Objective The C4BI project is a Network of Procurers that will provide an integrated answer to the challenge of urban innovation by combining in the same network City Authorities and Innovation Organizations, thus allowing impacting both the demand and the supply.The C4BI project approach relies on the networking of urban public procurers that will enhance internal processes and foster transnational procurement processes with innovation facilitators that will mobilize SMEs for the procurement processes and innovation organisations that will facilitate the demand-supply link and mainstream and disseminate the results.• City Authorities: acting at the demand side, through directing their public procurement towards more innovative or more sustainable technologies. C4BI counts in its consortium with the city councils of all the districts where the service will be implemented (Espinho, Stoke-on-Trent, Castellón, and Lublin).• Innovation Partners: will act as facilitators by establishing the bridge between demand and supply, assisting public authorities in the definition of processes and setting up of specifications for public tendering.• Innovative solution providers: that will participate with innovative solutions and applications addressing the societal and urban challenges addressed in the Innovative Public Procurement processes fostered by the project.Through innovative procurement procedures and cross border co-operation, the C4BI project will contribute to economic development, innovation and competitiveness of Europe, strengthen the role of SMEs in the EU market and encourage the adoption of innovative public services. Fields of science social sciencessociologygovernancepublic services Programme(s) FP7-COH - Specific Programme "Capacities": Support to the coherent development of research policies Topic(s) COH-2012-PROCURERS - Support to trans-national networks of procurers Call for proposal FP7-COH-2012-Procurers See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA-CA - Coordination (or networking) actions Coordinator MUNICIPIO DE ESPINHO EU contribution € 70 720,00 Address PRACA DR JOSE SALVADOR 4501 901 ESPINHO Portugal See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Vicente Pinto (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL United Kingdom EU contribution € 68 045,00 Address TIPPING STREET STAFFORDSHIRE PLACE 1 WEDGWOOD BUILDI ST16 2DH STAFFORD See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Denise Vittorino (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data DIPUTACION PROVINCIAL DE CASTELLON Spain EU contribution € 68 045,00 Address AVDA VALL D'UIXO 25 12004 CASTELLON DE LA PLANA See on map Region Este Comunitat Valenciana Castellón/Castelló Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Carmen Vilanova Menero (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data GMINA LUBLIN Poland EU contribution € 57 380,00 Address PL KROLA WLADYSLAWA LOKIETKA 1 20 109 Lublin See on map Region Makroregion wschodni Lubelskie Lubelski Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Krzysztof Latka (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INOVA+ - INNOVATION SERVICES, SA Portugal EU contribution € 125 725,00 Address RUA DR AFONSO CORDEIRO 567 4450-309 Matosinhos See on map Region Continente Norte Área Metropolitana do Porto Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Pedro Soutinho (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CITY OF STOKE ON TRENT Participation ended United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address ALBION STREET ST1 1QL STOKE ON TRENT See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Rachel Nicholson (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data AYUNTAMIENTO DE CASTELLON DE LA PLANA Participation ended Spain EU contribution No data Address PLAZA MAYOR 1 12001 Castellon De La Plana See on map Region Este Comunitat Valenciana Castellón/Castelló Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Cristina Querol (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
