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Avoiding Greenwash: How to verify GPP commitments in tenders and contracts
24 October 2018
This one-hour webinar will focus on: Turning green public procurement (GPP) commitments into reality in contract delivery Verifying claims made in tenders through labels, environmental management systems and certifications How to m ...
ECOVATION 2018 – Innovation and Sustainability in Public Procurement
26 - 27 November 2018
Vienna, Austria
The Ecovation 2018 conference will take place the 26 - 27 November 2018 and will be focusing on sustainability and innovation in public procurement. Synergies between both topics at European and member state level will be discussed and ...
ICT 2018 Vienna
4 - 6 December 2018
Vienna, Austria
Why participate?- get the latest information from the European Commission- build quality partnerships for participating in ICT across Horizon 2020- facilitate the setup of project consortia for the 2018-20 H2020 calls- discuss and devel ...

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Trailblazer Ghent – procuring traffic management as a service
18 October 2018
Being stuck in traffic or experiencing delays is very common. In Belgium, for instance, the average driver typically spends up to 39 hours in congested traffic. Clearly there is a huge need for traffic management solutions which engage ...
Procure2Innovate Network Officially Launched in the Netherlands
16 October 2018
The European Union’s innovation agenda was given a boost at this year’s EcoProcura conference in Nijmegen (the Netherlands) with the official launch of a new initiative funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 ...
EcoProcura highlights need to inspire more innovation procurement
4 October 2018
The challenges of our times require new ways of doing things - new products and new services which meet our social and economic needs, but within environmental boundaries. Public procurement can play a big role in shaping future markets ...

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CPV - Translated
19 Oct 2018 - Ashleigh McLennan
I have translated Michel's post, as it may also be relevant to non-Dutch members - does anyone else have experience with this? Can someone tell me whether air tickets for a foreign journey made by plane fall under the same CPV code as trips made by bus? Our educational institution annual ...
CPV
19 Oct 2018 - Michel Timmermans
Kan iemand mij vertellen of vliegtickets voor een buitenland reis die gemaakt worden met het vliegtuig onder dezelfde CPV code vallen als reizen die met de bus worden gemaakt? Onze onderwijs instelling maakt jaarlijks een aantal grotere reizen met de bus waardoor wij EU aanbestedingsplich ...
07 Oct 2018 - Cuno van Geet
In the Netherlands we’ve tried to include a general ban on PVC around 2008. However: - Plastics are often not alwayas part of a product or tender or not proportional. So you can only include them for some categories or: in case of use of PVC... - Companies complained and after an ...

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Resources

Disposable bio-based aprons for Skåne’s healthcare sector
GPP-FURNITURE
PICSE Roadmap on Cloud Service Procurement for Public Research Organisations
Procuring Cloud Services Today
The Brasilian Procura+ Manual. 3rd Edition. A Guide to Implementing Sustainable Public Procurement.

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Facts & Figures

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The number of European companies involved in public procurement of innovative solutions since January 2011.