Collegae,
We gaan binnenkort een aanbesteding opstarten voor de bouw van een nieuwe (combi) sporthal. Wij zijn geïnteresseerd en benieuwd naar gemeenten die dit al hebben gedaan via de Meervoudig Onderhandse aanbestedingsprocedure. We komen graag in contact met die gemeenten.
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Werkorganisatie Duivenvoorde is een ambtelijke gemeenschappelijke regeling die werkzaam is voor de gemeenten W...
In Spain, as in the rest of the countries, the covid crisis19 is having a serious economic impact. The Spanish State has adopted different measures on public procurement that I explain in the videos (in Spanish) on this channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiJTlpsQyefm09qwqJiNmBQ
A technical workshop took place in the Universitat Politècnica de València, focused on small and medium enterprises, as well as research and technological organisations, to share the lessons learnt during the implementation of PROMINENT MED. The main highlights of the experts who participated in the panels are gathered in the following lines.
Sonia Ortuondo, Representative of ENERLIS, Secretariat of the Network of Cities for the Innovation, Spain, highlighted the following items:
Does anyone know of any organisation in the EU or UK who has successfully deployed an innovation partnership project or programme? if so, could you kindly provide me with contact details, as I would like to have a discussion around the strategy, procurement and implementation of deploying successful partnership with a service provider.
Lessons learnt at the Transferability workshop in UPV – Highlights by Fernando Conesa, Director of the Service of Research, Innovation and Transference of the Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
A technical workshop took place in the Universitat Politècnica de València, focused on small and medium enterprises, as well as research and technological organisations, to share the lessons learnt during the implementation of PROMINENT MED. The main highlights of the experts who participated...
Dear all,
We are excited to share with you the launch of the European Commission’s Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC), which is now open for applications.
Building on the success of the Digital Cities Challenge (DCC), the ICC will help 100 EU cities tackle their urban challenges to support green, sustainable and inclusive development. This 2.5 year programme will help 100 cities across the EU achieve greater sustainability through the uptake of advanced technologies, targeting the bigges...
In response to the current sanitary crisis, EIC Accelerator and ICLEI will organize online market engagement events – e-pitching - to connect public and private procurers from the health sector with EIC companies providing medical supply (personal protective garments, medication, test kits, respiratory machinery,) and innovative technology (e.g. tele-medecine, remote solutions). A first E-pitching event is planned for the beginning of April.
The European Innovation Council (EIC) can connect...
A technical workshop took place in the Universitat Politècnica de València, focused on small and medium enterprises, as well as research and technological organisations, to share the lessons learnt during the implementation of PROMINENT MED. The main highlights of the experts who participated in the panels are gathered in the following lines.
Carmina Gil, Representative of the Vice-Principal of Entrepreneurship and Employment of the Universitat Politècnica de València in Spain, highlighted...
Due to the situation regarding COVID-19 the European Assistance for Innovation Procurement (EAFIP) initiative decided to extend the deadline of the call for applications to receive free assistance on innovation procurement to 31 May 2020.
Furthermore the EAFIP initiative widens the focus of the call and also welcomes project applications on ICT solutions aimed to tackle COVID-19 or similar crises through innovation procurement.
Don’t miss the extended deadline for the call for assist...
On behalf of the EU GPP helpdesk ICLEI Europe is organising a webinar to introduce the new EU GPP criteria for food, catering services and vending machines, on April 23 from 14:30 - 16:00.
Register here: https://iclei-events.webex.com/iclei-events/onstage/g.php?MTID=e59c82cffc0ae1f9ca07d2e0c36e866f0
Programme
Why are cities important to the EU?
The EU is looking for cities to join the Intelligent Cities Challenge and build ecosystems of growth!
The deadline for applications is 6 May. If you are interested, contact Elsa Durieux (elsa.durieux@iclei.org) to discuss your application.
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A technical workshop took place in the Universitat Politècnica de València, focused on small and medium enterprises, as well as research and technological organisations, to share the lessons learnt during the implementation of PROMINENT MED. The main highlights of the experts who participated in the panels are gathered in the following lines.
Òscar Navarro, President of Consorci de la Ribera, highlighted that “Sustainability is a hot topic that concerns to all inhabitants and projects...
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and consequent movement restrictions imposed in some European countries, and in the aim of maximising the number of high-quality offers we receive, the ARCHIVER Project Office has decided to grant a two-week extension to the Request for Tenders.
