Can ecological procurement help to reduce public expenditure? Do international trade agreements pose a threat for sustainable procurement? To what extent can public procurement influence supply chain processes? These questions and many more will be...

On behalf of the European Commission, the Procurement of Innovation Platform project is organising a series of training sessions to provide both a theoretical framework and more practical advice on implementing public procurement of innovation (PPI)....

Taking place on 7 October from 14.30 until 17.00, the innovative procurement workshop will highlight the regional aspects of Innovation Procurement, focusing mainly on the health sector.Two best practice examples will be presented: one by the Thalea...

Organised by the PAPIRUS project, a Lighting Market Event will take place on 3 October 2014 in Derio (Spain). The event is aimed at suppliers that offer solutions for the optimal use of natural lighting within buildings. These suppliers will then be...

The ENIGMA project has teamed up with the European Commission and the Covenant of Mayors to organise a webinar on municipal innovation procurement. This online event will take place on 2 October and will highlight how new purchasing mechanisms can...

An event exploring pre-commercial procurement (PCP) and public procurement of innovative products and services (PPI) in the framework of the EU's Horizon 2020 programme will take place in Mülheim an der Ruhr (Germany) from 10.00 - 14.30 on 29...