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Registration for the 2024 Procura+ Conference is now open. Secure your place by filling in this form! The Conference is a great opportunity for cities and public authorities to gain a better understanding of how public procurement can be used to implement step changes that can make a big impact.
Download the Making Socially Responsible Public Procurement Work: 71 Good Practice Cases in your language!
Find more out on Commission's project to support European SMEs to participate in public procurement outside the EU
Take the Survey and fill in information about the key communication sources and channels you use in your daily work on SRPP. Your input is crucial in shaping the forthcoming communication campaign for this impactful endeavour!
Read about the ECA findings on public procurement in the EU.
Meet our new Community of Practice!
Publication in the Official Journal of the Regulations setting the public procurement thresholds for the years 2024-2025
Announcing the first Community of Practice under the Big Buyers Working Together Project: The Zero Emission Construction Sites (ZECS)
A new study explores the current and future role of public procurement in the pursuit of social objectives within the European Union.
Find out more on the organisation of closed workshops in the 27 Member States to develop a dialogue on the use of strategic public procurement (green, social and innovation)
The notification obligations under the Foreign subsidies Regulation to notify all granted foreign financial contributions will apply from 12 October 2023. Be aware and find out more!
The Needs Assessment (NA) Survey of the Big Buyers Working Together (BBWT) Project officially closed on 31 August and BBWT is now involved in Phase 2 of the project.
On 12th of September the European Parliament and the Council released a new proposal on combating late payment in commercial transactions.
The Call for Contributions deadline for the 11th Procura+ Conference has been extended to 6 October 2023! The conference, which takes place 13-14 March 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal, is an ideal opportunity to showcase work on sustainable, innovation and circular procurement
Participate to let us know how living labs and incubators can make public procurement more accessible to SMEs and startups across the EEA
The report presents the European Commission’s insights and discoveries to the European Parliament and the Council.
Time to read this summer? Always wanted to know more on the basics of public procurement and how it is done in practice? This book has been made open access through support of the Dutch Government as part of their program to improve public procurement practices in the Netherlands.
Consumers and buyers can find detailed information about energy labelled products and models in EPREL. It offers the possibility to identify which products have the best cost-efficiency ratio for a specific need. Find out more about how it works...
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)!
