Useful Websites for Innovation Procurement

Innovation procurement plays an increasingly important role within the work programme of the European Union. It is already a vital part and a requirement for many programs and developments. in order to keep an overview and to get the best possible information about the different aspects, we have put together a small overview:

Innovation Procurement in general

This website describes the policy of innovation procurement within the European Union and gives a brief overview of its definitions.

• https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/innovation-procurement

Pre-Commercial Procurement

This website describes the detailed aspect of pre-commercial procurement, how it works and how it is supported by the EU.

• https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/pre-commercial-procurement

Public Procurement of Innovative Solutions

This website describes the detailed aspect of Procurement of Innovative Solutions, how it works and how it is supported by the EU.

• https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/public-procurement-innovativesolutions

Platform

The “innovation Procurement Platform”, that informs about and coordinates procurement initiatives.

• https://www.innovation-procurement.org/

News

All the news regarding innovation procurement within the framework of the EU san be found here.

• https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/calls-eu-fundingopportunities-pre-commercial-procurement-and-public-procurement-innovative

Participants portal

The Horizon2020 Participant Portal for innovation procurement.

• http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/

Online manual

Horizon 2020 online manual on innovation procurement

• http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-funding-guide/crosscutting-issues/innovation-procurement_en.htm

Quickfinder

Quickfinder Horizon 2020 calls that provide EU funding for innovation procurement

• http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/ftags/innov_proc.html#c,topics=flags/s/InnovationProcurement/1/1&+callStatus/asc

Newsletter

Innovation Procurement Newsletter: link to subscription form

• http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/dae/subscription-quickgeneric-form-fullpage.cfm?service_id=167

Events

Past and Future Innovation Procurement Events

• https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/node/76799

First results

First results of ongoing and completed EU funded PCPs

• https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/updated-results-ongoingpre-commercial-procurements-pcp-projects

References

[1] European Commission. (2017). “Innovation Procurement The power of the public purse”

Keywords

Project, innovation procurement, public service, quality, market growth