Common procurement of surface-to-surface ammunition
Summary
The European Defence Fund (EDF) is the Commission’s initiative to support collaborative defence research and development, and to foster an innovative and competitive defence industrial base.
Programme Name
Programme Description
The European Defence Fund (EDF) is the Commission’s initiative to support collaborative defence research and development, and to foster an innovative and competitive defence industrial base.
Call
Detailed Call Description
In this perspective, actions involving cooperation for common procurement of the most urgent and critical defence products, including those revealed or exacerbated by the response to the Russian aggression against Ukraine, will be targeted by the funding priorities of the Work Programme. The latter in particular aim to ensure timely availability of sufficient quantities to fill the most urgent capability gaps.
Any eligible action as defined in Article 8.1 of Regulation (EU) 2023/2418, that aims at supporting common procurement of surface-to-surface ammunition for a wide range of capabilities/systems, including but not limited to small arms ammunition up to 12.7 mm, as well as tank and anti-tank ammunition, mortars, rockets and artillery ammunition.
EDIRPA targets cooperation in defence procurement between at least 3 Member States or EDIRPA associated countries. The cooperation should concern the common procurement of defence systems or variants of systems
The activities to be funded are all those required for the set-up and operationalisation of common defence procurement in the area of surface-to-surface ammunition.
EDIRPA targets cooperation in defence procurement between at least 3 Member States or EDIRPA associated countries (i.e. Norway).
The cooperation should concern the common procurement of defence systems or variants of systems.
Expected Impact: The outcome should contribute to the replenishment of depleted stockpiles and to increase existing stockpiles. It is also intended to lead to increased interoperability among participants.
The expected estimated value of a common procurement for actions under this topic aiming to ensure the availability of sufficient quantities of the most urgent and critical defence products to fill the most urgent capability gaps is €250.000.000.
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
Project budgets (maximum grant amount) must be calculated as a percentage of the estimated value of the common procurement (baseline of 7%) with incentive top-ups and ceilings (as described below), using the provided calculator and respecting the following conditions:
- the minimum estimated value of the common procurement must be of at least €120.000.00
- the final value of the common procurement must remain at least 80% of the estimated value of the common procurement.
Top-ups: In order to obtain the incentive top-ups, the applicants must fulfil the conditions (p.11-12 of the call document).
Ceilings: The maximum grant amount based on the baseline amount and top-ups (if applicable) will be capped at:
- by default: €45.000.000 or 15% of the estimated value of the common procurement — whichever is lower
- for actions where Ukraine or Moldova are recipients of additional quantities of defence products: €60.000.000 or 20% of the estimated value of the common procurement — whichever is lower
- for actions where at least 15% of the estimated value of the common procurement is allocated to SMEs or midcaps as contractors or subcontractors: €60.000.000 or 20% of the estimated value of the common procurement — whichever is lower.
The grant awarded may be lower than the amount requested.
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be public authorities or procurement agents within the meaning of Articles 2 and 10 of the EDIRPA Regulation
- be from an eligible country, i.e.:
- EU Member State (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs) or
- listed EEA countries (‘EDIRPA associated countries’; list of participating countries).
Specific cases: European Defence Agency (EDA) and international organisations — Are eligible as beneficiaries if designated as ‘procurement agent’, as defined in Article 2(5) of the EDIRPA Regulation, by the Member States and EDIRPA associated countries involved in the common procurement.
Consortium composition – Proposals must be submitted by a consortium of:
- minimum 3 public authorities from at least 3 Member States or EDIRPA associated countries.
- International organisations and the European Defence Agency (EDA) acting as procurement agent may be included as beneficiaries.
Programme Category
EU Competitive ProgrammesTotal Budget
€103.200.000Thematic Categories
- Justice - Security
- Public Administration
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- International Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
Call Opening Date
27/03/2024Call Closing Date
25/07/2024National Contact Point(s)
Ministry of Defense
172-174 Strovolos Avenue, 2048 Strovolos, Nicosia
Telephone: 22 807500
Email: defence@mod.gov.cy
Website: https://mod.gov.cy/
Department of Research and Innovation
Telephones: 22 807755, 22 807754
Email: research.innovation@mod.gov.cy
EU Contact Point
For help related to this call, please contact: DEFIS-EDIRPA-PROPOSALS@ec.europa.eu