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Open market consultation: setting the ground for innovation
Public procurement represents almost 15% of the EU GDP and the ICT sector significantly contributes to this spending. How can public procurement be used to ensure more innovative and sustainable ICT? What can public buyers do to ensure this transition? Find more in the latest deliverable of the COP Sustainability in ICT!
The European Cluster Collaboration Platform, on behalf of the European Commission, hosted the EU Clusters Talk: “Revising the EU Public Procurement Directives: A Strategic Tool for Europe’s Competitiveness” on 11 February, from 08:30 to 9:45 CET. The recording is available!
In this resource you will find links to the evaluation of the Public Procurement Directives and the studies that examines he relevance and EU added value of the Directives, their internal and external coherence, transparency and integrity, cost-benefit and efficiency considerations, and levels of competition in EU public procurement
The Public Buyers Community on AI procurement equips public authorities with shared tools and expertise to procure AI systems that are safe, responsible, and aligned with EU rules.
Discover how the Public Buyers Community platform helps public procurers across Europe navigate change and deliver better services to citizens.
Start-ups and the Public Sector Scaling Innovation Together
Co-Publishing Mapping Report – summary version
Get key insights on the upcoming revision of the EU’s Public Procurement Directives as Nathalie Berger and Henning Ehrenstein unpack the findings, challenges, and innovations set to shape public procurement for the decade ahead.
An innovation partnership is a specialised procurement procedure designed to purchase innovative solutions that are not yet available on the market. Explore statistics on innovation partnerships involving AI across various sectors, real-world examples, and more insights in our latest study.
This resource contains the Report on the use of Innovation Partnerships (IPs) for the period 2016-2024. This year’s analysis includes IP cases up to 2024 under the EU Public Procurement Directives (2014/24/EU, known as classic, and 2014/25/EU for utilities), based on data from the TED database.
Find the summary version of the final ecosystem mapping report here!
Check out this guide with instructions and clarifications for completing the Expression of Interest survey.
In order to successfully implement an innovation project, it is essential to have not only strong technical expertise, but also a clear legal strategy
Please see here the questions and answers from our webinar on the next steps of the Innovation Procurement Hubs Programme.
Please see the presentation and video recording from our webinar on the next steps of the Innovation Procurement Hubs Programme here.
Discover how the CO2 Performance Ladder is helping public buyers and businesses across Europe cut carbon emissions and turn procurement into a powerful climate solution.
This insight identifies how the public sector plays a key role by encouraging SMEs to participate in PPI.
Public procurement today makes up 14% of the EU’s GDP, giving it the power to shape markets and accelerate sustainability. Watch the webinar recording and see how the EU Ecolabel can make procurement smarter, greener and easier!
This insight identifies certain economic sectors as particularly important for implementing PPI, due to their high innovation potential and their impact on public policies.