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Horizon scanning and foresight in future enabling digital technologies (CSA)

Issued by European Commission · via EU Funding & Tenders Portal

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Published
13 Nov 2026
Closes
18 Mar 2027
Reference
HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-10
Location
European Union
Sector
Water & Environment

At a glance

European Commission in European Union has published a funding call in water & environment: “Horizon scanning and foresight in future enabling digital technologies (CSA)”. Submissions close on 18 March 2027, 125 days from today. Quote reference HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-10 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 423 notices from this buyer since 2026, 407 of them currently open. There are 44 open water & environment notices in European Union on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through EU Funding & Tenders Portal, not through FreeTender.

Key requirements

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Details

Expected Outcome:

  • European leadership in foresight activities on future enabling technologies and their transformational potential in industrial, societal and environmental terms.
  • Increased collaboration between academia, industry players and other relevant stakeholders in iterative and multidisciplinary approaches for co-creating the enabling technologies of the future.
  • Alignment with national or regional initiatives creating an expanding innovation ecosystem, anchored in local contexts across Europe, for selected emerging technologies.
  • Accelerating the pick-up of novel advanced technology by industry and society.

Scope:

Proposals should establish a forum for emerging interdisciplinary areas and new technological visions. Proposals should enable and support a broad range of participants (across disciplines in science and engineering, RTOs, industry sectors, stakeholders) to meet, mutually inspire, cooperate and identify together innovative ideas for future enabling digital technologies covering from fundamental research up to proof of concept. Proposals should involve and be driven by representatives of the relevant actors of the field (e.g., academia, RTOs, industry including SMEs). Proposals should consider civil society engagement for seeking wider input. Proposals should connect with analogous EC-internal activities, either ongoing (e.g. FOSI4EIC involving EISMEA and JRC) or foreseen, such as the Competitiveness Coordination Tool and the technology observatory envisaged in the FP10 regulation.

Submissions open on 17 November 2026.

Part of call HORIZON-CL4-2027-04

Type of action: HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions

Programme period: 2021 - 2027

Priorities: DigitalAgenda, AI, SocietalEngagement

"> General conditions

1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout

described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes.

Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.

2. Eligible Countries

described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide .

3. Other Eligible Conditions

Subject to restrictions for the protection of European communication networks.

Described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes.

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion

described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes.

5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds

are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes.

5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes

are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual .

5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement

described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes.

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants

The granting authority may, up to 4 years after the end of the action, object to a transfer of ownership

Context for bidders

We hold 423 notices from European Commission, going back to August 2026 — 407 of them still open. They buy mostly in Water & Environment, IT & Telecom and Healthcare & Pharma. There are 44 open Water & Environment tenders in European Union. This one closes in 125 days.

Before you bid on this tender

A quick checklist to help you decide whether to bid and prepare a compliant submission for this water & environment opportunity. Always verify the details on the official source.

  • Confirm the exact closing date and time (and time zone) on the official portal — deadlines are strict and can be revised by a corrigendum.
  • Read the full notice and every attached document, including the scope, specifications and any bill of quantities or terms of reference.
  • Check the eligibility criteria — prior similar experience, annual turnover, certifications and registrations — and make sure you qualify before investing effort.
  • Prepare any earnest-money deposit (EMD) or bid security and the required formats early; missing or wrongly-formatted documents are a common cause of rejection.
  • Note how bids must be submitted (online or physical), in what format, and whether a digital signature or portal registration is required.
  • Watch for corrigenda and clarifications right up to the deadline — requirements and dates can change.
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