Research Calls

CEDR Research Call 2025 is open as of 10 December 2025 with 725.000 EUR for the following research programme: Tunnels Management and Renovation.

The CEDR Transnational Research Programme (TRP) operates through a series of annual transnational calls on topics that address the needs of European road authorities. The aim is to produce research results that can be implemented by CEDR members and contribute to a safe, sustainable and efficient road network across Europe.  It is funded by CEDR members on a voluntary basis. Participation is open to any legal entity, though all consortia must be led by a legal entity from a European country.

Call Topic

Call 2025 will have one research programme:

1. Tunnels Management and Renovation

This programme was prepared via extensive consultation among CEDR members about their research needs under this topic.
 

Tunnels Management and Renovation

The aim of this call is to stimulate the development of broadly applicable outcomes that can be applied to enhance the sustainable management, safety, and operational reliability of tunnels throughout Europe, adopted into the design fabric of future tunnels. The actions proposed should lead to meaningful results, within a two-year timeframe, and offer tangible value to tunnel authorities of all sizes and contexts.

The focus of this call lies on two interconnected topics that address critical challenges faced by many tunnel operators today

  1. Remote Condition Monitoring for Tunnel Asset Management, and
  2. Training and Simulation for Tunnel Operations

 

Programme Management

Call 2025 is launched and managed by the CEDR office.

All questions about the launch of Call 2025 should be directed to the Programme Manager: Naida Muirhead, CEDR, naida.muirhead@cedr.eu

 

Official Information

Prior information notice about The Call for Proposals is published in the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and the full information on the Call 2025, including the Descriptions of Research Needs, is published on the CEDR Tenders portal: https://tenders.cedr.eu

The deadline for submissions is 27 February 2026 at 12:00 hours CET.

 

Briefing session

A briefing session will be held on 23 January 2025 from 11:00 CET until 12:00 CET. The session will be held as a webinar. At the webinar, the authors of the DoRN and CEDR will provide information about CEDR Call 2025.

To the extent possible, questions should be asked by email before the session, and questions asked during the session should subsequently be forwarded by email.

The Tenderers are kindly asked to sign up for the briefing session before 19 January 2026 (12 noon CET) by sending an e-mail to naida.muirhead@cedr.eu. Once you have signed up, you will receive an invitation including information about how to log on to the briefing session.