The 2023 Strategic Foresight Report identifies six key challenges that policymakers will face during the transition towards a sustainable Europe, encompassing social and economic aspects of sustainability. Second, the report proposes ten areas for action that the EU will need to take. 

Brand new overview on the use of Innovation Partnerships (IPs) in the EU and EEA. Discover our analysis of data from the TED database (2016-2022)!

Watch the recordings of the European Commission’s Helpdesk service on SRPP and GPP webinar, where experts analysed the current use of social considerations in tenders, the most commonly used types of social clauses and at which stage of the procurement cycle such criteria are used.

To give all Public Buyers an opportunity to voice needs and recommendations, we have extended the deadline for your input.

The interview to Fredo Schotanus, Professor of Public Procurement at Utrecht University  School of Economics is published on the Green Business Platform. The interview highlights key ideas on sustainable public procurement (SPP) and its role in creating a more sustainable and social world.

An essential companion to public procurement, this new brochure will empower start-ups to expand their innovative business effectively by establishing connections with public buyers.

Take part in the project's Survey, the first step of the multistage Needs Assessment that will identify the public procurement topics to be addressed over the next five years in ten new Communities of Practice. Watch the Kick off Webinar to find out more about the process of the Needs Assessment. 

On 11 May 2023, more than 150 participants gathered in an online session to hear about and discuss the objectives of the “Organisation of workshops in the 27 Member States to develop a dialogue on the use of strategic public procurement (green, social and innovation)” project.

The guidelines are intended to facilitate the application of the IPI Regulation by contracting authorities and contracting entities as well as by economic operators.

We are pleased to announce the release of a comprehensive brochure aimed at public buyers who are seeking to integrate startups and the innovative solutions they offer into their procurement processes.

The ProCirc project invites all stakeholders to its “Circular procurement: Time to scale up!” conference, which will be held in Brussels on 11 May 2023. Participants will exchange results and experiences, and explore together how to scale up.

The 2023 race to find the most innovative procurers in the European Union has started. The contestants can submit their applications until 17 August 2023.

On February 22nd, the Public Procurement Unit of the European Commission kicked off a new initiative called 'Procurement Dialogues', to assist Member States in developing national plans on strategic procurement. The initial step, a one-hour Webex webinar, will take place on May 11th.