Call for Providers

AIMS OF THE CALL FOR PROVIDERS

The objective of this Invitation is to identify and select organisations across Europe willing to join the SKIFT Project Registry of providers for the social economy, facilitating the connection between capacity building providers and social economy enterprises (SEEs).

The Registry will serve as a list of providers and will be used by the applicants participating in the project SKI.F.T. SKILLS FOR TRANSITION to identify and purchase capacity building services via the Call for financial support awarded to them in phase 2 of the project. The financial support will be provided to the applicant only, who will be responsible for administering the grant, including contracting the providers and settling the payment.

A single provider can participate in more than one application presented by the SEEs in the CALL FOR SOCIAL ECONOMY ENTERPRISES TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

Benefits for organisations who will be included in the Registry:

  • Increase revenue from services provided;
  • Networking and collaboration opportunities;
  • Connect with the EU SEs value chain.
  • Learn how to cooperate with SEs and other stakeholders via an open innovation, project- based approach.

The Registry will be published on the project respective websites.  

ABOUT THE PROJECT 

SKI.F.T. - Skills for Transition - Increasing the Impact of Micro and Small Social Economy Enterprises aims to support the development of small and micro cooperative and social economy enterprises (SEs) for green transition. The purpose is to contribute to the development of new business models in the circular economy and engage these businesses in green transition activities.

The SKI.F.T. project aims to:

  • Develop sustainable business models based on new technologies that enable green transition activities.
  • Assist companies in reconsidering their role in relation to private and public actors, as well as in establishing local green markets and value chains.
  • Support them in communicating their efforts more effectively by collecting documentation and disseminating results to a broader audience.

The project SKI.F.T. SKILLS FOR TRANSITION is implemented by a consortium of 7 partners:

You can find all the details on the respective national partners' project websites. 

TYPES OF SERVICES THAT PROVIDERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE  

1. SELF-ASSESSMENT AND IDENTIFICATION OF IMPROVEMENT MEASURES
Cost-benefit analysis of investments in the green transition, ESG assessment, impact measurement, environmental sustainability certifications (non-exhaustive list).

2. RAISING AWARENESS ACTIVITIES
Among workers and/or management regarding environmental conduct in/out of the workplace (non-exhaustive list).

3. COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING
Identification of strategies and tools to communicate the added value to stakeholders of all the activities carried out in continuous improvement (non-exhaustive list).

4. STIMULATING THE CREATION OF LOCAL GREEN VALUE CHAINS
Promoting cooperation, support in the creation of local network contracts (non-exhaustive list).

 5. CREATING A NEW BUSINESS AREA
In the field of green transition, adopting sustainable business models, adopting the stakeholder theory within their business (non-exhaustive list). 

SERVICE PROVIDERS REQUIREMENTS & ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

This invitation is addressed to:

  • training providers;
  • universities, other organisations active in the field of advanced education, and research organisations;
  • expert / counselling entities and individuals.

Providers must meet the requirements mentioned below.

Requirements:

1. Proven expertise in the service(s) they aim to provide
2. Be a legal entity or be a natural person and a VAT holder
3. Be established/registered (legal office) in one of the following countries:

  • EU Member State.
  • EEA countries and countries associated to the COSME part of the Single Market Programme or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature.

4. Be registered within the SKIFT Registry of providers for the social economy, at the latest by the deadline of this Call and before signing the service contract with the awarded applicant.
5. Not have a conflict of interest with the SKIFT project partners.
6. Not have a conflict of interest with the social enterprise leading the application they are participating in.

The provider is responsible for the correctness of fulfilling the above-stated criteria and of the information they submit in the registration form.

In addition, for the whole selection and evaluation process and the duration of the agreement with the project partner in charge of managing the local Registry within the SKI.F.T. SKILLS FOR TRANSITION project, selected providers must commit to join the SKIFT Project Registry of providers for the social economy, hosted on the project website.

SUBMISSION AND VALIDATION PROCESS

Submission
Eligible providers must submit their Applications in English or admitted languages only by:

1. Completing the application form at this online link

2. Select one of the implementing partner organisation and send via email to the selected organisation (see section 8 of the Call document) the following annexes:

  • Declaration of Honour (you can upload it here: https://skift.kooperationen.dk/open-calls/call-for-providers/
  • Registration Act or Revenue Agency Certificate for VAT holders
  • Chamber of commerce certificate or Statute, if available.

Please specify in the object of the email: “SKIFT - CALL PROVIDER - Name of the provider”.

By submitting the application form, organisations agree to comply with the list of provisions stated in the application form.
Each service provider can submit one application only in the Call for Providers and will receive an email acknowledgment of the submission of the application.



APPLY HERE

Documents that need to be sent by e-mail to skift@kooperationen.dk

Declaration of Honour - Service Providers