Prior Information Notice published for future Pre-Commercial Procurement

The CCC project consortium has launched a Prior Information Notice (PIN) procedure for a future Pre–Commercial Procurement (PCP) to buy research and development services to solve circular economy challenges defined by the participating project cities.

The procurement aims to trigger new solutions to be developed and tested to address two challenges that correspond to an overarching need to increase the number of concrete practices in the Baltic Sea region that would drive the transition to circular economy.

The following city specific challenges have been identified by the participating cities that seek to choose two most relevant challenges that would be posed as sub-challenges in the tender and fine-tune the tender specifications with the help of Open Market Consultation: 

• Turku: How might we create an accessible, unified platform or system that connects service providers contributing to the circular economy, making it easier for customers to discover and use their services?
• Tallinn: How can we develop an accessible and affordable tool or methodology that enables SMEs to evaluate and improve the circularity of their products or services, even if they lack in-house expertise or external support?
• Riga: How might we implement an interoperable, city-wide system or solution to eliminate single-use materials (such as cups, plates, and cutlery) at public events?
• Kiel: How might we create a system or solution for collecting, refurbishing, redistributing, and reusing second-hand components and items from buildings, fairs, and festivals?
• Gdynia: How might we develop an accessible, affordable, and sustainable solution — supported by cultural and creative sectors — to increase the reuse of bulky household waste?
• Aarhus: How might we develop a sustainable, circular, and culturally relevant solution to activate an underused dome structure at the harbour during the winter months?

You may express your interest by answering the survey and provide your inputs that will help us shape the procurement, as well as be contacted for the Open Market Consultation (OMC) that will happen in the coming months.

The notice about the the pre–commercial procurement has been published on the official website of EU tenders: https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/285317-2025

Interested parties are also welcome to participate in an online survey and will be informed about Open Market Consultation discussions that will be scheduled: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1nXAUJu6XXEMpxcPL27m4IyIxedNlRBrFmMgPjpe6TBgiCQ/viewform

The Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) is a process that, instead of purchasing existing products, funds research and development in phases – starting from concept design, moving through prototyping, and ending with real-world testing. In this way, PCP allows cities to shape market-ready solutions that align with their strategic needs, especially in areas where no adequate products exist today.

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