Thorn Industries
001 · For public administration

The money is there.
The strategy usually isn't.

PNRR Component 7. Regional Programme Nord-Vest. DigiLocal. NIS2 compliance funding. Hundreds of millions of euros flowing into municipal digitalisation, often unspent or spent on the wrong thing because the gap between "we need to digitalise" and "here is the project that earns the grant" is wider than it looks.

002 · Engagement

Three steps.
Three contracts.

Each step is a separate, properly procured contract. No fragmentation, no surprises, no commitment to step two until step one delivers something useful.

01
Assessment

One to three days on site. A written 15 to 25 page report your Local Council can review. Identifies the funding lines you currently qualify for and what the realistic next interventions are.

Duration
1-2 weeks
Fee
Fixed
Procurement
Single
Output

Written report. Roadmap. Prioritised list of interventions costed to thresholds.

02
Funding application

If the assessment surfaces a clear funding fit, we draft the technical sections of the grant application. Submitted by your team or with our support, depending on what's allowed by the procedure.

Duration
2-4 weeks
Fee
Fixed
Stage
Optional
Output

Technical sections of the grant submission. Project plan. Compliance documentation.

03
Implementation

When funding lands, we deliver. Single team, named technical lead, end-to-end accountability. Recurring maintenance included for the first year.

Duration
3-9 mo
Contract
Single
SEAP
Scoped right
Output

Working system, documentation, runbooks, year-one maintenance.

003 · Funding context

What's actually
fundable.

The landscape changes every few months. This is the current map. We update it as windows open and close.

DigiLocal (OUG 56/2024)

75K-175K RON

Direct grants for digitalisation in communes. Open windows tied to the OUG calendar. Most accessible funding line right now for smaller administrations.

PNRR Component 7

Up to M RON

"Digital transformation" envelope. Tighter eligibility, longer application, larger scope. Best for cities and counties with a digitalisation strategy already in place or under development.

PR Nord-Vest 2021-2027

Project-based

Region-specific operational programme covering Cluj, Bistrița-Năsăud, Maramureș, Sălaj, Satu Mare and Bihor counties. Smart-specialisation, public administration modernisation, citizen services.

NIS2 (Law 124/2025)

Tier-dependent

Administrations classified as "essential entities" under NIS2 face hard compliance deadlines. Dedicated funding lines are being announced through DNSC. Worth assessing your classification before the deadline becomes the strategy.

Common questions
004 · FAQ

What we get
asked first.

"We already have Regista / Avansis / CityManager. Why do we need anything else?"

You probably don't need a replacement. You need the system you have to talk to ANAF, to the cadastre, to your accounting layer, to the dashboards a Mayor actually reads. Most of our work for primării is integration and data layer, not rip-and-replace.

"We don't have a budget."

Worth checking that. DigiLocal grants, PNRR Component 7, Regional Programme Nord-Vest and NIS2 compliance lines all have active or imminent windows. Our assessment identifies the lines you currently qualify for. If the answer is none, we say so on the first day.

"Our systems aren't online. Our staff aren't ready."

That's exactly the starting position the assessment is built for. Staff training is included in any implementation scope, and we sequence the technical work so the operational change is gradual rather than abrupt.

"How long does this actually take?"

Assessment: one to two weeks. Funding application: two to four weeks. Implementation: three to nine months depending on scope. Recurring maintenance: ongoing once the system is live.

"Will you fragment the contract to fit it under a threshold?"

No. Article 11 of Law 98/2016 prohibits splitting contracts to dodge procurement thresholds and we won't propose it. If your scope is bigger than one threshold, we run the right SEAP procedure for the right size. It takes a few weeks longer and it stays clean.

Procurement
SEAP registered, DUAE-ready
Legal compliance
Law 242/2022 specialised
Contract integrity
Article 11, Law 98/2016
Data protection
GDPR, Romanian residency
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Worth a half-hour
conversation?

Tell us your primărie, the rough scope of what you're thinking about, and what (if anything) has been tried before. We'll come back with the funding lines that look like a fit and what an assessment would cover.

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