Open Market Consultation
Participating in the OMC is an undeniable asset in order to prepare for the call for tenders. Suppliers are invited to explain what is currently being done on the market, how they can innovate, comment on the feasibility of the PCP process, and start thinking about their submission. The questions asked, feedback and results obtained during the OMC will help SPACE4Cities partners to elaborate the most appropriate requirements possible.
Tools we offer to prepare for the Call for tenders
- The European-wide OMC Webinar Series held in English about the Challenges and the Call for Tenders
- National OMC Webinars in Dutch, Finnish, French, Greek and Portuguese
- A confidential OMC Supplier Survey to specify the three targeted Challenges and gauge the feasibility of the preliminary requirements (If you want to preview and download questions for the Supplier Survey, you can do it here)
- A regularly updated Q&A page gathering all questions from the previous channels
- A OMC Matchmaking Form to facilitate consortium-building and partnerships between suppliers.
- Organisations that have filled the matchmaking form are listed in the OMC Matchmaking Directory.
- An interactive OMC Community on LinkedIn where you can ask questions and search consortium partners.
SPACE4Cities commits to keep a strictly fair, transparent and open market consultation and reminds all stakeholders that participating in the OMC does not provide any preference for the forthcoming €2.87 million call for tenders, planned in the first quarter of 2025. However, all insights received until November 2024 will help to refine our challenges and feed our specifications.
Participation in the OMC is not mandatory in order to participate in the Call for Tenders.