Dear colleagues,

We are very glad to share with you our new FAO publication on “Public food procurement for sustainable food systems and healthy diets”.

This publication is the result of a 3 years process, the collaboration between the FAO, Bioversity International and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) and of the contribution of over 100 authors, including academics, United Nations staff and practitioners. The two volumes and 36 chapters of the book cover experience fr...

The Urban Agenda Partnership on Innovative and Responsible Public Procurement presents its Action Plan: Draft Action Plan Version 10-01-2022 ALL _0.pdf

You can fill in your feedback in the following feedback form before 11th February 2022: Public consultation (office.com)

Please indicate the paragraph and part of the Action Plan your feedback applies to. It is also possible to give your feedback in your own language (please indicate your language).

Thank you very much in advance! We are lookin...

The European Assistance of Innovation Procurement (EAFIP)-initiative invites you to join the online workshop Innovation Procurement: Cybersecurity & dual use on 13 January 2022.

This 4-hour workshop focuses on how to strategically use innovation procurement in the field of cybersecurity and dual use. The topic will be tackled from different perspectives, including ongoing policy initiatives in Europe and practical experiences from a number of interesting case studies. There will be also the...

Within the framework of the ARCHIVER pre-commercial procurement tender, between December 2020 and August 2021 three consortia competed to deliver innovative, prototype solutions for long-term data preservation. Two of them have been selected to continue with the pilot phase and deliver research ready solutions for long-term data preservation of research data, therefore supplementing a lack in the current European Open Science panorama. They have been announced at a Public Ceremony on the 29th of...

I would like to share the link to the White Paper Procurement which has recently been published by the CBCI (Circular Biobased Construction Industry) project team. The White Paper “Circular and bio-based ambitions in construction projects; an integrated approach to the tendering process” is especially aimed to professionals who are involved in procurement or tendering of new build projects and/or renovation projects. You can download the White Paper (in three languages) by the following link...

The European Assistance of Innovation Procurement (EAFIP)-initiative invites you to join the online workshop Innovation Procurement: Cybersecurity & dual use which will be held on 13 January 2022.

This 4-hour workshop focuses on how to strategically use innovation procurement in the field of cybersecurity and dual use. The topic will be tackled from different perspectives, including ongoing policy initiatives in Europe and practical experiences from a number of interesting case studies. Ther...

On 15 December, the European Commission published a proposal for new rules governing the energy performance
of buildings in the EU, aligning them with the European Green Deal and Renovation Wave Strategy. The
Commission proposes that as of 2030, all new buildings must be zero-emission. To harness the potential of
faster action in the public sector, all new public buildings must be zero-emission already as of 2027.

Read about this and more in this month's GPP News Alert

https://ec.europa.eu...

On 15 December the EAFIP-inititative presents the Webinar Round Table - The Management Perspective on Innovation Procurement of Data-Driven Solutions. A one-and-a-half-hour webinar for European public buyers.

Within this second EAFIP Round Table session a selection of top managers from several European Member States give insights into the management aspects regarding innovation procurement of data-driven solutions.
They share their challenges and practical ways to successfully tackle iss...

The Horizon-project procuRE has released the R&D services tender (TED) calling for the development of breakthrough solutions to renovate existing buildings to be supplied with 100% renewable supply. The deadline for submission is 22.2.22.

Six cities (Barcelona, Istanbul, Velenje, Nuremberg, Vila Nova de Gaia, Eilat) offer suppliers €7.68 million to design, develop, and test an innovative Renovation Approach capable of generating Renovation Packages delivering 100% renewable energy sup...

A one-and-a-half-hour webinar for European public buyers

December 15th 2021 at 10:30 until 12:00

Within this second EAFIP Round Table session a selection of top managers from several European Member States give insights into the management aspects regarding innovation procurement of data-driven solutions.
They share their challenges and practical ways to successfully tackle issues like privacy and security aspects, integration with existing platforms and monitoring. They discuss how data-...

EAFIP is proud to announce that on the 25th of November 2021 Waterschapsbedrijf Limburg (WBL) has won the first prize at the European Innovation Procurement Awards (EUIPA) 2021 in the ‘Facing societal challenges’ category for its integrated PCP & PPI project. This was announced during the EIC summit in Brussels. The jury praised WBL’s inspiring concept and innovative strength. The runner-up is International Horizon Scanning Initiative (IHSI).

