Category: Public Calls

Open call for project proposals (grants) for the tender “Certification of products to the market”

Posted on by RRA PORIN

Status

 Open
From 18.05.2018.
Until 29 June 2020

Call type

Open call for proposals (grants)

Area

Entrepreneurship

Applicants

Micro-entrepreneurs

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Value of the tender

30,000,000,00 kn

Fund

European Regional Development Fund

Programme

OP Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014-2020

Summary

This Call will co-finance product certification. The increased use of harmonised European standards, i.e. the implementation of the conformity assessment procedures for products required by Community harmonisation legislation (CE marking, EU declaration of conformity ), together with a reliable technological solution, will help to ensure that SMEs have the preconditions to increase exports and overall competitiveness by demonstrating the quality, safety and reliability of their products.

Eligible applicants: micro, small and medium-sized enterprises

Total allocation: 30,000,000,00 HRK

Minimum grant amount: 20.000,00 HRK

Maximum grant amount: 1.000.000,00 HRK

Subject matter of the call

Providing support for product certification, i.e. the process of assessing the conformity of a product with a specific standard or specification (in accordance with EU and other countries directives and relevant standards referred to by directives) including carrying out the conformity assessment procedure.

Purpose(s) of the Call

By increasing the use of standards, together with a reliable technological solution, contribute to the activities of SMEs to ensure the preconditions for increasing exports and overall competitiveness by demonstrating the quality, safety and reliability of their products. Supporting the uptake and application of European and internationally (globally) recognised standards helps SMEs reap the benefits of using standards to gain access to new markets.

Date of commencement of receipt of project applications: 18.06.2018. at 11:00 a.m.

 

Tender documentation can be found here.

 

Important notice 8 June 2018

We inform potential applicants that the method of submitting project applications in the eFondovi system has changed.

Prior to submission, the project application must be placed in the ‘Fit for Send’ status, with all checks on the Application Form being carried out. The described functionality was introduced in order to carry out checks earlier and relieve the eFondovi system when submitting project applications.

The ‘Submit’ action button has been moved to the applicant’s homepage and will be visible only to the Authorised Person after the ‘Save for Send’ action has been selected after filling in the application form.

The submission process is described in detail in the User Manual for Applicants available on the public part of the portal eFunds and on your user interface.

Thank you for your understanding!

Questions and Answers

 Form-Questions-and-answers-Certification-29.05.2018-v1.pdf

Date: 29.5.2018.

 Form-Questions-and-answers-Certification-20.06.2018-v2.pdf

Date: 20.6.2018.

Information workshops

The workshop of the Call for Proposals "Certification of Products to the Market" will be held on Monday, 11 June 2018 at 11 a.m. at the Cinema Hall of the Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts (Ulica grada Vukovara 78, Zagreb).

Expected duration of the workshop: 2 hours

You can register for the workshop via the link: https://bit.ly/2shWztu

 Presentation_Certification-product-to-market_11_6_18.pdf

For more information, feel free to contact us

Tender published: “Strengthening research, development and innovation capacities”

Posted on by RRA PORIN

Status

 Open
From 03.05.2018.
Until 02.07.2018.

Call type

Open call for proposals (grants)

Area

IRI

Applicants

Public scientific organisation

Availability of funds

The total available grant amount for this Call is HRK 180 894 788.00.

The maximum grant amount that can be awarded to a particular project is HRK 6,800,000.00.

Value of the tender

180.894.788,00 kn

Fund

European Regional Development Fund

Programme

OP Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014-2020

Strengthening the economy through research and innovation

Summary

Summary of the Call for Proposals

Enhancing CAPACITY FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION

KK.01.1.1.07

  • Purpose(s) of the call 

Focus research in thematic and sub-thematic priority areas of the Smart Specialization Strategy of the Republic of Croatia for the period from 2016 to 2020 (S3) on the needs of the economy by supporting research, development and innovation projects of research organisations in cooperation with the business sector.

 

  • Total resources available

The total available grant amount for this Call is HRK 180 894 788.00.

 

  • Available funds per applicant

The maximum grant amount that can be awarded to a particular project is HRK 6,800,000.00.

