The EU Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria for electricity are currently under review. The first stage of this process is a survey of public authorities, due to be carried out in October 2015. The survey will look at how much electricity is...

A new Austrian platform that brings companies together with public procurers in need of innovative products and services was launched at the ECOVATION conference, which took place in Graz (Austria) from 29 September – 1 October. The overall aim of...

A pre-commercial procurement (PCP) call for tender has been launched to develop ICT solutions that will support primary and secondary school students in learning about science, technology and maths. The call was launched by IMAILE, an EU-funded...

The Flemish government has enacted a number of policies to increase the uptake of procurement of innovation according to a new report produced by Foundation Innovation & Work, taking advantage of the new EU procurement directive’s more supportive...

An innovative method of financing the upgrade of street lights is being promoted to local governments by a new EU-funded project. Street lighting can account for up to 50 percent of a municipality’s total electricity consumption - by applying...

Following work by the PRO-LITE team that involved building a case for innovative and energy-efficient lighting and pitching it to Transport for London (TfL), the local government organisation responsible for most aspects of the British capital's...