Connecting research infrastructures and a wider user community across the European Research Area through access to advanced research infrastructure services[E8]
UnknownEuropean Commission[E1]
In plain English
- What they want
- Call: Research Infrastructures 2027. Type of action: HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions. Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes: Better connection of research infrastructures across the European Research Area reinforcing and spreading excellence throughout the European Research Area;
- Who can bid
- No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
- Expected deadline
- Buyer's deadline: 15 Jun 2027, 02:00 Central European time (UTC+2). UTC: 15 Jun 2027, 00:00 UTC.Published Not stated.
- Value
- EUR 40,000,000
- Buyer
- European CommissionSee what else this buyer buys and when.
- How to apply
- Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on EU Funding & Tenders Portal (grants and calls for proposals) (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Tender documents
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- Expected deadline[E2]
- 15 Jun 2027, 02:00 Central European time (UTC+2)
- Value[E9]
- EUR 40,000,000
- Published[E6]
- Not stated
- Procedure
- Not stated
- Last checked
- 10 hours ago
About the requirement
From the notice
Call: Research Infrastructures 2027. Type of action: HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions. Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes: Better connection of research infrastructures across the European Research Area reinforcing and spreading excellence throughout the European Research Area; mitigating scattered national and regional research infrastructures and pockets of scientific excellence, and increasing the circulation of knowledge; wider, simplified, and more efficient access to the best research infrastructures available to researchers to conduct curiosity-driven excellent research, irrespective of location; breakthrough and leading-edge research enabled by advanced research infrastructure services made available to a wider user community; enhanced integration of a wider user community in the European research infrastructure ecosystem; enhanced capacities of a wider user community to address research challenges and EU policy priorities; enhanced convergence of research capacities and increase of Europe’s competitiveness; a new generation of researchers trained to optimally exploit all the essential tools for their research; better management, including implementing FAIR data principle, of the continuous flow of data collected or produced by research infrastructures. Scope: The topic targets the further integration of a wider user community in the European RI ecosystem and the strengthening of this ecosystem across the entire European Research Area through access to research infrastructures and other activiti…[E3]
Eligibility and requirements
- ConditionEU grant rules apply: check the call conditions for who can apply, consortium rules and co-funding.[E4]
- The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.
Risks and unknowns
- RiskBidding has not opened. Scope and dates can change before the call for competition.[E5]
- RiskThis is a grant, not a contract. Grants usually need a proposal against the funder's criteria, may need partners and often need co-funding.[E5]
- UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.
Updates
First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC
The source published a planning or prior information notice. Bidding has not opened.
Source document HORIZON-INFRA-2027-SERV-01-03:31094501:2026-10-07T11:42:56.647+0200
Evidence
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- E1
The buyer is European Commission.
Document HORIZON-INFRA-2027-SERV-01-03:31094501:2026-10-07T11:42:56.647+0200, field /metadata/type/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E2
Proposals must be submitted by 15 Jun 2027, 02:00 Central European time (UTC+2).
“2027-06-15T00:00:00.000+0000”
Document HORIZON-INFRA-2027-SERV-01-03:31094501:2026-10-07T11:42:56.647+0200, field /metadata/deadlineDate/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E3
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes: Better connection of research infrastructures across the European Research Area reinforcing and spreading excellence throughout the European Research Area; mitigating scattered n…”
Document HORIZON-INFRA-2027-SERV-01-03:31094501:2026-10-07T11:42:56.647+0200, field /metadata/descriptionByte/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E4
EU grant rules apply: check the call conditions for who can apply, consortium rules and co-funding.
“EU call topic”
Document HORIZON-INFRA-2027-SERV-01-03:31094501:2026-10-07T11:42:56.647+0200, field /metadata/type/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E5
This call is forthcoming: it is announced but not open yet.
“31094501”
Document HORIZON-INFRA-2027-SERV-01-03:31094501:2026-10-07T11:42:56.647+0200, field /metadata/status/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E6
The notice was published on 9 Mar 2027.
“2027-03-09T00:00:00.000+0000”
Document HORIZON-INFRA-2027-SERV-01-03:31094501:2026-10-07T11:42:56.647+0200, field /metadata/startDate/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E7
The Funding & Tenders Portal gives the status as forthcoming.
Document HORIZON-INFRA-2027-SERV-01-03:31094501:2026-10-07T11:42:56.647+0200, field /metadata/status/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E8
The notice is titled "Connecting research infrastructures and a wider user community across the European Research Area through access to advanced research infrastructure services".
Document HORIZON-INFRA-2027-SERV-01-03:31094501:2026-10-07T11:42:56.647+0200, field /metadata/title/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E9
The EU contribution per grant is up to EUR 40,000,000 (from EUR 1,500,000).
Document HORIZON-INFRA-2027-SERV-01-03:31094501:2026-10-07T11:42:56.647+0200, field /metadata/budgetOverview/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
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