 

  • Projected aid intensity

Grants awarded to applicants (scientific organisations) do not constitute State aid.

The salaries of existing employees of the applicant cannot be funded by a grant. They should make at least 15% of the total eligible costs relating to the applicant. Out of the total eligible costs relating to the applicant, the grant shall not exceed 85%.

Grants awarded to partners in this Call constitute State aid.

Aid intensities for undertakings (project partners) are shown in the tables

 

Aid for research and development projects

  Small business Medium-sized enterprise Large company
Industrial research 70%70+15=85, but it is max 80% 60%60+15=max 75% 50%50+15=max 65%
Experimental development 45%45+15=max 60% 35%35+15=max50% 25%25+15=max 40%

Innovation for SMEs

  Small business Medium-sized enterprise Large company
Innovation for SMEs 50% 50% Not acceptable
  • Eligible applicants and partners

Eligible applicants are scientific organisations registered in the Register of Scientific Organisations maintained by the Ministry of Science and Education and meeting the criteria for a research organisation defined by the Community Framework for State aid for research and development and innovation (2014/C 198/01).

The eligible counterparts shall be micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in accordance with the conditions set out in Annex I of Regulation 651/2014 and Regulation 1084/2017 or a large enterprise not fulfilling the conditions set out in Annex I.

 

  • Eligible activities

Eligible actions that can be funded under this Call are:

1. Perform applied research (through the industrial research and/or experimental development phase) in selected sub-thematic priority areas (PTPP) S3 or horizontal topics with mandatory impact on one or more PTPPs
2. Recruitment of researchers for the purpose of implementing the research activities of the project
3. Dissemination of research results and dissemination of knowledge (e.g. publishing of scientific papers, lectures at symposia, professional conferences, etc.)
4. Market analysis and development of a feasibility study and/or strategy (study, plan) for product development and development of a study of verification and protection of intellectual property of project results
5. Activities related to knowledge and technology transfer (e.g. exploitation of intellectual property rights arising from the project, licensing, establishment of new companies, etc.)
6. Project management (implementation of administrative contractual obligations in project implementation such as: reporting, project documentation management, financial management, implementation of procurement procedures, risk management, etc.)
7. Project visibility activities (e.g. creation of a website, presentation of the project through professional conferences, scientists, media, presentation of the project at trade fairs, etc.)
8. Activities related to the promotion of horizontal principles
9. Networking and training activity (participation in seminars, conferences, workshops) related to project implementation
10. Project audit – Mandatory action

 

  • Geographical Restrictions (if applicable)

The project is being implemented on the territory of the Republic of Croatia.

 

  • Administrative data (deadline, form and place of submission)

Grants will be awarded through an open procedure in the modalities of the Interim Call. The deadline for submitting project proposals is 60 calendar days from the date of publication of the Call on the central website of the Structural Funds and the eFondovi public portal, i.e. from 3 May 2018 to 2 July 2018.

The project proposal shall be submitted via the eFondovi system in electronic format.

For documentation and more information at https://strukturnifondovi.hr/natjecaji/jacanje-kapaciteta-za-istrazivanje-razvoj-i-inovacije/ and feel free to contact us.

 

Open call for proposals (grants) for the tender “Implementation of business process and quality management systems (ISO and similar standards)”

Posted on by RRA PORIN

Status

 Open
As of 13.04.2018
Until 29 June 2020

Call type

Open call for proposals (grants)

Area

Entrepreneurship

Applicants

Micro-entrepreneurs

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Value of the tender

38,000,000,00 kn

Fund

European Regional Development Fund

Programme

OP Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014-2020

Business competitiveness

Summary

This Call will co-finance the introduction of recognised business process and quality management systems in line with the requirements of internationally accepted standards or market-recognised certification schemes, which will contribute to facilitate access to markets and increase the competitiveness of SMEs. With the increasing globalisation of markets, internationally accepted standards and/or recognised certification schemes and related labels have become essential for international trade as they entail meeting standards of recognised levels of quality and security in the exchange of goods and services.

