The BIM and Public Procurement community helps public buyers adopt BIM and drive the digital transition of public works. Discover more in the new infographic.

How can Building Information Modelling (BIM) move from promise to practice in public procurement? A new survey by the BIM Community reveals strong consensus on BIM’s strategic value—but also highlights persistent gaps in mandates, skills, coordination, and infrastructure across Europe. Drawing on insights from public authorities, industry, SMEs, and academia, the report explores what is holding BIM back and what is needed to scale its adoption. From national leadership and harmonised standards to training and digital readiness, the findings point to clear priorities for unlocking BIM’s full

The EU BIM Task Group unveils a new vision for BIM in public procurement. Discover how a balanced, EU-wide approach can boost value for money, transparency and sustainability—without rigid rules. Why harmonisation, not reinvention, is key for Europe’s built future.

On 6 November, our BIM & Public Procurement Community of Practice hosted a webinar presenting the key findings from our recent survey and sharing a European best practice for integrating BIM in public tenders. A major takeaway? Around 75% of respondents support explicit BIM provisions in EU Directives — a clear signal that BIM is becoming a strategic enabler for efficiency, sustainability, and digital transformation in public construction. Missed the webinar? The recording and slides are now available — explore insights and practical strategies shaping the future of BIM in Europe.

Learn how experts Samira Boussetta and Javier Lozano López answer key questions about BIM, its benefits, challenges, and the support offered by the Community of Practice in our latest podcast.

On 26 June 2025, over 100 participants from across the European Union and beyond gathered online for the webinar “Driving BIM Adoption through Public Procurement: Insights into National Strategies and Community Action.” The event aimed to raise awareness about the upcoming EU-wide survey on Building Information Modelling (BIM) integration in public procurement—highlighting its purpose, scope, and how stakeholders can get involved.

Discover the key insights and materials from the third EU BIM Public Officials Group meeting held in Warsaw.

The report provides a comprehensive analysis of the adoption of BIM across the EU27 for the public sector, focusing on various countries.

Discover the roadmap outlining how the BIM community is advancing the integration of BIM in EU public procurement.

The Community of Practice discussed BIM integration in public procurement, with a focus on its vision, challenges, and next steps. Recording is now available.

Participants had the opportunity to delve into the concept of Building Information Modelling (BIM) within the context of public procurement. The 21 May webinar focused on the integration of ΒΙΜ in procurement procedures for infrastructure projects.

The Interministerial Commission for the Incorporation of BIM in Public Procurement (CIBIM) provides to contracting authorities of the Spanish National Public Administration a support and assistance service to address BIM adoption in Pilot Projects.

Executive Summary of the Spanish BIM Plan with the BIM Levels Table. The use of BIM in public procurement aims to improve the efficiency of public spending and facilitate the digital transformation of the Spanish construction sector

The German BIM Implementation Strategy for Federal Buildings has been developed to drive digitalization and to specify the requirements and actions defined in the German master plan for the introduction of BIM for federal buildings.

The webinar ‘Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Public Procurement – Two allies’ organised by the Technical Secretariat of the High Level Construction Forum (HLCF) focuses on the launch of the ‘BIM in Public Procurement’ community within the broader ‘Digital Public Buyers Platform’ and the promotion of good practices within the construction sector and steer Member States to take next steps for the integration of BIM in Public procurement by means of two panel discussions.

Accelerating the Green, Digital and Resilient Transition by Implementing Building Information Modelling in Public Procurement.

The objective of this document is to analyze the Spanish public procurement, highlighting the progress made so far in the implementation of the methodology, as well as to develop a proposal of BIM requirements that, in general, could be used as a reference for tenders of the AECO sector in the country, in order to prevent the publication of public contracts with insufficient definition of requirements, which in turn could generate conflicts between the participant agents.

This paper presents an evaluation system and a workflow to support the decision makers in considering the life cycle of a construction, optimizing environmental and economic impacts.

This paper argues that public clients have the power and are in the position to act as »innovation supporters« and »change agents«. Findings contribute to the literature on public clients as drivers of change and innovation in construction and are relevant to research on public clients as drivers for industry change and innovation and to research on BIM as a game changer.