Assistance to innovation procurement projects
EAFIP provides local assistance to selected public procurers in the preparation and implementation of a PCP or PPI procurement, covering for instance scoping an already identified procurement need that can be tackled with innovative solutions, preparing and conducting an EU wide published open market consultation and drafting tendering documents. Read more about what the assistance under EAFIP comprises under eligibility and scope.
During 2022-2023 new projects that aim to procure innovative ICT-based solutions get the opportunity to apply for free assistance. New calls to apply for free assistance are published every three months. See below the scheduled calls and corresponding deadlines. At this moment the last call to apply for assistance is open.
| Call | Launch date | Deadline |
| 1st Call 2022 | 12 January 2022 | 15 April 2022 |
| 2nd Call 2022 | 15 April 2022 | 15 July 2022 |
| 3rd Call 2022 | 16 July 2022 | 14 October 2022 |
| 4th Call 2022 | 17 October 2022 | 16 January 2023 |
| 1st Call 2023 | 17 January 2023 | 16 April 2023 |
Selected projects
Since the start of the EAFIP-initiative in 2015 already 26 projects procuring innovative high tech ICT-related solutions have been selected to receive free technical and legal assistance.
During the period 2015-2018 12 projects were selected and received assistance to their innovation procurement project. During 2019-2022 the another 14 public projects regarding high tech innovative ICT-related solutions have been selected up to now to benefit from free technical and legal assistance.
Find out more about all the projects that receive(d) assistance from EAFIP.
A new (and last) Call for 2023 to apply for assistance under EAFIP is open
Apply now!
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/EAFIP2023