 

Eligible applicants: micro, small and medium-sized enterprises

Total allocation: 38,000,000,00 HRK

Minimum grant amount: HRK 50,000.00

Maximum grant amount: 380.000,00 HRK

Subject of the call: Support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to increase their competitiveness in the market by introducing recognised business process and quality management systems, applying standards and , certification in accordance with the requirements of internationally accepted standards or market-recognised certification schemes.

Purpose(s) of the call: Achieving the applicable level of standards of internationally recognised quality and safety levels in the exchange of goods and services by increasing the use of recognised standards that contribute to customer confidence, in particular in the areas of improving the quality of management systems and increasing the capacity to demonstrate the quality of systems, thereby facilitating SMEs' access to foreign markets and increasing competitiveness.

Date of commencement of receipt of project applications: 14.05.2018.

The call was published in the system eFunds.

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE! (11 May 2018)

 

The Ministry of the Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts has published the first amendment to the Call for Proposals ‘Implementation of business process and quality management systems (ISO and similar standards)’, reference number KK.03.2.1.14, which, among other things, changes the start of receipt of project proposals from 14 May 2018 at 09:00 a.m. 11 June 2018 at 11 a.m..

Except for minor technical changes in Annex 3. The grant award procedure has amended the provisions of the Quality Assessment Criteria in the section ‘Project contribution to solving specific development problems in a given territory’. Corresponding changes have been made to the Instructions for Applicants, Annex 13 has been supplemented. Instructions for filling in the Application Form and the Summary of the Call has been amended.

The previous version of the documentation with today's date ceases to be valid.

The first amendment to the tender documentation has been published and is available here.

 

Important notice 11 June 2018

We inform potential applicants that the method of submitting project applications in the eFondovi system has changed.

Prior to submission, the project application must be placed in the ‘Fit for Send’ status, with all checks on the Application Form being carried out. The described functionality was introduced in order to carry out checks earlier and relieve the eFondovi system when submitting project applications.

The ‘Submit’ action button has been moved to the applicant’s homepage and will be visible only to the Authorised Person after the ‘Save for Send’ action has been selected after filling in the application form.

The submission process is described in detail in the User Manual for Applicants available on the public part of the portal eFunds and on your user interface.

IMPORTANT NOTICE!  8 May 2018

We are announcing the upcoming amendment of the Call for Proposals ‘Implementation of business process and quality management systems (ISO and similar standards)’, reference number KK.03.2.1.14, which Postpones the start of receipt of project proposals from 14 May 2018 to 11 June 2018. The first amendment to the Tender Document will be published immediately upon approval of the Tender Document.

Information workshops

The call for proposals "Implementation of business process and quality management systems (ISO and similar standards)" will be held on Monday, 7 May 2018 at 11 a.m. Cinema hall of the Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts (Ulica grada Vukovara 78, Zagreb).

 

Expected duration of the workshop: 2 hours

 

You can register for the workshop via the link: https://bit.ly/2vKSUsg

 Presentation-workshop-ISONORME_07.05.2018.pdf

For more information, feel free to contact us

Public tender for co-financing of projects of professional associations in tourism and/or catering

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The following can apply for a public tender: professional associations in tourism and/or catering which have established their activities in the field of tourism and/or catering in their statutes, which have aligned their statutes with the Associations Act (OG 74/14) or have submitted a request for compliance with the competent office.

 

  1. Apply for this Public Contest I can't to submit:
  • branches, branches and similar organisational forms of legal persons that are not registered in accordance with the Associations Act (OG 74/14) as legal persons,
  • associations whose work through activities is not related to the field of tourism and/or catering,
  • Associations that have not been active for at least one year in the field of tourism and/or catering until the date of publication of the Competition
  • associations that are bankrupt,
  • associations which have not fulfilled their obligations relating to the payment of contributions and/or taxes,
  • associations that have spent previously allocated funds from public sources on a non-purpose basis (they do not have the right to apply for the next two years, counting from the year in which they carried out the project for which the non-purpose spending was identified);
  • private institutions,
  • cooperatives,
  • foundations,
  • political parties,
  • associations that do not meet all the other conditions referred to in point 2.1 (2) of the Instructions for Applicants.