The ARCHIVER Request for Tender is therefore extended to 14 April, 4 pm Geneva time.
The information session to be held on 18 March 2020 is confirmed: we strongly invite all interested parties to join a...
Fifty million metric tonnes of e-waste is generated every year, equalling the weight of nearly 4,500 Eiffel towers. Much of it is incinerated or placed in a landfill, causing pollution, human health hazards and the loss of valuable finite resources.
This slide-free webinar will do a deep-dive into the problems associated with e-waste and discuss how they can be tackled. Listen to experts in the field and ask questions through the live chat function. You’ll also get valuable insights into th...
New study finds that in Finland, the consumption of raw materials is notably high both in relation to gross domestic product and per capita. In 2015, public procurement consumed 19.5 megatonnes of raw materials, whereas households consumed 64.8 megatonnes.
The study by the Finnish Environment Institute analysed the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions and raw material consumption of public procurement and household consumption in Finland.
The method used in the analysis was the environmen...
Many thanks for the reference to the guide. Also in Germany we are trying to improve the reduction of plastics in many product groups. In my opinion, the guide can support this goal well.
The 1st 2020 call for applications is now open! Sign up!
The deadline to apply is April 15th 2020.
All innovation procurement projects can be eligible under Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) or Public Procurement of Innovative Solutions (PPI).
These may include Green deal projects; projects on Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity; and projects under national digital/ICT strategies.
At least 3 new innovation procurements of ICT based solutions will be selecte...
Dear all, the 3rd newsletter on SPP/GPP in Catalonia has been recently published.
You can access it (both in Catalan and English) here: https://mailchi.mp/1c6b048dfdf6/butlleti-3-cpv-catalunya-gener-2020
And subscribe through the button "Subscribe" on the top-left corner of the page.
I hope you find some of the articles interesting.
Best regards,
Aure
ICLEI is excited to bring an opportunity to engage with suppliers across Europe to discover and shape innovative solutions to your procurement needs.
The Europan Innovation Council (EIC) can connect public buyers with innovation needs with the community of more than 5000 top innovative SMEs and start-ups. All suppliers go through a demanding selection procedure and received EIC funding.
ICLEI has resources to organize a market engagement event (webinar) where EIC companies present their pr...
Dear all,
we are pleased to announce the publication of the ARCHIVER Request for Tenders!
With a total budget of 3.4 Million euro, the ARCHIVER Pre-Commercial Procurement Tender is calling companies specialised in archiving and data preservation, cloud services and data management to provide R&D services to meet the innovation challenges for research communities in Europe.
Follow this link to access the Tender Documents: https://www.archiver-project.eu/request-for-tender. Note that th...
The JRC Technical report with draft proposal of criteria revision is available on the web at: https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/computers/stakeholders.html
You can register as stakeholders at JRC-B5-COMPUTERS@ec.europa.eu and submit your comments by Monday the 3rd of February 2020.
Thanks for your collaboration.
Felice Alfieri
Are you proud of a recent sustainable or innovation procurement completed by your department?
Or know someone who deserves to shine for their sustainable and innovation procurement efforts?
This is your chance! The prestigious Procura+ 2020 Awards are open for applications. ICLEI Local Governements for Sustainability, in collaboration with the European-funded P2I project, is awarding outstanding innovation and sustainable procurements and initiatives.
The Award will be given in four cat...
On 7 Feb 2020, the European Commission has invited the ICMS Coalition (https://icms-coalition.org/) to present the second version of the International Cost Measurement Standards. The aim of these standards is to ensure global consistency in presenting construction and other life cycle costs.
Please find enclosed a formal invitation and agenda. To register, please use the following link: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/ICMS-Workshop
The study, centered on the exemplary case of the Republic of Korea’s Green Public Procurement (GPP) policy explores the state of the art in impact measurement, with an overview of other successful international experiences. An important chapter of the study is dedicated to the possible contribution that a computable general equilibrium model could bring to the assessment of potential GPP benefits. The study makes useful recommendations for the improvement of the Republic of Korea’s Green...
Hi Mervyn,
here in the JRC in Seville we are thinking/discussing about the possibility to introduce the procurement of reused / refurbished ICT products. Here you can see the preliminary proposal (https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/computers/docs/Technical_Report_GPP_Computers_v1.pdf).
In the next couple of months we will provide a second proposal. In the AHWG meeting here in Seville we collected several proposals / ideas as well in the written comments, so the next proposal will be for...