Resources on Procurement of Innovation

Doing innovation procurement requires specific knowledge and expertise. Luckily, many resources exist, including guidance, criteria sets and case studies, which can help you on your journey to purchasing innovative goods and services.

In addition, you can visit our 'Services and Expertise' page to find more information on specific projects, initiatives and other services which can support you to do innovation procurement in practice.

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Public Procurement as a Driver of Innovation in SMEs and Public Services

Tools/Guidance

This guide shows policy-makers in the regions and at the national level what they can do to support innovation procurement. It presents potential tools to unlock the "power of the purse" of public procurement that can be used by regions. Examples from some regions illustrate these suggestions and should inspire other regions to engage in innovation procurement.

English

Europe/EU

2014

Lessons Learnt Supporting SMEs in Eco-Innovation

Tools/Guidance

The Centre for Sustainable Design® (CfSD) at the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) and partners have provided eco-innovation business support to over 590 SMEs in the South-East of England between 2009 and 2012. This paper shares the findings, lessons learnt and conclusions from two European Commission (EC) funded projects, EcoMind and SUSCIN (see Appendices A and B).

English

United Kingdom

The Centre for Sustainable Design®

2012

Strategy for intelligent public procurement

Tools/Guidance

Public-private cooperation and effective public procurement are key elements of modernization of the public sector by 2020. Increased public-private cooperation and better public procurement can free up significant resources and allow for the development and improvement of public services and help improve productivity and the framework for growth and oblivion in Denmark.

Danish

Denmark

Danish Government

2013

Encouraging more innovation in public procurement: Guidance

Tools/Guidance

This guide is intended to help the public authorities to strengthen the demand for innovative products through innovative procurement.

German

Germany

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie

2014

PRO-LITE: Market Sounding Prospectus [Version 1.0]

Tools/GuidanceLighting

This document provides an overview of the requirements identified by the PRO-LITE partners to inform the ideas and innovations submitted through PRO-LITE’s Online Submission Tool

English

Europe/EU

PRO-LITE

2013

IÖB Tool - Module A2 / Innovation Criteria

Tools/Guidance

This document aims to promote and guide public authorities to procurement of innovation with particular reference to the Austrian market.

German

Austria

2013

Guidance for public authorities on Public Procurement of Innovation

Tools/Guidance

This Guide offers detailed information about the ‘why, what and how’ of PPI, including case studies from public authorities across Europe, explanations of procedures, definitions and answers to common questions. It may also be of interest to policy makers, consultants, private companies and others who have a stake in successful PPI.

English

Europe/EU

2014

How-To Guide for Implementation of Innovation Oriented Procurement

Tools/Guidance

This guide is addressed to public and semi-public water authorities who are involved in the procurement procedure, hereafter Public Procurers. It intends to provide a comprehensive overview of the legal and practical dimensions of IOPP.

English

Europe/EU

Water PiPP Consortium

2015

Policy recommendations for boosting eco-innovation

PoliciesTools/Guidance

Eco-innovation can be an answer to the question of how to live within the limits of our planet. It can offer viable solutions for supporting economic development, job creation, and recovery from the economic crisis while taking care of the environment. There are still big disparities in eco-innovation performance among EU regions with many facing operational and capability challenges preventing them from making a right choice of policy instruments and methods to implement workable strategies and plans. The analysis of 7 interregional cooperation projects and around 100 good practices shows that in promoting sustainable development in regions via eco-innovation there is a role for regional government, private sector, SMEs, knowledge organisations, clusters, incubators, and civil society organisations. This publication outlines the evidence-based policy recommendations addressed for these various stakeholders.

English

Europe/EU

Interreg IVC

2014