 

Implementation of the project in partnership is acceptable, but it is not mandatory and partners within this public tender may be associations whose field of activity is thematically related to the project or the objectives of the public tender.

 

  1. The subject of the public tender is the award of grants by the Ministry for co-financing projects in 2018, aimed at strengthening the competitiveness of human resources in tourism and hospitality and raising the competitiveness of Croatian tourism.

 

Actions eligible for the grant are professional development and training projects:

 

– seminars, workshops, congresses, as well as other forms of acquiring new competences of knowledge and skills for employees and members of associations;

– workshops for the general public on topics in line with the objectives of the public tender;

 

  1. The total planned value of the public tender is 1.700.000,00 kn.

 

  1. The minimum amount of funds requested per project is 50.000,00 kn and the maximum amount per project is 150.000,00 kn.

 

  1. Applicants can apply for a public tender one project.

 

  1. The deadline for the implementation of the submitted projects is 1st February 2019.

 

  1. Compulsory tender documentation for project application is:

 

  1. Project description form (signed by an authorised person of the applicant and the project manager, completed exclusively on a computer);
  2. Project budget form (signed by an authorised person of the applicant and the project manager, completed exclusively on a computer);
  3. CV form of the project manager for the applicant (on the prescribed form, completed and signed);
  4. CV form of the project manager for each of the project partners (on the prescribed form, completed and signed) (if applicable);
  5. CV form of the external expert(s) involved in the implementation of the project (on the prescribed form, completed and signed) (if applicable);
  6. Form of the Declaration on Partnership – a specific form is attached for each project partner (if applicable);
  7. Statement of funded programmes form associations from the funds of the State Budget and the budget of the local and regional self-government unit in 2016 and 2017 and/or funds from part of the revenue from games of chance in 2016 and 2017 (on the prescribed form, filled in and signed. The declaration is also submitted if the association was not co-financed projects);
  8. Copy of the current Statute if the statute is not published in the Register of Associations and proof (letter) that the statute has been submitted for certification to the State Administration Office for the purpose of compliance with the Law on Associations (only for associations that have submitted a request for alignment of the statute with the Law on Associations but the competent State Administration Office has not yet processed the request or issued a decision);
  9. Copy of the Financial Plan i Work Programme Associations for 2018;
  10. Electronic version of the entire tender documentation (CD/DVD/USB).

 

The complete documentation for each project consists of one original of the mandatory tender documentation in paper form and one equivalent copy of the mandatory tender documentation in electronic form (CD/DVD/USB).

 

  1. Applications should be sent to:

 

Ministry of Tourism, 10000 ZAGREB, Prisavlje 14

‘Application for the Public Tender - R.No. 652" FMA 2018  – DO NOT OPEN’

  1. Tender documentation that includes the Decision on the implementation of a public tender on co-financing of professional associations in tourism and/or hospitality, the Decision on the method of distribution of available funds from the State Budget of the Republic of Croatia for 2018, intended for financing projects of associations in the field of tourism and/or hospitality, Instructions for applicants with a project assessment form, Project description form, Project budget form, The form of the Partnership Declaration, the form of the Declaration on the absence of double funding, the form of the Declaration on financed projects of the association from the funds of the State budget and the budget of the local and regional self-government unit in 2016 and 2017 and/or the funds from the part of the revenue from games of chance in 2016 and 2017, the form of the CV, the form of the contract, the form of the descriptive report and the form of the financial report of the implementation of the project is an integral part of this public tender and is located, as well as additional materials (Strategy for the Development of Tourism of the Republic of Croatia until 2020), on the website of the Ministry of Tourism: www.mint.gov.hr and the website of the Office for Cooperation with NGOs www.udruge.vlada.hr . i
  1. All questions related to the public tender can be asked exclusively by electronic means, by sending an inquiry to the following e-mail address: udruge@mint.hr.

The last day for sending inquiries is March 1, 2018, and the answers will be published on the Ministry's website no later than March 3, 2018.

The public tender is open by 19 March 2018 years.

For more information, please visit:http://www.mint.hr/javni-pozivi-11414/11414 and contact us