Stephan Corvers, Corvers Commercial & Legal Affa...

Beste inkoopcollega's,

Vorige week heeft Avans Hogeschool een marktconsultatie georganiseerd ter voorbereiding op één of meerdere aanbestedingen die we gaan opstarten om een marketingbureau en een communicatiebureau te selecteren.

We zitten nog in de beginfase, maar ik ben erg benieuwd of er vanuit jullie tips of ervaringen zijn die jullie willen delen. Het aanbesteden van dergelijke creatieve dienstverlening is namelijk een vak apart.

Vragen die ik specifiek heb:

1) Hoe kunnen we d...

ARCHIVER is pleased to invite you to its Pilot Phase Award Ceremony!

Started in January 2019, ARCHIVER is a unique initiative currently running in the EOSC framework that is competitively procuring R&D services for archiving and digital preservation. The EOSC Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) emphasises the importance of advanced long-term preservation to allow reproducibility of research results and ARCHIVER is providing a substantial contribution to this vision.

The A...

The November 2021 edition of the Green Public Procurement (GPP) News Alert was published yesterday. Have a look at this month’s headlines:

• Newly updated GPP criteria for Road Transport published by the European Commission

• Interview: Important steps to improving ICT purchases and sustainable procurement generally in Belgium - Jo Versteven, Belgian Federal Institute for Sustainable Development

• Good practice case: Networking for a common goal: a winning strategy to spread the GP...

Op dit moment is het Radboudumc druk bezig met het afronden van een marktconsultatie ter voorbereiding op een aanbesteding voor de inrichting van een toekomstvaste infrastructuur voor patientbewaking.

Graag komen we in contact met collega ziekenhuizen die ook bezig zijn met de vraagstuk. We zouden graag van elkaar leren en kennis uitwisselen.

Alvast dank voor een reactie.

Mark Roelofsma & Remco Spinhoven

The Department of Environment and Spatial Development is looking for an advisor on sustainable public procurement (adviseur duurzame overheidsopdrachten). This colleague a.o. be working with our Dutch colleaguees in developping and maintaining SPP criteria and will be supporting the procurers of the Government of Flanders in their procurement. More information: https://www.vlaanderen.be/werken-voor-vlaanderen/vacatures/adviseur-duurzame-overheidsopdrachten-76c50c

Read the winter edition of the Procura+ Update online now at https://sustainable-procurement.org/newsletter/enewsletter/issue-17-winter-2021/

The Sustainable Economy and Procurement team at ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability is looking to fill the position of a Sustainable Procurement Policy Officer at its European Secretariat in Freiburg (Germany).

ICLEI's Sustainable Economy and Procurement team has been working on the topics of sustainable, strategic and innovation procurement for 24 years. In recent years, our work has expanded to cover the topics of circular economy and sustainable financing. The team offers sup...

As part of the GPP Helpdesk service, a webinar about how to implement the latest EU GPP Criteria for Computers, Monitors, Tablets and Smartphones will be taking place on 24 November (10:30-12:00 CET). As well as introducing the new criteria, the webinar will also present case studies, and will provide an opportunity for questions and discussion. Find out more about the agenda here and register your place here.

During this launch event on December 1, our experts present the most important news of the new generation of TCO Certified.

You will also meet inspirational subject matter experts in social responsibility and more sustainable procurement of IT products. For example, Bob Willard, expert on corporate sustainability strategies, will discuss how organizations can avoid risks and capture opportunities by using smart sustainability strategies. The event is moderated by Parul Sharma, CEO of The Acad...

The 2021 Procura + Awards winners will be revealed in an online ceremony on 23 November 2021 (10:00 – 11:30 CET), to be live-streamed on YouTube. The Procura + Awards, an initiative of ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, in cooperation with the EU-funded Procure2Innovate project, reward successful, already running, sustainable and innovative public procurements. Public authorities compete in four different categories: Procurement Imitative of the Year, Innovation Procurement of...

Register now and don't miss out on the webinar the 4-hours workshop-webinar ‘Strengthening EU Strategic Autonomy and Resilience through Innovation Procurement’ organized by the European Assistance for Innovation Procurement (EAFIP) on November 16th.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the current soaring prices for energy, gas and oil highlighted that Europe needs to increase its resilience to cope with supply chain disruptions and work on its strategic autonomy by reducing strategic technology ...