Service piloting

The piling of nature-based services develops service models for the needs of customers in the social, healthcare and education sectors. In the pilots services are produced by the entrepreneur, the customers are guided by the social, healthcare and educational organisations and the support for piloting comes from the Nordic NaBS project.

The project provides support for the development of services and some entrepreneurs. Some entrepreneurs are selected for piloting through competitive tendering. Those entrepreneurs who will be selected for the pilots will be reimbursed for the implementation the services according to the project objectives and criteria. The social, healthcare and educational actors are supported in finding a suitable service provider for the entrepreneur.

The principles of the service of the Nordic NaBS project

With the support of the project, piloting cycle  is looking for pairs from service providers i.e nature entrepreneurs and social, healthcare and educational organisations, i.e. services buyers. The nature entrepreneurs who fills customer needs will be selected in competitive tendering.

Piloting principles:

  • Pilots are bound by agreements. The parties participate in the design, implementation and further development of the services pilot together
  • The project supports pilots designing and is responsible for the facilitation and documentation of the implementation of service experiments
  • Through competitive tendering the selected entrepreneur is reimbursed EUR 50 (+ VAT)/hour according to the working hours used for the customer guide. Customers/entrepreneurs themselves, according to their mutual agreement, to the overcurrent costs
  • The parties involved in the pilot are responsible for their own insurance, customer insurance is the responsibility of the sending organisation.
  • Information on pilot is collected, e.g. service models that are published for general use

Applying for pilots

Service pilots are implemented around 3-6 in every area of the project, i.e. Lapland, Central Ostrobothnia, Northern Ostrobothnia, Norbotten and Västerbotten. The development of services and piloting are carried out in cycles. The pilot cycles can be applied in the Webropol form.

The applicant is required :

  • Justification for piloting
  • Description of the service pilot, nature welfare and environment
  • The fulfilment of the law on the status of entrepreneurs
  • Customer and service needs definitions of social, healthcare and educational operators

Applying dates for piloting cycles:

  • Spring 2020 piloting cycle 15.1.2020
  • Autumn 2020 piloting cycle 15.5.2020
  • Spring 2021 piloting cycle 15.11.2020

We go through all the applies at the end of the period. We are in contact with all applicant within two weeks of the end of the application period.

Other project support for development of services and service experimentation

All interested customers in the sote and farming sector and the nature-based entrepreneurs have access to the workshops to develop their services. Learn more about the Workshop page

The project’s Facebook pages have introduced a discussion and mentoring program where you can engage in discussion and find peers. Check out the chat opportunity on Facebook.