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CONGENIA is one of the consultancy selected under the Framework Agreement to support the advisory activities of EIB. Lot 1: innovation (multiple service providers — assignments with a value > 150 000 EUR).

The services covered by the lot is expected to be either in support of innovative projects, or for projects in sectors characterised by a high degree of innovation :

1. Project advisory services: Project advisory assignments may entail one or more of the following activities:

• Analysis of a project’s market context and evaluation of the project’s strategic relevance in light of market circumstances
• Project feasibility analysis
• Preparation or review of project business plan and related investor materials
• Development of a project financial model
• Preparation or review of Company’s valuation
• Advise projectpromoters on alternative financing options, financing strategy and sustainable capital structure
• Develop a roadmap for fundraising and prepare “hit-lists” of relevant potential investors
• Assessment of the bankability and credit risk of a project, and formulation of recommendations to improve such bankability
• Consultation of potential investors and / or market experts to support the above activities
• Assistance in conducting due diligence for selected projects
• Assistance in the implementation of bankability recommendations

2. Services in support of Horizontal activities: Services in support of horizontal activities may entail one or more of the following activities

• Analysis of selected market or industry ecosystems, mapping of industry structure and identification of relevant sector companies; this may include the consultation of identified companies and/or industry experts
• Analysis of funding needs and supply, identification of funding market failures and investment gaps, and analysis of the drivers of such funding gaps
• Identification and consultation of relevant investors to support the above activities
• Development of policy and financing instrument recommendations to address identified funding gaps
• Evaluation of such financing instruments based on selected criteria
• Financial modelling of the funding costs and credit risk implications of potential instruments developed

3. Other services in support of Innovation-related activities

• Identification of companies and/or projects in sectors of interest to the Contracting Authority, based on pre-determined criteria (e.g., size, financial, business model, etc.)
• Assistance for the set-up of potential investment platform or the development of potential new financial instruments

The sectors characterized by a high degree of innovation may include but not be limited to the following:

• Space
• Energy efficiency, renewables, energy storage
• Innovative Transport
• Circular economy
• Bio-economy
• Agri-food
• Research, Technology and Innovation
• Education
• Key Enabling Technologies
• Life sciences
• Deep technology, semiconductors, photonics, high performance computers
• ICT and Digital
• TMT / 5G
• AI / Blockchain
• Any other sectors presenting high innovation and/or technology components and/or business model innovation aspects