Submarine Cable Repair Capacities - Works
European Commission · Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)
Posted 23 Jun 2026 · 56 days left
Summary
Expected Impact:
The expected benefits of the supported project:
Provide quick response to emergency situations identified by the relevant Regional Cable Hub or other entity declaring the emergency situation (Key Performance Indicator).
Provide quick average estimated time-to-repair for cable systems in the targeted EU sea basins with at least one landing point in an EU territory (Key Performance Indicator).
Increase operational repair capacity in the main European sea basins (Key Performance Indicator).
Strengthen the resilience of cable systems in the main European sea basins.
Ensure digital sovereignty and strategic autonomy of the EU in the main European sea basins.
Objective:
This call aims to enhance emergency response capacities and the resilience of backbone networks’ infrastructures by supporting the development and deployment of adaptable repair modules for swift emergency repair operations, enabling quick response to incidents that could severely impact the Union or its Member States.
The goal of the EU is to fund modules covering the main sea basins of the Union, the objective being to develop adaptable repair modules that can be deployed on existing vessels, as well…
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Eligibility and conditions
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">Conditions
1. Admissibility Conditions: described in section 5 of the call document.
2. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System
3. Eligible countries: described in section 6 of of the call document
4. Other eligibility conditions: described in section 6 of the call document
5. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion: described in section 7 of the call document
6. Submission and evaluation processes: described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual
7. Award criteria, scoring and thresholds: described in section 9 of the call document
8. Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement: described in section 4 of the call document
9. Legal and financial set-up of the grants: described in section 10 of the call document
Call document and annexes:
Call document
Application form and annexes:
Proposals (including annexes and supporting documents) must be submitted using the forms provided inside the Submission System (NOT the documents available on the Topic page - they are only for information and reference).
Application form (Part A and B)
Detailed budget table per Work Package
Letter of support/MS agreement
Timetable (Gantt Chart)
Security compliance declaration
Business plan financial spreadsheet
Ownership control declaration
CEF Model Grant Agreement (MGA)
Additional documents:
Guidance on participation in EU calls with ownership and control restrictions
Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Multianual Work Programme (2024-2027)
Connecting Europe Facility Regulation 2021/1153
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509