Commission’s Public Procurement Act: external studies

As part of the revision process leading to the Commission’s proposal for a Public Procurement Act, the European Commission launched a series of targeted studies by external consultants to inform this work. These studies cover, among other topics, the use of labels in procurement, procurement data governance, SME participation, and the integration of green, social and labour considerations into public procurement.

Below is the full list of studies, including their titles, authors, and links for further consultation.

• Altaee, BIM and public procurement state of play, impacts and policy recommendations for the revision of the public procurement directives, Publications Office of the European Union, 2026, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2873/6739163
• da Rosa, I. and Tátrai, T., Public procurement data – Data governance, TED, PPDS, Publications Office of the European Union, 2026, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2873/8946570
• Janssen, W. A. and Caranta, R., Expert opinion on the incoherence of EU public procurement regulation – Legal and non-legal solutions from the public buyer perspective, Publications Office of the European Union, 2026, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2873/5996433
• Lazo Vitoria, X., Concession contracts, Publications Office of the European Union, 2026, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2873/5306454
• PricewaterhouseCoopers, Uptake of green public procurement – Study on the uptake of green public procurement, Publications Office of the European Union, 2026, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2873/2442915
• PricewaterhouseCoopers, Loozen, N., Schoonjans, L., Dudás, Z. et al., Assessment of policy options on digital procurement – Analysis of costs and benefits, Publications Office of the European Union, 2026, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2873/4904146
• Science and Innovation Link Office S.L. (SILO), COTEC Foundation, Salazar-Elena, J. C., Zabala-Iturriagagoitia,  et al., SME participation in EU public procurement – Evidence from TED (2018–2023) – Final report, Publications Office of the European Union, 2026, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2873/6102009
• Sundstrand, A., Green, social and labour considerations in EU public procurement – A study on sustainable conditions, requirements and criteria in the EU public procurement acquis, Publications Office of the European Union, 2026, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2873/9631962
• Viegand Maagøe, Alfieri, F., Donatello, S. and de Souza, M., Use of labels in public procurement procedures – Study to support to the impact assessment for the revision of the EU public procurement directives, Publications Office of the European Union, 2026, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2873/7023902
• Wainikka, C. and Hausel Heldahl, E., Intellectual property in public procurement – Country comparisons and impact on companies, Publications Office of the European Union, 2026, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2873/9179309