H2020 call MG.8.3-2015
Giacomo Somma
P4ITS meeting, Vienna, 21.05.2015
MG.8.3-2015 – Facilitating market take-up of
innovative transport infrastructure solutions
• Specific challenge:
– Overcome highly fragmented demand & deploy innovative solutions for transport infrastructure
• Type of action: Public Procurement of Innovative Solutions (PPI) Cofund
• Scope:
– capacity building in public purchasing of innovative solutions
– implementation of best available solutions on cross-border TEN-T network and other EU representative cases
– clearly identified procurement needs of infrastructure owners (the procurers), incl. life-cycle and cost-benefit
– contribute to revision / development of relevant standards and regulatory framework
– study strategies favouring innovation in transport sector (good practices made available for replication)
• Expected impact:
– serve as pilot projects
– allow for a better coordinated dialogue between procurers and suppliers
– build a coherent basis for progressive step changes to regulation, standardisation and public procurement
• Funding: total budget 13 Million euro (1 to 5 Million euro per project, but request can be higher).
• Call details:
– one-stage proposal submission; opening 24-06-2015; deadline 15-10-2015
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/2647-mg-8.3-2015.html
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Supporting preparatory actions:
• Market consultation
• Tender documentation drafting, incl. performance based specifications, best value for money award criteria, IPR
arrangements
Supporting one joint procurement:
• One joint PPI by group of procurers (possibility of one lead procurer awarding contracts on behalf of others)
• One joint call for tender
• One joint evaluation
• One joint total budget
Participants:
• Minimum of 2 independent legal entities (public procurers) from 2 different MS or associated countries
• Possibility of having other types of procurers that are providing services of public interest and share the same
need to procure R&D or innovative solutions
• Other entities may participate if they are not potential suppliers and have no conflicts of interest
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EU contribution:
• Reimbursement rate direct costs: max 20% of eligible costs
• Eligible direct costs:
– Price of the innovative solutions (no R&D) procured (see requirements in Annex E of the Work Programme)
– In-kind contributions (e.g. 3rd parties/end-users putting resources - e.g. test facilities - at disposal of procurers)
– VAT is a non-eligible cost unless for beneficiaries that can prove that they are unable to deduct VAT
– Coordination & networking activities (e.g., to prepare, manage and follow-up the procurement): max 50% of
total requested grant
• Eligible indirect costs:
– Flat rate of 30% of eligible direct costs, but no indirect costs on the price of the PPI procurement or on third
party resources not used at the premises of beneficiaries
Budget spending flexibility:
• The consortium may choose to use part of the EU contribution to increase the support to coordination &
networking or to PPI call for tender as long as the EU contribution does not exceed 20% of the total eligible costs
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Synergies between PPI and ESIF (European Structural and Investment Funds ):
• WHY:
– The value of support for innovation could be enhanced by combining funding resources (increase of effects at
regional level)
– Procurers could choose higher ESIF co-funding rates whilst participating to H2020 funded PPIs
– Better communication between "regional development community" and "Horizon-Science community"
– A regional development scheme through the participation in a H2020 project acquires a European perspective
• WHO:
Regions/ Public Authorities:
– Realise concrete quality and efficiency improvements to public services in the region
– Obtain better value for money solutions through joint procurements (economies of scale)
– Improve the local innovation ecosystem as stronger local public sector demand for innovative solutions attracts
additional financial investments into the region and combats relocation of innovative companies abroad
– Enhance the technical know-how of the Region
Innovators:
– Can get first client for new product (lead customer)
– Shorten time to market (because of earlier customer feedback)
– Wider commercialization opportunities (companies keep IPR ownership)
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Support to PPI in the context of ESIF (European Structural and Investment Funds ):
• General rule:
– NO double financing: in no circumstances shall the same cost/expenditure be financed twice by any budget.
– NO use of ESIF money to finance own participant’s contribution to H2020: no substitution of national/regional
or private co-funding to EU projects/programmes under direct EC management by ESIF money (and vice versa).
• Categories of possible synergies:
– Joint or simultaneous use of funds for the same project or parallel projects that complement each other 
synchronization between ESIF and H2020 calls.
– Sequential funding  separate successive and legally/financially not linked projects that build on each other
with alternating H2020 or ESIF support (e.g., first PCP and then PPI).
– Additional funding  ESIF money is not linked to a H2020 project (PCP/PPI), but a regional/national authority
decides to co-fund a regional/national project or beneficiaries to enhance the H2020 project or programme in
its region. This may be particularly relevant to skills development or capacity building in innovation and
cooperation. Example: skills enhancement of the public procurer focused on the use of the innovative product
that is purchased in the framework of a PPI that is co-funded by H2020.
– Alternative funding  ESIF could be used for project proposals that have received positive evaluation under
H2020 and could not be co-funded due to lack of H2020 funds under the call. These proposals could be
reoriented towards ESIF requirements and submitted at national/regional level, if this type and topic of project
fits into the operational programmes of the concerned territories.
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More information?
• EC Innovation Procurement website:
http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/innovation-procurement
• EU funding opportunities on PCP / PPI:
http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/calls-eu-funding-opportunities-precommercial-procurement-and-public-procurement-innovative
• Synergies between H2020 and ESIF :
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/guides/synergy/synergies_
en.pdf
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ERTICO Partnership Project Proposal(s)
• Coordinated by ERTICO Office or by ERTICO Partner
• Based on the ERTICO Proposal Development Process
• ERTICO Selection Committee selects Project Core Group based on:
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Active contributions to proposal development
Proven competence/experience and expertise of organisation and person
Balanced and appropriate participation of sectors
Geographical balance
Optimum consortium size according to EC funding budget request
• Participation of non-ERTICO Partners in project proposal is decided by the
Project Core Group according to the following selection criteria:
– Needs expressed by ERTICO Partners already in the consortium (e.g. local
partners for test site activities)
– Filling gaps in competence / expertise
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Statement of interest to participate in
ERTICO Partnership Project Proposal(s)
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Submitted by: Organisation
Contact person: Name SURNAME, email, phone
Call identifier: MG.8.3-2015
Project contribution: Please describe briefly your contribution in the context of
the proposal selected above
Proposed role for your organisation: Please select among Coordinator, Core team
member, Consortium partner
Proposed contribution for your organisation: Please select one or more among
Requirements, Architecture, Research, Development, Implementation, Test- or
pilot-site, Validation, Communication, Other (please specify)
Expertise, competence and experience of your organisation: Please state your
organisation’s specific expertise, competence and experience relevant for this
particular call topic & proposed project; describe the tasks of your organisation
Please return it to g.somma@mail.ertico.com
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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