The SHIELD4CROWD consortium is taking further steps to communicate its needs to the market. We have the pleasure to announce the upcoming Open Market Consultations (OMC), which will include a series of webinars, e-pitching sessions and a main event is scheduled for May 15, 2024, in Warsaw, Poland.

During the OMC, the SHIELD4CROWD consortium will proactively communicate procurers’ needs, cross-check the findings of the state-of-the-art analysis, and obtain relevant information from suppliers regarding existing or potential technologies. The Open Market Consultation will primarily take the form of open and oral consultations.

In the e-Pitching sessions, market suppliers will have the opportunity to present how their existing solutions could address selected procurement challenges. These events will also help the consortium validate the technical and financial provisions of a future pre-commercial procurement (PCP).

Planned events and actions

Open Market Consultations

• The central event: May 15 in Warsaw (participants can attend either on-site or online).
• A series of online OMC webinars:
  • OMC webinar in English on April 2;
  • OMC webinar in French on April 3;
  • OMC webinar in Slovak on April 4;
  • OMC webinar in Italian on April 4;
  • OMC webinar in Spanish on April 5.
• Written contribution in the form of a Request for Information questionnaire.
• A Q&As document.

E-Pitching sessions

• E-pitching briefing event with providers on April 8;
• E-pitching sessions Challenge 1 on April 15;
• E-pitching sessions Challenge 2 on April 16;
• E-pitching sessions Challenge 3 on April 17.

More information

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