What does 'accredited supplier' actually mean?
An accredited supplier is a company on the official supplier register kept by the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK). For digitalisation grants, including DIMOP funding, supplier accreditation can be a crucial requirement: if you order software or implementation services from a supplier that isn't accredited, the cost may not be eligible for funding.
In short: check your supplier on vallalkozzdigitalisan.mkik.hu first, and only sign afterwards.
This isn't a minor administrative detail. Pick the wrong supplier, and your application can stall, the funded cost can become ineligible, or you can end up explaining yourself awkwardly later. Professional quality matters, sure, but with grant money the first filter is simply whether the supplier is on the official list.
What does “accredited” actually mean?
“Accredited” formally means officially recognised and qualified. It's not something a company gets to claim about itself on its own website. An authorised organisation has to enter it into a register, based on formal requirements.
The same logic applies elsewhere too. A measurement from an accredited laboratory gets accepted because the lab itself was checked beforehand. With accredited training, the trainer isn't the one claiming “we're good”; there's official approval standing behind that claim.
A grant-related accredited supplier is just the IT and digitalisation market's version of the same idea. Here we're talking about software, ERP, web systems, AI solutions, or other digital development instead of lab measurements or training, but the logic is identical.
What is an accredited supplier under DIMOP and other digitalisation grants?
For a digitalisation grant, an accredited supplier is a provider listed in the official system that MKIK runs. This is where you choose your software or service supplier, and where you check whether the company you've got in mind is even entitled to take part in that category.
In practice this means three things:
- the supplier shows up in the vallalkozzdigitalisan.mkik.hu system;
- it is registered in a category that fits your project;
- its status is valid right when you place the order.
Many people overlook that third point. “It was on the list at some point” isn't good enough. What counts, right before the grant decision, is the current status.
Why can an application fail on this?
Grant money isn't a development budget you can spend however you like. The call spells out exactly which costs are eligible, under what conditions, and from which kind of supplier.
If the call requires an accredited supplier, a contract with a non-accredited provider may simply fail to meet the grant's requirements. It doesn't matter how good the developer is. Or how much cheaper. Or how well you know them. Off the official list means the cost may not be eligible, full stop.
The typical risks:
- Rejection at submission. The application names a supplier who doesn't meet the condition.
- Ineligible costs. Part of the project is not eligible for funding, so you have to cover that cost yourself.
- A dispute after the fact. A later check reveals that the supplier's status wasn't valid when you placed the order.
None of these is a technical problem. Every one of them is a business risk. That's exactly why accreditation is worth checking in the very first round, before you even ask for a quote.
How to check an accredited supplier
The check takes a few minutes, and you don't need a grant writer to do it.
- Open the official MKIK portal: vallalkozzdigitalisan.mkik.hu.
- Search for the supplier by company name.
- Check whether it appears on the list.
- Verify the category and the status.
- Save the link, or grab a screenshot for your decision file.
The supplier profile of Glazer-Innovation Kft. can be checked here: vallalkozzdigitalisan.mkik.hu/szallito.html?id=1175.
For the exact grant conditions, the official call is always the final word. It's worth looking those up on palyazat.gov.hu .
What to look at on the supplier list
Don't stop at checking whether the company name shows up. That's not enough.
Before you decide, answer at least these four questions:
- Does the exact company name match the company name on the quote?
- Is the supplier listed in a category that fits your project?
- Is the status valid at the planned time of the order?
- Does the solution you want to buy actually meet the requirements of the grant call?
An ERP implementation, a webshop, a CRM, an AI-based internal system, and a custom development aren't the same thing from a grant perspective. The category and the technical scope both count, and they count together.
A common mistake: contract first, application second
A lot of companies start this way: there's a developer, there's a good idea, a grant comes along, and only then does somebody try to piece the paperwork together.
That's the wrong order.
In a grant-funded project, you clarify the framework first: what the call will actually fund, with which supplier, under which category, against which deadlines. Only then does it make sense to finalise a quote and sign anything.
On a HUF 5 million digitalisation project, one wrong decision can swing the numbers by millions of forints. Not because the development itself is bad, but because it was prepared badly from a grant perspective.
Accredited supplier and grant writer: not the same role
It's worth keeping these two apart.
The accredited supplier covers the professional and technical side: software, implementation, development, technical scope, quotation. The grant writer handles the administrative side: interpreting the call, forms, annexes, submission.
A good application may need both, but they're not doing the same job. Blur the two roles and misunderstandings follow: your grant writer won't design an ERP for you, and your developer won't necessarily handle the entire submission process either.
The best setup has the grant writer and the accredited supplier talking to each other right from the start. That way, the technical scope is defined in line with the grant requirements from the start, rather than added to the application afterwards.
How does Glazer-Innovation help?
Through Glazer-Innovation Kft., an accredited supplier, I help small and medium-sized businesses in Hungary with the technical side of digitalisation projects. Typical areas:
- Odoo ERP implementation and customisation;
- digital support for CRM, sales and business administration processes;
- AI-based internal automation;
- custom software development and integration.
I don't start by asking what I could sell you. First, I look at what the grant can cover for your company, what would deliver real business value, and what technical scope makes sense for the application.
If you're interested in DIMOP Plusz 1.2.6/C-26, this article is also worth reading: DIMOP Plusz 1.2.6/C-26: non-repayable funding for an Odoo implementation.
Frequently asked questions about accredited suppliers
What does 'accredited supplier' actually mean?
An accredited supplier is a company entered into a register by an official organisation, typically MKIK for digitalisation grants. In other words, the company hasn't qualified itself; it can be checked and verified in an external system.
Where do I find the list of accredited suppliers?
On the official MKIK portal: vallalkozzdigitalisan.mkik.hu. You can check providers here by company name and supplier details.
What happens if I choose a supplier that isn't accredited?
If the grant call requires an accredited supplier, development ordered from a non-accredited provider may simply not be eligible. This can lead to rejection, costs being ruled ineligible, or a dispute later on.
Does the accredited supplier also write the application?
Usually not. The accredited supplier covers the technical scope and implementation. The grant writer is responsible for the administrative submission. The two have to work together, but their roles aren't the same.
Is an accredited supplier mandatory for every DIMOP application?
The text of the specific call always decides. For digitalisation grants, requiring an accredited supplier is a common condition, but before deciding you should check the official documents available on palyazat.gov.hu .
Is Glazer-Innovation Kft. an accredited supplier?
Yes. The supplier profile of Glazer-Innovation Kft. can be checked on the MKIK portal: vallalkozzdigitalisan.mkik.hu/szallito.html?id=1175.
When's the right time to talk?
Before you've signed a supplier contract. That leaves room to get the technical scope, the grant fit, and the schedule right.
Request a free consultation
If you're weighing up a digitalisation grant, clarify the basics first: eligibility, supplier status, technical scope, expected cost.
At Glazer-Innovation, I go through all of this with you in a short, free consultation. If it makes sense to apply, I'll recommend a technical approach. If it doesn't, I'll tell you that too.