InnoBuyer - Call for Solvers
ClosedDescription
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/