The Big Buyers Working Together (BBWT) Kick-off Webinar was held on 25 May 2023. Learn about BBWT and especially about the recently launched Needs Assessment (NA) will be performed.

The Green Public Procurement (GPP) Training Toolkit is designed for use by public purchasers and by GPP trainers or integrated in general public procurement training courses and workshops. It consists of six independent modules and ten operational modules, with PowerPoint presentations (including trainer notes) and accompanying guidance.

Watch the recording of the webinar "Procure4Health Webinar: The Process of Innovation Procurement" and learn about innovation procurement in health sector through the experience of the European Community of Health and Social Care Working Groups! The Community started in 2022 and includes five working groups focused on digital healthcare and ICT, sustainable procurement and innovation, precision and predictive medicine, integrative care, and Impactful Innovation.

This sixth episode of EcoQUIP+’s procurement series for health managers focuses on innovations procured by healthcare providers to address existing healthcare challenges. Read more at https://www.ecoquip.eu/

Watch back the webinar, find the presentation and interesting links. Discover successful procurement strategies and insights into circular construction from Big Buyers in Lisbon and Rotterdam. Gain an understanding of market perspectives and identify potential barriers and costs.

The first of a cycle of webinars on the achievements of the Big Buyers project! How can public buyers drive the market through public procurement? This first event will focus on the Working Group that learnt how to procure a «Zero Emission Construction Site».

The fifth and final «Buy Social EU Lunchtime Talk» is about work conditions in public procurement. The objective is to discuss social considerations in public procurement, specifically how to ensure fair treatment and decent working conditions for workers employed in public procurement contracts.

In this masterclass Prof P. Portier introduces the methodology of assessing the pricing of innovation partnerships. The discussion includes the challenges of pricing innovation in a public project and the importance of complying with European legal frameworks. The speaker emphasizes the need to design a technical methodology that meets the expectations of all stakeholders, including public buyers and innovative solution providers. Transparency and cost proportionality are key factors in pricing innovation partnerships.

This document aims to propose an easy-to-implement methodology that can be used by public buyers during the evaluation and negotiation phase of a contract based on the innovation partnership procedure. The methodology specifically: (1) defines a price limit for the contract, which ensures that no undue price is paid; (2) allows us to compare the offers of different suppliers and to determine the best one for the administration.

AI is an essential technology crucial to our technological sovereignty and the preservation of public interest, offering better and more cost-effective services that are accessible to citizens. However, it also poses unique risks and challenges that must be addressed to ensure compliance with fundamental rights and European values.

Accessible and universal design is not only important for the welfare and equal opportunities of persons with disabilities, but also relevant and important for all of us.

Do you want to know more about how to perform risk assessment in Public Procurement? Watch this webinar!

The objective of the webinar is to discuss the strategic importance of intellectual property rights (IPRs) for competitiveness and innovation.

Discover how public buyers can promote sustainable production by addressing the risk of human rights violations in the industrial supply chain! Join us to learn about the latest techniques and practices for responsible procurement.

Discover the significance of ecosystem innovation and how public buyers can benefit from collaborating with emerging players. Join us to explore the importance of an ecosystem approach to innovation.