Discover the potential of EPREL (European Product Registry for Energy Labelling) - an invaluable for public procurement. Explore its vast database of over 1.5 million registered models, allowing buyers to effortlessly search, select and sort products based on specific parameters, enabling accurate assessment of the most populated energy efficiency classes and informing optimal minimum requirements.

The overview presents findings on the use of Innovation Partnerships (IPs) in public procurement and highlights the uptake of IP in the EU and EEA.

In this webinar, experts analysed the current use of social considerations in tenders, the most used types of social clauses and explained during which stage of the procurement cycle such criteria are applied.

With support of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, VNG, VNO-NCW and the Dutch Competence Centre on procurement PIANOo Expertisecentrum Aanbesteden, this book has been published open access, meaning that the digital version of the book can be read free of charge.

Common EU Green Public Procurement criteria are those criteria that can be incorporated into a public procurement procedure for goods, services or works in order to reduce the environmental impact of a purchase.

If you're looking to expand your business and get involved in public buyers markets, you've come to the right place! Browse our brochure on innovation procurement for start-ups.

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.

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

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.