PILOT PROJECTS

November 1 - the final deadline for Phase 2 pilot applications!

APPLICATION FOR PILOT PROJECTS 2023: PSS IN THE NORDICS

The Phase 2 pilot programme are now open for applications

The second pilot phase call under the project Product Service Systems in the Nordics has now been opened for companies interested in implementing PSS solutions or improving already existing PSS solutions.

Product Service Systems (PSS) have significant potential for supporting circular and digital economy, improving societal sustainability and value creation. The Product-Service System represents a new way of relating to products.

By applying to the PSS pilot program, your company can face a greener future - both if your company is at the beginning of a transition to PSS models and circular economy or is already working within the spectrum of PSS. Get support from the Nordic PSS consortium to transform your business – today.

PSS is based on the premise that companies can support sustainable development by offering a function of a product rather than the product itself. The concept considers the real needs of the consumer, who does not necessarily want or need to own a product but wants or needs to benefit from the use of the product. Value can thereby be offered to customers by providing the availability, use and functions of a product while ownership, maintenance and repair are in the hands of the business provider.

By participating in the PSS pilot programme, your company will be able to conduct small-scale methodological tests to ensure that methods or ideas work in practice. An emphasis in the pilots is placed on the economic, environmental, social, and legal impacts of piloted PSS models.

Whether your business already builds on PSS or you are considering the implementation of a PSS, applying for a pilot project can improve your business model and increase the environmental gains.

Each company selected for pilots will be supported by consultancy assistance from the Nordic consortium in carrying out the project according to the project proposal. The consultancy support will be directly tailored to the company's specific needs and can be performed in English or the company's native language if preferred. The pilots can include, but are not limited to:

Presentation and evaluation of different PSS models, including pros and cons
Market/customer/consumer surveys or focus groups
Assessment of business model – environmental/economic
Setting up the pilot model, including technical aspects
Developing a monitoring program and continuous collection of information to improve the business model.

The piloting companies will be provided with the following:

Theoretical and practical guidance.
Tools, guides, and templates relevant to their situation (including the environmental assessment tool).

The piloting companies will be expected to provide the necessary information and data on their business and to readily participate in the business model development activities in collaboration with Norion Consult. Additionally, participating companies will be expected to write a brief description of learnings and advice for potential providers.

The application entails:

Description of goals, methods, why the support is needed, and expectations for assistance.
A section describing the business model and information about (potential) PSS models and product groups targeted.
Potential effects of the pilot project and expected barriers.
A description of the companies’ expectations (This includes time, project ownership, the expected contribution, etc.).

Applications will be forwarded to Norion Consult, which will evaluate cooperation with the consortium and the Steering Group from the Nordic Council of Ministers. The evaluation will be based on the following selection criteria:

Clear definitions of pilot completion & success.
Sufficient complexity, and level of detail in the pilot plan.
Anticipated social, environmental, and economic effects of business model improvement or pilot plan.
Viability and scalability in a Nordic context.
Level of understanding of PSS.
Potential for widely applicable lessons learned.
Security of completion.

Nordic companies that work within the field of PSS or Nordic companies wishing to investigate potential PSS solutions for their business model.

The application must be in the English language and forwarded, at the latest, by 1/9 at 12.00. However, assistance in a Nordic language will be available upon request.

What is considered a PSS business?
To be considered a PSS business, a combination of products and services usually have to be offered. Services can range from total solutions, where the customers are offered a function of a product or a simple add-on service, such as guidance of the best product in a product sale interaction. Examples of three levels of product-service combinations are:
Level 1: Prolonged warranty of a washing machine (the customer has ownership of the product)
Level 2: A renting solution for a washing machine (the business has ownership of the product)
Level 3: Washing service of clothes (the business has ownership of the product & is operating it)

Download application form

Click the bottom above to download the application form for phase 2 pilots. The old version of the phase 2 application form will also be accepted.

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Do you have questions about the pilot projects or the application?

Send us an email by clicking the icon or to our consultant Amalie at apo@norion.dk

PHASE 2: IMPLEMENTATION PILOT PROJECT

The phase 2 pilots have now been opened for applications

Applicants that have applied on November 1st will receive news on, whether they have been awarded the pilot project in mid-November 2023.

Final deadline for applications: November 1st, 2023.

Please fill in the general information about the business applying for the pilots.

Then upload the filled-out application form. Ensure all the details are correct and press the apply button!

PILOT PROJECTS

Apply to the Phase 2 - Implementation Deadline: November 1st

Apply to the Phase 2 - Implementation
Deadline: November 1st