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Innovation Procurement in Big Science: From Needs to Award

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5 Sections
25 Lessons
Lifetime

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Section 1 — Introduction to Innovation Procurement
This section introduces the foundations of innovation procurement, explains the main EU instruments, and presents the INPROCAP training manuals and certification pathway.
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Section 2 — Needs Assessment
This section explains how to identify, prioritise, and clearly express unmet needs, and translate them into functional requirements that encourage innovative market solutions.
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Section 3 — Market Analysis in Innovation Procurement
This section explains how to conduct market analyses, assess the state of the art and technology readiness, evaluate supplier options, and use the findings to select an appropriate innovation procurement approach
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Section 4 — Open Market Consultation (OMC) — Strategy & Practice
This section explains how to plan and conduct a legally compliant Open Market Consultation, analyse supplier feedback, and use the results to refine procurement strategy and specifications.
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Section 5 — Building a Business Case for Innovation Procurement
This section explains how to build a robust business case for innovation procurement using cost-benefit analysis, Net Present Value, risk assessment, and practical evidence from the ARCHIVER PCP case.
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Lesson 1.6 — Training Manuals

Content:This closing lesson of Section 1 presents the INPROCAP training ecosystem — the manuals, their target audiences, and the full list of training modules covered across the programme.

What you will learn:

— Purpose and aims of the INPROCAP training manuals: building practical capabilities, providing ready-to-use tools, fostering cross-BSO collaboration, enhancing market intelligence and legal/compliance knowledge

— Three distinct manuals and their target audiences: BSOs (procurement execution and legal compliance), ILOs (industry liaison, market research, facilitation), Companies (business development, partnership formation, commercial success)

— How the training modules were selected: evidence base from D 3.1 training sources database, EU legal framework, eafip methodology, partner inputs, BSBF 2024 survey, pre-registration survey, consortium workshops (including Amsterdam, June 2025)

— Full module list: Needs Assessment, Market Analysis, PMC, PCP/PPI, Innovation Partnership, Competitive Dialogue, Competitive Procedure with Negotiation, IP Rights Management

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