This conference takes place after COP26 and focus on major challenges to be addressed by Public Procurement:

How can the Public Procurement budget of more than 17% of EU GDP can be used to contribute to the COP26 targets on sustainability?

How can Public Procurement stimulate the public policies of innovation and of the digital transition?

How can the process of change of public authorities be supported avoiding the traditional lowest price award and moving to sustainable and innovative public procurement?

How can public procurement be used to accelerate such change and to build sustainable and innovative electronic public markets?

How can be developed urban and regional public e-market places (SMARKETCITIES) to promote more innovation and sustainability?

How can be developed supplies marketplaces for industry, namely, construction, based on sustainability criteria?

How can more modern procedures of public contracting ruled by the EU Directives of 2014 - Competitive procedure with negotiation, Competitive dialogue, Innovation Partnership, Dynamic purchasing systems and Electronic catalogues- be used to develop sustainable and innovative public procurement?

TOPICS ADDRESSED BY THE CONFERENCE

A - COP26 targets and the required changes on public procurement

B - Selection of candidates in terms of trust on sustainability compliance by candidates

C - Evaluation of tenders including sustainability criteria and the promotion of innovation?

D - Guidelines and examples of application of the life cycle costing

E - Public procurement for the rehabilitation and the construction of new buildings meeting the requirements of the Directive 2018/844 of 30 May on “nearly zero energy buildings”

F - Application of the guidelines and manuals of the European Commission on Green Public Procurement

G- Public procurement to promote innovation and the digital transition

H - Use of modern procedures - Competitive procedure with negotiation, Competitive dialogue, Innovation Partnership, Dynamic purchasing systems and Electronic catalogues- to develop sustainable and innovative public procurement

I - Development of sustainable and innovative industrial marketplaces (SMARKETSUPPLIES) construction using public procurement

J - Development of sustainable and innovative urban and regional marketplaces (SMARKETCITIES) using public procurement

K - Use of BIM and other digital design tools for public procurement (TWINTECH)

L - Training and change support for public procurers to cope with sustainable and innovative public procurement