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Coordinated preparedness testing and other preparedness actions[E8]

UnknownEuropean Commission[E1]

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What they want: Call: Strengthening European Cybersecurity Technologies, Capacities and Preparedness. Type of action: DIGITAL JU Simple Grants. Expected Outcome: The types of deliverables are presented in two parts. The first part covers: Enhanced cooperation, preparedness and cybersecurity resilience in the EU; preparedness support services. Threat assessment and risk assessment services.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 14 Jan 2027, 01:00 Central European time (UTC+1). UTC: 14 Jan 2027, 00:00 UTC.
Published 1 Sept 2026.
Value: EUR 5,000,000
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) ↗
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Deadline[E2]: 14 Jan 2027, 01:00 Central European time (UTC+1)
Value[E9]: EUR 5,000,000
Published[E6]: 1 Sept 2026
Procedure: Not stated
Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal (grants and calls for proposals) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 10 hours ago

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From the notice

Call: Strengthening European Cybersecurity Technologies, Capacities and Preparedness. Type of action: DIGITAL JU Simple Grants. Expected Outcome: The types of deliverables are presented in two parts. The first part covers: Enhanced cooperation, preparedness and cybersecurity resilience in the EU; preparedness support services. Threat assessment and risk assessment services. The second part covers: Risk monitoring services Better compliance, coordinated vulnerability disclosure and monitoring Improved skills, via exercises and training courses, organisation of events, workshops. Stakeholder consultations and white papers. Objective: This action covers two actions from the Cyber Solidarity Act, dedicated to the Cybersecurity Emergency Mechanism, namely (1) coordinated preparedness testing of entities operating in sectors of high criticality across the Union and (2) other preparedness actions for entities operating in sectors of high criticality and other critical sectors. Objectives These actions aim to complement and not duplicate efforts by Member States and those at Union level to increase the level of protection and resilience to cyber threats, in particular for critical industrial installations and infrastructures, by assisting Member States in their efforts to improve their preparedness for cyber threats and incidents by providing them with knowledge and expertise. Proposals should contribute to achieving at least one of the following objectives: (part 1) Coordinated preparedness testing of entities operating in sectors of high criticality across the Union (including pe…[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

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 call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-COORDPREP:31094502:2026-09-01T10:18:20.661+0200

Evidence

9 facts

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E1
The buyer is European Commission.
Document DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-COORDPREP:31094502:2026-09-01T10:18:20.661+0200, field /metadata/type/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
Proposals must be submitted by 14 Jan 2027, 01:00 Central European time (UTC+1).
“2027-01-14T00:00:00.000+0000”
Document DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-COORDPREP:31094502:2026-09-01T10:18:20.661+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: The types of deliverables are presented in two parts. The first part covers: Enhanced cooperation, preparedness and cybersecurity resilience in the EU; preparedness support services. Threat assessment and risk assessment services. The second part covers: Risk m…”
Document DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-COORDPREP:31094502:2026-09-01T10:18:20.661+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 DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-COORDPREP:31094502:2026-09-01T10:18:20.661+0200, field /metadata/type/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
This call is open for proposals.
“31094502”
Document DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-COORDPREP:31094502:2026-09-01T10:18:20.661+0200, field /metadata/status/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
The notice was published on 1 Sept 2026.
“2026-09-01T00:00:00.000+0000”
Document DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-COORDPREP:31094502:2026-09-01T10:18:20.661+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 open for submission.
Document DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-COORDPREP:31094502:2026-09-01T10:18:20.661+0200, field /metadata/status/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The notice is titled "Coordinated preparedness testing and other preparedness actions".
Document DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-COORDPREP:31094502:2026-09-01T10:18:20.661+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 5,000,000 (from EUR 1,500,000).
Document DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-COORDPREP:31094502:2026-09-01T10:18:20.661+0200, field /metadata/budgetOverview/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal, © European Union, CC BY 4.0. SLETOR shortened and reformatted the text. Data licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (European Commission) (opens in a new tab). Personal contact details in notices are not stored or shown.

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