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This autumn, the Big Buyers Working Together (BBWT) project team will be delivering insights on a bouquet of best practices across our cities. From an 8k metro line extension in Fornebubanen (Oslo), to the first 100% circular office in Belgium, Kamp C. Jealous already? Check out more!
P4H will implement anOMCfor the 4 common needs identified by the healthcare public procurers within the Community. The 4th need identified aims to challenge the market to develop innovative solutions for advancing the preservation of biological samples for molecular biology studies.
Finnish Public authorities and social economy entities (SEE) are invited to take part in a training organised as part of the WeBuySocialEU capacity-building efforts. The training will take place on 23 September (09-16) and will be in Finnish.
The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR)provides the legal framework to set minimum product-specific mandatory green public procurement criteria at EU level.
The European Commission has decided to renew the membership of its Stakeholder Expert Group on Public Procurement. The Group will play a key role in contributing to the work leading to the revision of the Public Procurement Directives.
Discover how digitalization drives circular procurement! Join the #EUCircularTalks on 27 September, 10:00–12:00 CEST, on MS Teams. Gain global insights, explore practical tools, and learn from real-world case studies. Don't miss this opportunity to advance sustainable practices.
The European Commission in cooperation with ICLEI Europe and SILO organised a webinar to introduce two new training programmes, focusing on promoting the uptake of strategic and innovation public procurement throughout Europe. These two training programmes PPE+ Europe 2024 and Procure Innovation EU
Hydrogen may not be the best source of fuel to make municipal fleets more sustainable. That was one of the key conclusions of the latest meeting of the Community of Practice (CoP) on Heavy Duty Electric Vehicles, organised in the context of the Big Buyers Working Together (BBWT) project.
These first two editions are dedicated to equipping Public Buyers´ staff from Contracting Authorities with the skills needed for developing Public Procurement of Innovation processes. Discover all the details about the trainings organized in Alicante (Spain).
Public buyers participating in the latest meeting of the Community of Practice (CoP) on New European Bauhaus (NEB), organised within the context of the Big Buyers Working Together (BBWT) project, were introduced to the New European Bauhaus Compass and the NEB Toolbox.
The public procurement monitoring reports submitted by EU and EEA countries to the European Commission under Directive 2014/23/EU, Directive 2014/24/EU and Directive 2014/25/EU are now available online.
Application for the first round of trainings of PPE+ Europe is now open!
Explore the 2024 update on the Report on the use of Innovation Partnerships (IPs) in the EU and EEA. Discover our latest analysis featuring IP cases from 2023.
These training programmes will be free of charge to participants, include training delivered by international experts, and will contribute to the increased use of public procurement as a strategic tool across Europe.
The registration process is already open for the 1st and second edition of the Procure Innovation EU training Programme for Public Buyers. Get ready to enhance your skills and knowledge in Public Procurement of Innovation.
With NZIA entering into force, it immediately becomes mandatory to apply certain non-price criteria in public procurement procedures where a net-zero technology is part of the subject matter.
The insights from this survey will play a crucial role in shaping the future activities of the Community of Practice (CoP) on BIM and Public Procurement (BIM CoP).
Empower your organization with the Circular & Fair ICT (CFIT) Pact framework for sustainable ICT procurement. Make it actionable through your tenders with the Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) criteria tool, featuring nearly 900 above-legal standards.
The European Commission is hosting a full day event to celebrate the go live of the Public Procurement Data Space (PPDS) on 24 September.
