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  • European commission
Commission wraps up consultation on the EU Public Procurement Revision

The Public Consultation and Call for Evidence supporting the revision of the 2014 Public Procurement Directives closed on 26 January, generating strong stakeholder engagement: 745 contributions submitted under the Call for Evidence and 1,037 responses received through the Public Consultation. 

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AgricultureConstruction & InfrastructureDefence, Security and SafetyEducation and SportsEnergy and WaterFacility & Fleet Management and EquipmentHealthICT, Cloud and dataservicesMobility & TransportationProfessional services (consultancy, legal, financial advice)Social ServicesTourism, Culture and ArtsWaste management
EU Public Procurement Managers: Comparative Report and Conference 2026

ASSORUP has launched new European initiatives to strengthen the professionalisation of public buyers, including a Europe-wide survey. Public procurement professionals are invited to contribute to shaping future standards and collaboration across the EU.

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AgricultureConstruction & InfrastructureDefence, Security and SafetyEducation and SportsEnergy and WaterFacility & Fleet Management and EquipmentHealthICT, Cloud and dataservicesMobility & TransportationProfessional services (consultancy, legal, financial advice)Social ServicesTourism, Culture and ArtsWaste management
Last call for public authorities to join the EIC Innovation Procurement Programme opportunities!

Two major European Innovation Council (EIC) projects, SPIN4EIC and InnoMatch, are offering the last calls for public administrations to strengthen their innovation procurement efforts, with dedicated support provided through a consortium of expert partners.

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AgricultureConstruction & InfrastructureDefence, Security and SafetyEducation and SportsEnergy and WaterFacility & Fleet Management and EquipmentHealthICT, Cloud and dataservicesMobility & TransportationProfessional services (consultancy, legal, financial advice)Social ServicesTourism, Culture and ArtsWaste management
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT NETWORK

The Public Procurement Network has collected approximately 290 supporting instruments from 11 countries. This invaluable resource pool includes manuals, guidelines, templates, and much more, all accessible via public links, making knowledge and best practices available to everyone.

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Public Procurement Network (PPN)
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AgricultureConstruction & InfrastructureDefence, Security and SafetyEducation and SportsEnergy and WaterFacility & Fleet Management and EquipmentHealthICT, Cloud and dataservicesMobility & TransportationProfessional services (consultancy, legal, financial advice)Social ServicesTourism, Culture and ArtsWaste management
  • European commission
Follow up - 1st online meeting of the Community of Practice “Procurement Dialogues”

On 13th November 2025, over 30 participants from EU Member States came together online for the “Procurement Dialogues” Community of Practice. The meeting spotlighted progress on strategic public procurement roadmaps, shared challenges and successes.

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Public Procurement Dialogues
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AgricultureConstruction & InfrastructureDefence, Security and SafetyEducation and SportsEnergy and WaterFacility & Fleet Management and EquipmentHealthICT, Cloud and dataservicesMobility & TransportationProfessional services (consultancy, legal, financial advice)Social ServicesTourism, Culture and ArtsWaste management
  • European commission
The survey for Expression of Interest in programme support is live!

We are excited to announce the launch of the Expression of Interest (EOI) Survey for support provided through the Innovation Procurement Hubs programme! The survey allows public authorities across the European Economic Area to apply for tailored advisory support, participation in peer-to-peer exchan

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Innovation Procurement Hubs (IPH)
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AgricultureConstruction & InfrastructureDefence, Security and SafetyEducation and SportsEnergy and WaterFacility & Fleet Management and EquipmentHealthICT, Cloud and dataservicesMobility & TransportationProfessional services (consultancy, legal, financial advice)Social ServicesTourism, Culture and ArtsWaste management
Portugal’s first GPP capacity-building programme integrates the CO₂ Performance Ladder

How the “CO₂ Performance Ladder START - Sustainable Public Procurement” programme is helping public buyers in Portugal, equipping multidisciplinary teams from several Portuguese public entities to embed clear, measurable environmental criteria in procurement procedures!.

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CO₂ Performance Ladder Europe
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AgricultureConstruction & InfrastructureDefence, Security and SafetyEducation and SportsEnergy and WaterFacility & Fleet Management and EquipmentHealthICT, Cloud and dataservicesMobility & TransportationWaste management
  • European commission
📽️ Next Steps Webinar 21/10 | Recording & Presentation Now Available!

The session outlined the key challenges in Innovation Procurement we aim to address, provided an overview of the support framework available to public authorities from January 2026 onwards, and outlined the system for beneficiaries to request such support.

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Innovation Procurement Hubs (IPH)
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AgricultureConstruction & InfrastructureDefence, Security and SafetyEducation and SportsEnergy and WaterFacility & Fleet Management and EquipmentHealthICT, Cloud and dataservicesMobility & TransportationProfessional services (consultancy, legal, financial advice)Social ServicesTourism, Culture and ArtsWaste management
Save the date - Strategic Public Procurement Dialogues Community meeting

We are pleased to announce the first meeting of the new phase of the Strategic Public Procurement Dialogues Project. This online event for Public Procurement Dialogues community members will take place on Thursday, November 13, 2025, from 13:00 to 15:00 CET. 

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Public Procurement Dialogues
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AgricultureConstruction & InfrastructureDefence, Security and SafetyEducation and SportsEnergy and WaterFacility & Fleet Management and EquipmentHealthICT, Cloud and dataservicesMobility & TransportationProfessional services (consultancy, legal, financial advice)Social ServicesTourism, Culture and ArtsWaste management