EU co-financed projects that are implementing joint transnational Innovation Procurement

Within the Programs regarding research and innovation, the European Union has funded various projects concerning the implementation of innovation procurement. With Horizon2020, FP7 or CIP, different projects which are implementing Pre-Commercial Procurements(PCP)s or Public Procurement of Innovative Solutions (PPIs), as well as coordination and networking projects that prepare the ground for future PCP or PPIs were supported. The following projects are still ongoing:

HEALTH / ELDERLY CARE PROJECTS

• DECIPHER – Safe mobile medical care for patients with chronic long term conditions
• THALEA II – Deploying telemedicine for high risk intensive care unit patients
• EMPATTICS – Enabling self-management of treatment for chronic diseases
• NYMPHA-MD – Mobile services for mental health treatment
• MAGIC – Empowering patients to optimise their recovery from a stroke
• RELIEF – Improving the monitoring and relieve of chronic pains
• STARS – Reducing healthcare stress through personalised e-health
• LIVE INCITE – Empowering patients after surgical procedures
• NIGHTINGALE – Developing the ultimate patient monitor
• PROEMPOWER – Addressing the diabetes pandemic challenge through disease self-management
• ANTISUPERBugs – Detecting resistant microorganisms to prevent infections
• STOP AND GO – Telecare services for frail elderly with multiple conditions
• RITMOCORE – Setting an innovative model of treatment for elderly patients with bradycardia

TRANSPORT PROJECTS

• V-Con – Optimizing road infrastructure through virtual modelling 23
• CHARM – Improving traffic management performance 24

ENERGY PROJECTS

• PRACE 3IP – Increasing the energy efficiency of high performance computing 25

WATER

• SMART.MET – Open standardised smart metering for the water sector 26

EDUCATION PROJECTS

• IMAILE – Personalized learning environments for primary and secondary schools 27

TRANSPORT PROJECTS

• V-Con – Optimizing road infrastructure through virtual modelling
• CHARM – Improving traffic management performance

ENERGY PROJECTS

• PRACE 3IP – Increasing the energy efficiency of high performance computing

WATER

• SMART.MET – Open standardised smart metering for the water sector

EDUCATION PROJECTS

• IMAILE – Personalized learning environments for primary and secondary schools

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PROJECTS

• Cloud for Europe – Efficient and safe cloud services for governments’ use
• PICSE – Network of procurers on European science cloud
• HNSciCloud – A marketplace of innovative cloud services for scientific users
• COMPLETE – Network of procurers for novel broadband network solutions
• SELECT for Cities – Enabling urban IoE applications and services
• PREFORMA – Towards a sustainable ecosystem for long term digital preservation

These projects have (among others) significantly contributed to positive developments regarding innovative development. The European Commission lists up the following impacts:

“Opening the route-to-the market for new market players: 71% of PCP contracts are won by SMEs, more than twice the average in public procurement across Europe (29%).

• Helping also established market players bring products to the market: 17% of contracts are won by large companies as single bidder. 12% of contracts consist of consortia of SMEs and larger companies bringing innovative products together to the market.
• Facilitating cross-border company growth: 28% of PCP contracts are awarded cross-border, 25 times more than the average in public procurement across Europe (1,29%).
• Bringing research results from the university to the market: 28% of contracts have universities or research centers as partners in the winning consortia (often together with university startups)
• Contributing to growth and jobs in Europe: Nearly all bidders (97,5%) are doing 100% of the R&D for the contract in Europe
• Reducing the R&D risks for procurers and encouraging commercialisation of results by vendors: Leaving the IPR ownership rights with vendors reduced the R&D cost for procurers on average by 50% as vendors see wider commercialisation potential for their solutions.
• Improving the quality and efficiency of public services: All completed PCPs have delivered innovative solutions that achieve the expected quality and efficiency requirements set out initially by the procurers. 60% of procurers use PCP to obtain more open, interoperable solutions. Procurers from 50% of completed PCPs have already deployed the small test series developed during the PCP and are preparing wider commercial deployment with an enlarged buyers group.” [1]

The complete list and details to the various projects can be found under https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/innovation-procurement-power-public-purse.

Note: This article is based on the Information Brochure “Innovation Procurement The power of the public purse”

References

[1] European Commission. (2017). “Innovation Procurement The power of the public purse”

Keywords

Project, innovation procurement, public service, quality, market growth