The Big Buyers Project: How to procure Recycled Asphalt? (25/04/2023)
Save the date for the next webinar of the Big Buyers Project! Dive into the world of circular construction with our distinguished speakers Sylwia Slomiak from Eurocities, Maria Reves from Lisbon, and Léon Dijk from Rotterdam.
Subscribe through the link for "How to procure Recycled Asphalt" on April 25!
Introducing the future of Public Procurement: Public Buyers Platform (19/04/2023)
European Public Procurement is about to have its own collaborative platform! The Public Buyers Community Platform will facilitate stakeholder networking, knowledge and best practice exchange, dissemination of the latest market news, and collective efforts to actively advance public procurement.
Public Procurement Data Space (22/03/2023)
The European Commission published a Communication on the data space for public procurement that will improve public spending, boost data-driven policymaking and improve access to tenders for SMEs. Click on "more" and get access to the article. Follow the link for the official Communication and see also a comprehensive YouTube video!
Discover the Helpdesk on Green and Socially Responsible Public Procurement (24/03/2023)
Looking to make environmentally-friendly purchasing decisions while boosting social inclusion and equality? The European Commission's Helpdesk on Green Public Procurement (GPP) and Socially Responsible Public Procurement (SRPP) offers accurate and timely answers to your questions. Find out more on the website!
Call for Tenders! EIC Innovation Procurement Programme (02/05/2023)
Don't miss the opportunity to contribute to the creation of a new landscape for public procurement support for innovation with the European Innovation Council!
The call for tenders and all related documents are published and available on TED by clicking on the link.
2023 TED Ambassador award (28/03/2023)
Make your research known and contribute to innovation in public procurement!
Webinar on Heavy Duty Electric Vehicles (21/03/2023)
The recording of the second webinar of the Big Buyers project focused on Heavy-Duty Electric vehicles for waste collection and street cleaning is now available!
Webinar on Procurement for Health Managers: Co-creation of Innovative Digital Healthcare Solutions (24/03/2023)
This fifth episode of EcoQUIP+’s procurement series for health managers focuses on co-creation initiatives that have been launched to implement innovative digital healthcare solutions. Find the full webinar in the YouTube link!
The Big Buyers Project: Webinar on ''Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicles for Waste Collection and Street Cleaning'' (21/03/2023)
Save the date for the second of a cycle of webinars on the achievements of the Big Buyers project! How can public buyers drive the market through public procurement? This second event will focus on the Working Group that learnt how to procure ''Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicles for Waste Collection and Street Cleaning''.
Procurement Dialogues: discover the new initiative of the Commission (23/02/2023)
On February 22nd, the Public Procurement Unit of the European Commission kicked off a new initiative called 'Procurement Dialogues', to assist Member States in developing national plans on strategic procurement.
Save the date for the International Open Market Consultation Workshop! (01/03/2023)
This event is a key step in the project's ongoing phase of dialogue with the market to address the unmet need for rapid detection of multi-drug resistant microorganisms and antimicrobial resistance management and control systems.
Innobuyer Webinar: How to Master Innovation Needs Identification (01/03/2023)
Training workshop designed for professionals from big public and private organisations who want to learn how to identify and describe unmet innovation needs, to boost demand-driven, effective and sustainable adoption of innovative solutions.
GPP Helpdesk Webinar: ''Public Procurement of Green and Circular Skills'' (10/03/2023)
Are you interested to find out how public procurement can be used as a strategic tool to support the upskilling and reskilling of the workforce and to futureproof the European Economy? Don't miss the next GPP Helpdesk Webinar!
Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation: participate to the call for evidence and public consultation! (31/01/2023)
The Commission's proposal on Ecodesign for Sustainable Products aims to make products sold in the EU subject to performance and information-related requirements, to ensure greater sustainability. The Commission seeks views on the categories of new products and measures to address first, in order to set priorities transparently and inclusively.
