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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Driving innovation through public procurement
This guide illustrates the positive steps that procurers can take at the various stages of the procurement process to encourage innovation. It shows how innovation can be addressed in a way that is consistent with value for money and the legal framework for public procurement.
English
United Kingdom
Policy Paper-Innovation System-How can regions boost the implementation of their innovation policy?
This policy paper provides a ‘ready-to-use’ tool to convince policymakers of not only the need for change but exactly what change is required.
English
Europe/EU
Public Procurement for Smart Cities
This guidance document has the objective of assisting cities to implement the most appropriate public procurement mechanisms, while advising the EU and national authorities of potential reforms.
English
Europe/EU
Pre-Commercial Procurement for Intelligent Transport Systems: A Guide for PCP Actors
This handbook is designed to help the reader understand the challenges raised by the use of Pre-Commercial Procurement for Intelligent Transport Systems. It gathers the main steps of the preparation of PCP, and details the points that the public authorities will have to answer according to their objectives and their situation.
English
Europe/EU
Risk management in public procurement of innovation
This guide addresses issues relevant to risk management in a public procurement of innovation.
English
Europe/EU, Norway
Creating the conditions for innovation procurement: Towards a good practice guide
The LCB-Healthcare project aimed to stimulate demand for innovative low-carbon solutions for the healthcare sector by providing procurement decision makers with the knowledge and tools to achieve more sustainable buildings within their budget constraints. This guide disseminates the findings of a workshop help by the LCB proejct.
English
Europe/EU
Functional Specification guide - Developing a sustainable functional specification in 6 steps
This guide is intended for anyone within the tender and procurement process who in any capacity is involved in developing specifications and is looking to go further or has more ambition than setting minimum sustainability requirements in a tender and procurement process.
English
Netherlands
Energy Innovation Procurement. A Guide for City Authorities
This Guide provides a multi-level approach for ambitious City authorities that wish to achieve transformational energy outcomes across the city. It includes the methodology that was created and applied within the European project CEPPI (Coordinated energy-related PPIs actions for cities) known as the ‘Flexible Framework for Energy Innovation Procurement’, approaches to needs identification and planning, and strategies for procurement interventions to achieve innovation.
English
Europe/EU
Lighting the Cities - Accelerating the Deployment of Innovative Lighting in European Cities
This report is aimed at decision-makers in European cities responsible for indoor and outdoor lighting infrastructures. It is directed towards cities that might be considering their first SSL deployments, and to those that already have some experience and would benefit from more information.
English
Europe/EU