Read C40 Cities new step-by-step guide for cities on how to use procurement to create and shape climate-friendly markets across a range of sectors.
 

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P4H will implement anOMCfor the 4 common needs identified by the healthcare public procurers within the Community. The 4th need identified aims to challenge the market to develop innovative solutions for advancing the preservation of biological samples for molecular biology studies.

This autumn, the Big Buyers Working Together (BBWT) project team will be delivering insights on a bouquet of best practices across our cities. From an 8k metro line extension in Fornebubanen (Oslo), to the first 100% circular office in Belgium, Kamp C. Jealous already? Check out more!

Finnish Public authorities and social economy entities (SEE) are invited to take part in a training organised as part of the WeBuySocialEU capacity-building efforts. The training will take place on 23 September (09-16) and will be in Finnish.

The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR)provides the legal framework to set minimum product-specific mandatory green public procurement criteria at EU level.

The European Commission has decided to renew the membership of its Stakeholder Expert Group on Public Procurement. The Group will play a key role in contributing to the work leading to the revision of the Public Procurement Directives. 

The European Commission in cooperation with ICLEI Europe and SILO organised a webinar to introduce two new training programmes, focusing on promoting the uptake of strategic and innovation public procurement throughout Europe. These two training programmes PPE+ Europe 2024 and Procure Innovation EU

The public procurement monitoring reports submitted by EU and EEA countries to the European Commission under Directive 2014/23/EU, Directive 2014/24/EU and Directive 2014/25/EU are now available online.