The InnoBuyer Call for Challengers is open! (31/03/2023)
Are you a public or private entity with unmet innovation needs? The InnoBuyer Call for Challengers is looking for you! Apply and be selected to join the InnoBuyer programme: it offers funding support, expertise and connections, to speed up all the steps from the identification of unmet innovation needs to the procurement of innovation.
The Big Buyers Project: Webinar on How to Procure a ''Zero Emission Construction Site'' (28/02/2023)
Save the date for the first of a cycle of webinars on the achievements of the Big Buyers project! How can public buyers drive the market through public procurement? This first event will focus on the Working Group that learnt how to procure a ''Zero Emission Construction Site''.
Webinar on the best practices in the public procurement of medicines (07/02/2023)
Save the date! This webinar will present the findings of the recently published study on optimising public procurement of medicines. The event will allow for discussion with invited experts and wider stakeholder audiences on pharmaceutical procurement practices in Europe.
The RaDAR project: a market dialogue for anti-microbial resistance detection solutions is open! (28/11/2022)
The EU-funded RaDAR project aims at undertaking a collaborative innovation procurement of rapid anti-microbial resistance detection and control systems. If you consider yourself a potential supplier, do not miss the chance to participate to their market dialogue!
The DrugDetect tender is now open! (10/02/2023)
This DrugDetect Call invites all interested parties to present their Tenders to an innovative solution for the automatic detection of a large range of drugs in correctional institutions and prisons.
Webinar ''Building Information Modelling and Public Procurement - two allies'' (15/12/2022)
Have you missed the webinar on the use of Building Information Modelling in Public Procurement? You can re-watch it on our YouTube channel and download the detailed report of the panels discussions and presentations!
Foreign Subsidies Regulation about to enter into force (19/12/2022)
The Regulation on foreign subsidies, aiming at ensuring fair competition on the EU single market by setting new rules for subsidies granted by non-EU member states, will soon enter into force and provide the Commission with new powers and tools concerning both concentrations and public procurement cases involving foreign subsidies.
A Call for Innovation Procurement Advisory Services in the 2023-2024 Work Programme of Horizon Europe! (19/12/2022)
The 2023-2024 work programme of Horizon Europe is out! It includes many funding opportunities on innovation, among which innovation procurement specialist advisory services with a total indicative budget of EUR 4.00 million.
The European Solar Alliance: the start of a “Made in Europe” solar value chain (16/12/2022)
On 9th December, the Commission launched the European Solar Photovoltaic Industry Alliance, aimed at scaling up manufacturing technologies of solar photovoltaic products and components in order to establish a “Made in Europe” solar value chain. The EU’s Commissioner for the Single Market referred to procurement as a fundamental tool to achieve this objective.
Meet the winners of the European Innovation Procurement Awards! (14/12/2022)
On 8th December, the European Innovation Council awarded the European Innovation Procurement Awards (EUIPA). This year’s finalists and winners empower the EU’s public sector to offer cutting-edge solutions to speed up the economic recovery, building a digital, sustainable, and resilient Europe. Curious to meet the winners?
New year, new public procurement opportunities! (14/12/2022)
The end of 2022 is rapidly approaching. During this year, many objectives have been achieved, but there is always room for collective growth on the topic of public procurement. What can you expect from next year? Read this editorial to have a taste of 2023!
Get ready for the webinar "Building Information Modelling and Public Procurement - two allies” (27/10/2022)
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“How the social economy contributes to the circular procurement”: a new GPP HelpDesk webinar (12/12/2022)
Are there synergies between the social and circular economy? What are the opportunities and challenges related to the engagement of social economy actors in circular procurement? Save the date for this webinar organized by the GPP HelpDesk!
Roundtable: "Decarbonizing the EU road and construction sectors through Green Procurement" (30/11/2022)
The Stockholm Environment Institute invites you to an online roundtable with policymakers, experts and industry insiders: how can Green Public Procurement be used as a lever to decarbonization in the road and construction sectors? Which barriers prevent its broader uptake? What are the opportunities ahead?
