Through the European Assistance for Innovation Procurement (EAFIP) initiative, the European Commission supports public procurers (including contracting entities in the utilities and security sector) in developing and implementing more and better innovation procurements of ICT based solutions across the EU.
- The 2nd call of 2022 to apply for assistance under EAFIP is open now by the 15th of July 2022:
Apply now!
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/EAFIP2022 - In addition, you can subscribe to the webinar on “Evaluation and testing: tools and methodologies” (link). This is a 1,5-hour webinar workshop for European public buyers, suppliers and policy makers about good practices regarding evaluation and testing tools and methodologies in the context of Innovation Procurement.
What’s in for public administration
The EAFIP-initiative has been relaunched for a new period. During this edition:
– new calls to apply for assistance will be launched every 3 months,
– assistance will be provided to newly selected projects, and
– webinars & workshops will be organised on a regular basis.
For information on the (so far) selected projects and the Assistance see here.
More info about the EAFIP-initiative
The aim of the EAFIP-initiative is to promote good practices and reinforce the evidence base on completed innovation procurements across Europe; encourage other public procurers to start new PCP and PPI procurements, and boost the digital-green economy recovery through Innovation Procurement (PCP & PPI).
Since the start in 2015 EAFIP organised 12 successful events, created a knowledge-packed toolkit and 12 informative videos,
and provided assistance to public procurers in the development and implementation of their innovation procurement.
No less than 21 innovation procurements of high impact ICT-related solutions were supported through EAFIP up to present.
Across Europe, public procurers are able to move ahead with innovation procurements.
