Request for proposal:

Request for proposals: Management of the HEIPowered Startup Pitch Competition

By the present procurement procedure, EIT Urban Mobility, hereinafter being referred to as “EIT UM”, is seeking professional support from an agency to manage its upcoming HEIPowered Startup Pitch Competition, (hereinafter being referred to as “Agency”). This document, along with its annexes, constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by EIT Urban Mobility for a potential procurement of services in the field of competition management.

The EIT Higher Education Initiative is a pan-European project that aims at helping higher education institutions to build capacity to teach innovation and entrepreneurship. The EIT Higher Education Initiative organises annual calls for proposals, inviting European higher education institutions to design institution-wide action plans in which they have to train and mentor a minimum number of students, academic and non-academic staff in entrepreneurship and innovation fields, and also support start-ups through services like mentoring and consultancy.

In the context of the EIT Higher Education Initiative, EIT Urban Mobility is leading the Higher Education Initiative Community, connecting the students, academic and non-academic staff trained, as well as the startup founders supported.

The primary objective of this RfP is to ensure the effective implementation, quality assurance, and proper management of the HEIPowered Startup Pitch Competition application process, including the administration of funds awarded to the winners. The selected Agency will be responsible for overseeing the competition process, including:

• Reviewing submitted applications
• Verifying compliance with the eligibility criteria outlined in the competition guidelines
• Managing the distribution of the cash prizes to the selected winners.  

The EIT UM team will be in charge of designing the competition, including the application guidelines, eligibility criteria, and award criteria. The EIT UM team will also be responsible for launching the competition, organizing the online pitch session, and communicating the selected winners.

Check the Request for Proposals here.

To apply, please send the completed and signed the Tender’s Submission and Declaration Form.

Deadline for submissions: 30 June 2025 16.00 (CET)