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Following the anticipated conclusion of the ecosystem mapping exercise across the European Economic Area, we are pleased to announce the publication of the IPH ecosystem mapping report!

Big Buyers Hackathon in Healthcare Procurement – review of Malmö and outlook for Helsinki!

As the aim of Big Buyers Working Together is to figure out realistic solutions; BME has started to organise hackathons to serve the needs of the market

PPE+ Europe 2024–2028 is designed to empower public buyers from centralized purchasing bodies to achieve greater efficiency and value in public spending. Beyond comprehensive training, participating authorities gain exclusive access to bespoke consultancy services delivered by EY Romania.

We are excited to announce the launch of the Expression of Interest (EOI) Survey for support provided through the Innovation Procurement Hubs programme! The survey allows public authorities across the European Economic Area to apply for tailored advisory support, participation in peer-to-peer exchan

The Public Procurement Network has collected approximately 290 supporting instruments from 11 countries. This invaluable resource pool includes manuals, guidelines, templates, and much more, all accessible via public links, making knowledge and best practices available to everyone.

On 13th November 2025, over 30 participants from EU Member States came together online for the “Procurement Dialogues” Community of Practice. The meeting spotlighted progress on strategic public procurement roadmaps, shared challenges and successes.

How the “CO₂ Performance Ladder START - Sustainable Public Procurement” programme is helping public buyers in Portugal, equipping multidisciplinary teams from several Portuguese public entities to embed clear, measurable environmental criteria in procurement procedures!.

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has won three awards with Carbon Reduction on the M7 Kildare Bypass Pavement Rehabilitation project and with the country’s first CO₂ Performance Ladder tender. These achievements underline the growing role of the CO₂ Performance Ladder as GPP tool!

Our parter, the International Institute for Sustainable Development just published a new policy brief ‘Six robust tools that make Green Public Procurement work in practice’ that focuses on the revision of the EU public procurement directives currently ongoing, be inspired!

Members of the Big Buyers Working Together Community of Practice (CoP) on Sustainability in ICT met in Porto on 29–30 October 2025 to explore how public buyers, city officials, suppliers and innovators are turning green and circular ICT procurement into practice. 

The Czech Republic leads digital construction with its 2027 BIM mandate. Find out how this shapes public procurement and join our webinar on 6 Nov 2025 to discover lessons from across Europe.

The session outlined the key challenges in Innovation Procurement we aim to address, provided an overview of the support framework available to public authorities from January 2026 onwards, and outlined the system for beneficiaries to request such support.

Discover how CPK is transforming public procurement through BIM—from digital standards to smarter collaboration. Read about their experience and join Michał Latała on 6 Nov at 11:00 AM for the webinar “BIM in Public Procurement: Lessons from Survey Results.”

The BBWT Community of Practice Circular Construction (CoP CC) brings together representatives from public buyers from across Europe to explore innovative solutions in terms of materials and methods to improve circularity in the building sector.