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The ESG-score turns complex sustainability data into a simple 0–100 rating, making it easy for public buyers to factor environmental and social performance into procurement decisions. Read more about it!
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Invitation to Complete the Questionnaire on the State of Professionalisation in Europe
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- AgricultureConstruction & InfrastructureDefence, Security and SafetyEducation and SportsEnergy and WaterFacility & Fleet Management and EquipmentHealthICT, Cloud and dataservicesMobility & TransportationProfessional services (consultancy, legal, financial advice)Social ServicesTourism, Culture and ArtsWaste management
- European commission
The Public Consultation and Call for Evidence supporting the revision of the 2014 Public Procurement Directives closed on 26 January, generating strong stakeholder engagement: 745 contributions submitted under the Call for Evidence and 1,037 responses received through the Public Consultation.
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3 innovation challenges are open for solutions - each is supported by a large group of Austrian public authorities
From 1 January 2026, the EU public procurement thresholds adopted last year by the European Commission apply.
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- AgricultureConstruction & InfrastructureDefence, Security and SafetyEducation and SportsEnergy and WaterFacility & Fleet Management and EquipmentHealthICT, Cloud and dataservicesMobility & TransportationProfessional services (consultancy, legal, financial advice)Social ServicesTourism, Culture and ArtsWaste management
ASSORUP has launched new European initiatives to strengthen the professionalisation of public buyers, including a Europe-wide survey. Public procurement professionals are invited to contribute to shaping future standards and collaboration across the EU.
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- AgricultureConstruction & InfrastructureDefence, Security and SafetyEducation and SportsEnergy and WaterFacility & Fleet Management and EquipmentHealthICT, Cloud and dataservicesMobility & TransportationProfessional services (consultancy, legal, financial advice)Social ServicesTourism, Culture and ArtsWaste management
- European commission
Following the conclusion of the Co-Publishing Space (CPS) mapping exercise across the European Economic Area, we are pleased to announce the publication of the relevant report
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- Innovation Procurement Hubs (IPH)
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- AgricultureConstruction & InfrastructureDefence, Security and SafetyEducation and SportsEnergy and WaterFacility & Fleet Management and EquipmentHealthICT, Cloud and dataservicesMobility & TransportationProfessional services (consultancy, legal, financial advice)Social ServicesTourism, Culture and ArtsWaste management
- European commission
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!
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- Innovation Procurement Hubs (IPH)
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- AgricultureConstruction & InfrastructureDefence, Security and SafetyEducation and SportsEnergy and WaterFacility & Fleet Management and EquipmentHealthICT, Cloud and dataservicesMobility & TransportationProfessional services (consultancy, legal, financial advice)Social ServicesTourism, Culture and ArtsWaste management
Two major European Innovation Council (EIC) projects, SPIN4EIC and InnoMatch, are offering the last calls for public administrations to strengthen their innovation procurement efforts, with dedicated support provided through a consortium of expert partners.
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- AgricultureConstruction & InfrastructureDefence, Security and SafetyEducation and SportsEnergy and WaterFacility & Fleet Management and EquipmentHealthICT, Cloud and dataservicesMobility & TransportationProfessional services (consultancy, legal, financial advice)Social ServicesTourism, Culture and ArtsWaste management
- European commission
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
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- Innovation Procurement Hubs (IPH)
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- AgricultureConstruction & InfrastructureDefence, Security and SafetyEducation and SportsEnergy and WaterFacility & Fleet Management and EquipmentHealthICT, Cloud and dataservicesMobility & TransportationProfessional services (consultancy, legal, financial advice)Social ServicesTourism, Culture and ArtsWaste management
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.
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- Public Procurement Network (PPN)
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- AgricultureConstruction & InfrastructureDefence, Security and SafetyEducation and SportsEnergy and WaterFacility & Fleet Management and EquipmentHealthICT, Cloud and dataservicesMobility & TransportationProfessional services (consultancy, legal, financial advice)Social ServicesTourism, Culture and ArtsWaste management
- European commission
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.
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- Public Procurement Dialogues
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- AgricultureConstruction & InfrastructureDefence, Security and SafetyEducation and SportsEnergy and WaterFacility & Fleet Management and EquipmentHealthICT, Cloud and dataservicesMobility & TransportationProfessional services (consultancy, legal, financial advice)Social ServicesTourism, Culture and ArtsWaste management
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!.
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!
- European commission
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.
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- Innovation Procurement Hubs (IPH)
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- AgricultureConstruction & InfrastructureDefence, Security and SafetyEducation and SportsEnergy and WaterFacility & Fleet Management and EquipmentHealthICT, Cloud and dataservicesMobility & TransportationProfessional services (consultancy, legal, financial advice)Social ServicesTourism, Culture and ArtsWaste management
We are pleased to announce the first meeting of the new phase of the Strategic Public Procurement Dialogues Project. This online event for Public Procurement Dialogues community members will take place on Thursday, November 13, 2025, from 13:00 to 15:00 CET.
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- Public Procurement Dialogues
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- AgricultureConstruction & InfrastructureDefence, Security and SafetyEducation and SportsEnergy and WaterFacility & Fleet Management and EquipmentHealthICT, Cloud and dataservicesMobility & TransportationProfessional services (consultancy, legal, financial advice)Social ServicesTourism, Culture and ArtsWaste management
- European commission
The European Commission today published an evaluation of the EU Public Procurement Directives
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On 9 September, the European Parliament adopted an own-initiative report on public procurement with 432 votes in favour.
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- Innovation Procurement Hubs (IPH)
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- AgricultureConstruction & InfrastructureDefence, Security and SafetyEducation and SportsEnergy and WaterFacility & Fleet Management and EquipmentHealthICT, Cloud and dataservicesMobility & TransportationProfessional services (consultancy, legal, financial advice)Social ServicesTourism, Culture and ArtsWaste management