Procurement to tackle cities’ circularity challenges, DL 30.12.2025

ENG

Creative Circular Cities are looking for interested entrepreneurs, start-ups and other innovative and creative minds to help tackle urban circularity issues.

In response to the challenge of adopting more circular lifestyles, CCC cities are now engaging in a Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) process to source, develop, and test innovative solutions that can drive circularity through creativity. This PCP aims to address the pressing need for systemic, inclusive, and creative approaches to local circular transformation. Informed by extensive engagement with civil society, private and public sector, the participating cities have identified key challenges where CCSI involvement can be a game changer – ranging from circular lifestyle adoption and community engagement to business incubation and waste prevention.

By launching a common procurement process, CCC cities seek to stimulate the development of new products, services, and solutions that contribute to the adoption of circular lifestyles and can be tested and implemented locally but are adaptable and scalable across the Baltic Sea Region. These solutions are intended to operate at district or city level and must be designed to work in real-life urban environments.

The maximum budget for the PCP is 233 000 EUR (incl. VAT), with up to 100 000 EUR allocated to phase 1 and up to 133 000 EUR allocated to phase 2 divided across lots and participants.
Take a look at the PCP documents below to find out how to take part in the PCP.

Creative Circular Cities start a pre-commercial procurement to tackle cities’ circularity challenges – Interreg Baltic Sea Region

FIN

Itämeren alueen kaupungeissa käynnistetään ainutlaatuinen Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) -prosessi, jonka tavoitteena on löytää ja testata uusia, innovatiivisia ratkaisuja kaupunkien kiertotaloussiirtymän vauhdittamiseksi.