EP Plenary adopts provisions on procurement
In April, several legislative proposals including provisions on public procurement were adopted.
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In April, several legislative proposals including provisions on public procurement were adopted.
P4H will implement an OMC for the 4 common needs identified by the healthcare public procurers within the Community. The 2nd need identified aims to challenge the market to develop a sustainable and effective pathogen protective system to replace single-use face masks in the health care context.
Calling all technology providers: Procure4Health's Open Market Consultation addresses 4 common needs identified by its healthcare procurers.
Deadline for receipt of tenders: 20/8/2024. For more information: EU Funding & Tenders Portal | EU Funding & Tenders Portal (europa.eu)
The Commission marks the first anniversary of the Public Buyers Community Platform, a tool to help improve procurement practices across Europe.
Procure Innovation EU - Training Programme registration for Level 2 is now open. If you are a decision maker interested in taking your procurement of innovation strategy to the next level, register to our upcoming workshop.
Last January, the Big Buyers Working Together project kicked off its Community of Practice focusing on the public procurement of vehicles used for the delivery of environmental services, particularly street cleansing and waste collection.
International Public Procurement Conference in Zagreb, "Public procurement in EU - recent developments and perspectives Zagreb", April 23rd 2024, Hotel Sheraton
The Big Buyers Working Together project launched in January its Community of Practice on Social procurement. This group will focus on using their purchasing power to contribute to social policy goals.
The BRINC project assists public buyers in capacity building, needs assessment, market engagement and procurement implementation. The project showcased its activities to facilitate the purchasing of innovative solutions to foster circular economy during a workshop held on 19 March 2024 in Brussels.
The online session, hosted by the European Commission's DG GROW, will be held on 21 May.
The European Commission is organizing training workshops on socially responsible public procurement (SRPP) aimed at public authorities and social economy entities in 12 Member States.
The Big Buyers Working Together (BBWT) project organised a webinar that explored how public procurement can help advance the New European Bauhaus (NEB) principles.
Discover the Community of Public Buyers for Sustainable Solar PV.
The Big Buyers Working Together (BBWT) team is organising its first in-person Annual Event 2024. Let's strengthen the bonds of our innovation procurement community across the EU. Mark your calendar!
The Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional deal on the regulation prohibiting in the EU market products made with forced labour.
Procure4Health will implement an Open Market Consultation (OMC) for the four common needs identified by the healthcare public procurers within the Procure4Health Community. f