The EU-funded project Health InnoFacilitator (GA n. 101070831) invites public procurers operational in the provisioning of health and social care to apply for the Call for Coaching Sessions to receive advice to facilitate the launch of future tenders to procure innovative solutions.

The coaching services consist of ad-hoc individual supporting sessions that will be focused on the following topics:

• Topic #1: Advise public buyers on the formulation of their needs: help public buyers to identify and define their most relevant unmet need(s) with a bottom-up approach methodology.
• Topic #2: Advise public buyers on the PPI process: specialised sessions for those buyers enrolled in a PPI process. Their goal will serve as a reference point for concrete doubt resolution.

The objective of the coaching services is to provide personalized guidance through one-on-one sessions of advisory support. A maximum of 5 beneficiaries will be selected for both services.

• 3 beneficiaries for coaching services under Topic#1 will be selected.
• 2 beneficiaries for coaching services under Topic#2 will be selected.

For Topic #1, the assistance provided to the selected applicant includes personalized meetings, email support, practical guidance, and individual help, with a maximum provision of 5 man-days of expert assistance given free of charge in the period March to June 2024, adjustable according to the availability and needs of the beneficiary.

For Topic #2, the assistance includes one-to-one meetings, support by email, hands-on guidance and individual support (including legal support) for a maximum of 2 man-days of expert assistance (four sessions) given free of charge in the period March to June 2024, adjustable according to the availability and needs of the beneficiary.

Who can apply?

• Participation in this call is open on equal terms to public procurers operational in the provisioning of health and social care established in a Member State (MS) of the European Union (EU) or its Horizon-associated countries, carrying on or involved in a preparatory phase of procurement of innovation process (Innovation Partnerships are excluded).
• No particular level of expertise is needed (“newcomers” or “beginners” are also eligible).

How to apply?

Applicants shall submit their application electronically by email following the instructions included in the Call document (all proposal documents available here).

Each applicant can apply for one or both coaching services offered (Topic#1 and Topic#2). In case beneficiaries want to apply to both types of coaching services, two separate applications must be submitted.

The deadline to apply is 29 February, and all the information about the call and application process is available here.

For any question or further information, please contact SILO’s colleagues at euprojects@silocompany.com.