Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
The Connecting Europe Facility is a key EU funding instrument to promote growth, jobs and competitiveness through infrastructure investment at European level.
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Call
Summary
This call funds modular equipment for the repair of telecom submarine cables, and targets only applicants which are public entities with an emergency response mandate.
The pre-configured vessels are flat deck vessels that should be able to receive the modules with minor adaptation and operational preparation, and without regulatory or technical barriers. Therefore, the proposals should demonstrate the adaptability, portability and scalability of the solution put forward.
Detailed Call Description
To make sure that the modular equipment will be ready for intervention, applicants should identify at least three vessels that are or will be pre-configured for receiving the modules. Costs for pre-configuration of the vessels can be included in the proposal provided that they comply with the eligibility conditions of this call.
Applicants should explain in detail in their proposal how the vessels are already pre-configured or they plan to carry out the above mentioned pre-configuration, and how many pre-configured vessels will be made available. For vessels owned by third parties, applicants should provide details on lease or service level agreement guaranteeing the availability of these vessels to receive the modules over their economic lifespan (at least 10 years).
Proposals should also demonstrate solid implementation plans, including the definition of compatible specifications for the vessels and the different types of modules, project’s phasing (design, production-level deployment, operation), governance, allocation policies, financial aspects, as well as the rationale for the choice of the storage and installation locations. To this purpose, it is crucial that the proposals clearly demonstrate effective, reliable and efficient coordination with all relevant stakeholders, especially the entity declaring the emergency situation which is expected to be the future Regional Cable Hubs. The solidity of the plan will be taken into account when assessing the maturity of the proposal.
Proposals should demonstrate how they contribute to CPEI Area 8 (“Multipurpose vessel(s) and modular equipment stock”) from the CPEI list published in February 2026, and in particular to one or more of the CPEI criteria b, c, d and e of Point 26, and CPEI criteria a, b and c of Point 27 of Commission Recommendation (EU) 2024/779.
Proposals must provide repair modules to increase repair capacity for all subsea cable systems, serving EU Member States in the Baltic Sea.
For the purpose of this call, the Baltic Sea area is delimited as defined in the Helsinki Convention (HELCOM), i.e. it starts in the Skagerrak and includes all adjacent waters, such as the Bothnian Bay.
Call Total Budget
Thematic Categories
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Justice - Security
- Telecommunications
- Transport
Eligibility for Participation
- Legal Entities
- Other Beneficiaries
- Services Providers
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities established as public bodies; these public entities must have an “emergency response” mandate such as being entities active in the civil protection, national emergency response agencies, coastguards and military navies. Each Member State will have to confirm the nature of the applicant in the mandatory Letter of Support.
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States, including Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs).
- countries associated to the CEF Programme or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature (list of participating countries), unless the topic is subject to specific restrictions (see below).
Beneficiaries and affiliated entities must register in the Participant Register — before submitting the proposal — and will have to be validated by the Central Validation Service (REA Validation). For the validation, they will be requested to upload documents showing legal status and origin.
Other entities may participate in other consortium roles, such as associated partners, subcontractors, third parties giving in-kind contributions, etc. (see section 13).
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Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
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