Public Procurement of Innovation Guidance: Public procurement of sustainable and innovative goods and services is one of the essential tools for stimulating new technological or service solutions while helping to create jobs and boost the competitiveness of European industry and SMEs. Procurement of innovation helps public authorities to achieve more efficient and effective public services, provides solutions that reduce environmental impacts and are socially responsible.
The Guidance for Public Authorities on Public Procurement of Innovation provides easy-to-understand information for any public authority on how to procure innovation. The guide provides:
The guide is based on the 2014 EU procurement directives and is ideal for all stakeholders involved in PPI, both those starting out and those looking to improve their current procurement activities.
Here are links to other useful sustainable procurement sites:
sustainable-procurement.org: Information, news and exchange
procurement-forum.eu: From policy papers to online tools - access to a range of free resources
www.proinno-europe.eu: During 2006-2012, the PRO INNO Europe® initiative was the focal point for innovation policy analysis and policy cooperation in Europe, aimed at learning from the best and contributing to the development of new and better innovation policies in Europe.
www.procuraplus.org: Procura+ supports public authorities in implementing sustainable public procurement.
www.eco-innovation.eu: The Eco-Innovation Observatory functions as a platform for the structured collection and analysis of an extensive range of eco-innovation information, gathered from across the European Union.
www.sopo.org: The voice of local government procurement
www.cleanvehicle.eu: The Clean Vehicle Portal
www.transport-research.info/web: Communicating Transport Research and Innovation
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