funding, except for the challenges Pharmaverso and reSHAPE. And the top-5-ranked proposals, not addressing any of the challenges proposed by InnoBuyer, will also be selected for funding.

Further information

Details available at: https://innobuyer.eu/solvers/