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.

Life-Cycle Costing (LCC) is being applied by an increasing number of public authorities across the EU and in a range of sectors.

If you are a Public Buyer and looking to create a positive impact with start-ups this brochure will be your guide on how to integrating start-ups into your procurement process.

Watch to find out more about the Interreg NSR ProCirc project’s circular procurement journey in this results webinar and be inspired to take action. In three different sessions ProCirc partners shared their approaches and lessons learned over the 4.5 years of project implementation and participants from a wide range of sectors and circular economy stakeholders actively engaged with questions in the chat and in breakout sessions.

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.

A data space to improve public spending, boost data-driven policy-making and improve access to tenders for SMEs

Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market

On Wednesday 9 November more than 60 public procurers, technical experts and policy members from over 15 EU Member States met in Brussels for the First Annual Big Buyers Symposium. Opening the plenary, Merete Clausen, Director Investment (GROW.C), DG GROW, praised the work of the project and recognised the key role that procurement plays in supporting public authorities to address the key challenges faced by humanity. In this item you will find all presentations and documents shared on this day on the outcomes of the four working groups under Big Buyers for Climate and Environment.

This brief and easy-to-use guide describes the functioning of Innovation Partnerships step by step, explaining how to carry out market consultations and how to organize the preparation, negotiation and implementation phases.

The adopted sanctions against Russia are unprecedented, have broad consequences and take immediate effect. These Questions and Answers aim at supporting EU public buyers in their implementation, by explaining their logic and advising on application.

The European Union International Procurement Instrument (IPI) regulation aims to promote reciprocity in access to international public procurement markets.

Learn how to assess the value of Innovation Partnership in the last lesson of our master class series on innovation! Discover the importance of conducting a cost and value breakdown analysis and evaluating potential risks. Our expert speaker will also share tips on involving innovative suppliers and assessing the cost and future value of innovation. With these insights, you can encourage suppliers to commit fully to the partnership while maintaining a fair and reasonable business relationship.

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.

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.