EU Funding

What a software vendor contributes to a funded project

In a funded project the software vendor does more than code: it produces the documents the file depends on at submission, procurement and every payment claim.

Northdan Soft is a software supplier, not a funding consultancy, and is not affiliated with any managing authority or development agency. Programme information is indicative — always check the conditions in the programme's official applicant guide.

A vendor's role in an EU-funded project starts long before the first line of code and ends years after acceptance. At submission, the file needs from the vendor a detailed technical proposal and a cost estimate laid out on the structure the guide requires; at contracting, a firm delivery commitment with a deadline; during implementation, invoices, acceptances and evidence supporting reimbursement; and through the sustainability period, the assurance that the solution keeps running. Northdan Soft covers exactly this chain, as a software developer — not as a funding consultancy: we do not write grant applications and we do not promise scores, we produce the technical component that consultants integrate into the file. We work both directly with beneficiaries and under framework cooperation with consulting firms that need a constant technical partner for their clients.

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How we help

We cover the full project cycle

From the technical proposal at submission to maintenance through the durability period, one vendor stays accountable for the software side.

Documents delivered in the call's required format

Our paperwork follows the structure of each programme's guide, entering the file without reformatting and without back-and-forth with the consultant.

Framework cooperation for consultants

Consulting firms get a dedicated channel: centralised requests, predictable response times and the same document standard for every client.

In-house development, no intermediaries

Solutions are built by our own team, so we can technically justify any amount in the offer before any verification committee.

What you receive from us at every stage

Before submission: the technical proposal of the solution, with modules, deliverables and values on every position, plus the budget estimate distributed across the call's eligible categories. If the call requires it, we also sign the supply pre-contract with the execution deadline included.

During implementation: we develop and deliver in stages, and at every tranche we issue the invoice, sign the acceptance and prepare the supporting materials the reimbursement claim needs. Afterwards we stay with the project through maintenance services for the whole durability period imposed by the financing contract.

We mainly build ERP systems, online stores and custom web or mobile applications — the solution types most often requested in SME digitalization projects.

For consultants: a technical partner, not a competitor

Many consulting firms lose time chasing offers from vendors who respond slowly, send incomplete documents or vanish after submission. Our framework cooperation model solves precisely that: we agree once on document formats and workflow, and every new client enters an already proven circuit.

The separation of roles is strict and suits both sides: the consultant owns the funding relationship and drafts the application; we answer exclusively for the software solution and the vendor paperwork. We offer no funding advisory services, so there is no risk of competing for your client. The POCIDIF 2.1 guide reinforces that separation: costs justified by offers coming from whoever prepared the application file are declared ineligible and score zero on the budget sub-criterion.

Calls we are working on now (as of 30 July 2026)

POCIDIF Action 2.1 accepts applications between 30 June and 30 September 2026, with non-repayable support of EUR 200,000–1,500,000 where the project result is an innovative software solution; the EUR 3,000,000 ceiling applies only to an innovative hardware product manufactured by the beneficiary. Applicants are SMEs holding an ICT CAEN code. A project is approved only with a minimum of 70 points, and the excellence threshold is 92. Source: the Applicant's Guide approved by MIPE Order no. 965 of 23 June 2026.

SME Eco-Tech runs to a submission deadline of 24 September 2026, with a grant of up to 40% of eligible costs capped at CHF 50,000 and conditioned on a bank loan covering at least 60% of the investment; its business-software line is capped at RON 15,000 excluding VAT, so an ERP or an MES does not fit inside it. PNRR C9 I3.1 is closed and in implementation — no new applications — with implementation deadlines set by MIPE Order no. 607/2026 and payment claims accepted until 30 October 2026 under Order no. 963/2026.

On each of these we work strictly as the software vendor: we size the solution, price it on the call's eligible cost categories and deliver against the implementation deadline. Every figure above carries the date it was verified, and the conditions that decide your file remain the ones in the official guide for your call.

Frequently asked questions

Do you work with consulting firms too, or only with final beneficiaries?

Yes, we run active framework cooperations with consultants who regularly send us clients for the software component. They keep the funding relationship entirely; we deliver the vendor documents and the implementation, on a workflow agreed a single time.

Can you take over a project won with a different vendor in the file?

It depends on the call's rules on replacing the vendor and the applicable procurement procedure — a change is sometimes possible through the competitive procedure or with the financer's consent. We analyse the concrete situation on your financing contract before any commitment.

What sets you apart from a mere licence reseller?

We develop custom software with our own team, so we control architecture, deadlines and costs. The documents we sign reflect work we actually perform — not margins on someone else's products — and we can defend the file technically at any verification.

Will you write the grant application if I have no consultant?

No — the grant application is strictly the territory of authorised consultants, and we deliberately stay on the technical side. If you do not have a consultant yet, we can recommend partners we frequently work with, but you contract them separately.