Civil Security for Society 2026 · Demand-led innovation in security

Project results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following expected outcomes: • A community of EU civil security practitioners with common user/functional needs for innovative technology solutions is identified, supported by an industrial base, in particular SMEs and Startups, to access the public procurement market and scale up their business; • Procurers facilitated the commercialisation of the innovative solutions developed by their successful…

As past experience shows that pre-commercial procurement opens up the procurement market for startups and enables the public sector to address societal challenges more effectively, public procurers should make more strategic use of PCP. Applicants are invited to submit proposals for PCP action to acquire Research and Development (R&D) services and innovative civil security technology solutions.Proposals should demonstrate interest from a broader community of potential…

Activities are expected to achieve TRL 6-8 by the end of the project - see General Annex B.