EU-funded project P5Innobroker at the Conference for “Sustainable Public Procurement and Ecological Transition” (25/11/2022)
On 11th November 2022, the conference on “Sustainable Public Procurement and Ecological Transition” took place in France. Among its promoters, also the EU-funded project P5Innobroker, that had the chance to present its activities and objectives to more than 210 participants.
Big Buyers for the Environment? It is possible and this is how (24/11/2022)
“Let’s talk the same language and we can change the market”: this was the main takeaway of the first Annual Big Buyers Symposium, held in Brussels on November 9th. More than 60 participants met to draw conclusions on their two-year collaboration under the framework of the Big Buyer Initiative. We have interviewed some of them and this is what they told us.
Interview: Big Buyers Achievements (23/11/2022)
Following the Big Buyer closing event, we have interviewed Marit Hepsø and Philip Mortensen from the City of Oslo on the main achievements of this initiative.
A European Solar PV industry alliance: the role of the public buyer (26/10/2022)
On the 11th of October the Commission formally endorsed a new Solar Photovoltaic Industry Alliance, with the aim of scaling up manufacturing technologies of innovative solar photovoltaic products and components in the EU. This will contribute to accelerating the deployment of solar power across the EU and improving the resilience of the EU's energy system. The Alliance is one of the concrete initiatives of the EU Solar Strategy, adopted in May 2022 as part of the REPowerEU Action Plan, which will help the EU reach over 320 GW of newly installed solar photovoltaic capacity by 2025, and almost 600 GW by 2030. DG GROW C2 is working together with Dutch Pianoo to establish an EU level buying group on sustainable Solar PV so that this important work can be connected to the work of the Solar Alliance.
The Commission Staff Working Document on Vulnerabilities of the Global Supply Chains of Medicines is now available! (24/10/2022)
We are pleased to inform you that the Commission Staff Working Document entitled “Vulnerabilities of the global supply chains of medicines - Structured dialogue on the security of supply of medicines supply” is now published!
Participate to the 1st European Hospital Procurement Barometer! (24/10/2022)
Are you a professional in public procurement in the healthcare sector? If so, you can participate to the first edition of the European Hospital Procurement Barometer! This initiative is organized by Resah, a French public Group Purchasing Organization, with the support of the European Heath Public Procurement Alliance. Deadline to complete the survey: 4th November 2022!
The new call for tenders to support the work of the Big Public Buyers Collaboration Network is out !! (28/09/2022)
The main objective of this call for tender is to improve the business environment of innovative SMEs and make public procurement an attractive option for these economic operators through an enhanced uptake of strategic public procurement in Europe. Such uptake is achieved through collaboration between big buyers in strategic public procurement with a view to driving the market for innovative goods, services and works.
The call for tender includes two different lots:
- Lot 1: Setting up and management of working groups of public buyers: supporting buyers in joint preparation of calls for tender, joint market engagement, cooperative drafting of statements / terms of reference (budget: 3 m €) .
- Lot 2: Training and knowledge development on procurement of innovation for both operational (onsite) and senior managers (online only) (budget: 1.4 m €)
New deadline to submit a bid : 7 November 2022
Don't miss the Annual Symposium of the Big Buyer Initiative! (09/11/2022)
How do public buyers contribute to sustainable solutions in zero-emission construction sites, heavy-duty electric vehicles, circular construction and digital healthcare?
On November 9th in Brussels, the EU-funded Big Buyers Initiative will host its annual symposium to highlight its work.
And a new Big Buyers project will soon follow!
EU4Health call for proposals - support for public procurement in the health sector and crises preparedness (28/09/2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a need for coordination and cooperation at a European, national, regional and even local level in the health sector. The pandemic has unveiled already-existing weaknesses in EU countries’ supply chain and public procurement.
The aim of the call is to support EU countries in organising a thorough assessment of public procurement in the health sector at national and/or regional level .
The call is expected to:
- Develop new/ improved national and regional strategies on public procurement;
- Make current practices more resilient and efficient all over the Union;
- Increase preparedness for future health crises.
The total budget amounts to € 5 million
The deadline for applications is 21 February 2023, 17:00 (CET).
