Synergies between experimentation spaces and innovation procurement

Opportunity snapshot

Collection

Horizon Europe

Source / programme

European Union / European Commission · European Innovation Ecosystems

Status

Forthcoming

Actionability

Buyer or supplier access

Record granularity

Topic

Verification date

17 Jul 2026

What the opportunity supports

This profile covers the Horizon Europe call or topic “Synergies between experimentation spaces and innovation procurement”. The official targeting includes: Single-award PCP; developers are suppliers to procurement, not direct beneficiaries.

Thematic fit

Innovation procurement and testbeds

Egypt eligibility and applicant role

Public buyers normally lead the action. Companies are most often technology suppliers or contractors, and only participate as beneficiaries where the topic explicitly permits.

Egyptian participation is subject to the live call, topic conditions, General Annexes and any strategic, security, ownership, control or establishment restrictions.

Best-fit applicants

Public procurers/buyers, test beds, living labs, regulatory sandboxes, certification bodies.

Funding and instrument

Funding scale

Around EUR 10m per project

Instrument

PCP grant rate generally 100% for beneficiaries, unless the topic states otherwise.

Scale basis

Around

Co-financing

No general own contribution identified - RIA/CSA or equivalent grant rate is generally 100%, subject to topic conditions

Access and co-financing

No general own contribution identified - RIA/CSA or equivalent grant rate is generally 100%, subject to topic conditions

Submission timing

1. Openingtype=opening | stage=Opening | date=2027-06-01 | continuous=false | confirmed=true | estimated=false

Applicant positioning

Evidence ecosystem track record, cross-border complementarity, startup/SME outcomes, private-capital mobilisation, governance and a sustainable service model after EU funding.

Strategic fit and caveats

Public buyers lead the grant; suppliers generally compete later under procurement rules and cannot assume beneficiary status.

Priority

High

Priority rationale

for aligned industrial partners

Verification confidence

High

Horizon classification

Programme family

Horizon Europe

Pillar / programme part

Pillar III · European Innovation Ecosystems

Call / topic ID

HORIZON-EIE-2027-01-CONNECT-02

Call year

2027

Action type

PCP

Record granularity

Topic

Egyptian private-sector role

Public buyers normally lead the action. Companies are most often technology suppliers or contractors, and only participate as beneficiaries where the topic explicitly permits.

Coordination eligibility

Public buyers or eligible procurers lead; companies normally participate as suppliers

Access family

Buyer or supplier route

Consortium and beneficiary conditions

Mono-beneficiary status

No

Consortium conditions

At least 3 legal entities and at least 2 public procurers from different MS/AC; at least one in an EU Member State

Funding and financial burden

Indicative project ticket

Around EUR 10m per project

Call budget

call budget EUR 10m

Expected awards

1

Funding rate

PCP grant rate generally 100% for beneficiaries, unless the topic states otherwise.

Co-financing

No general own contribution identified - RIA/CSA or equivalent grant rate is generally 100%, subject to topic conditions

TRL and maturity

TRL range

Not specified

Maturity

Demand-led procurement maturity; requires a defined unmet need and buyer pathway.

Restrictions and screening

Strategic restrictions

No special restriction identified at profile level

Security restrictions

No special restriction identified at profile level

Ownership / control restrictions

No special restriction identified at profile level

Establishment restrictions

No special restriction identified at profile level

Screening note

No special restriction identified at profile level; topic conditions, the General Annexes and live portal still control

Source and verification

Adopted Horizon Europe 2026-2027 work programme and official programme source; live Funding & Tenders Portal recheck required