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Public Procurement

Action Plan UAPP 2025-2028

Final Report Action Plan 2022-2024

PP public consultation

Feedback needed: Public Consultation on the Action Plan 2025-2028 of the Public Procurement Partnership

The Partnership on Innovative and Responsible Public Procurement is proud to present the Draft Action Plan 2025-2028, a collaborative initiative within the framework of the Urban Agenda for the EU. It aims to bring together different stakeholders, including cities, regions, and national governments, to promote innovative and responsible practices in public procurement.

PP Partnership meeting

Final Report of the Public Procurement Partnership's Action Plan Now Available!

Founded in 2017, the Urban Agenda Partnership on Innovative and Responsible Public Procurement has evolved over the past eight years into a significant European network. Recently, the Partnership published the final report of its 2022-2024 Action Plan, highlighting the successful completion of all planned initiatives.

About the Partnership

This Partnership aims to push forward developing and implementing an ambitious procurement strategy as an integrated and supportive management tool for governance. Using public procurement and the procurement of innovation as a strategic management tool, cities can significantly increase the positive impact on their social, economic and environmental objectives.

Up to date information about the Urban Agenda Public Procurement Partnerships’ actions and achievements can be found here: www.uapublicprocurement.eu

In February 2025 we have published our new UA Public Procurement Partnership flyer which you can find here:

Members

By clicking on the symbol , in the top left corner, you will be able to see the different layers of this map.

Member States

Cyprus (Cyprus Energy Agency)
Czech Republic (Ministry of Agriculture)
Scotland (Scottish Government)
The Netherlands (RWS (Rijkswaterstaat) - Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management)
Italy (Former partner - Active until December 2024)

Regions

Barcelona Provincial Council (ES)
Metropolis Nantes (FR)
Region of Central Macedonia (Former partner - Active until December 2024)

Cities (Urban Authorities)

Haarlem (Coordinator)
Gabrovo (BG)
Tallinn (EE)
Turin (IT)
Leiden (NL)
Munich (DE) (Former partner - Active until December 2024)
Koszalin (PL) (Former partner - Active until December 2024)
Prague (CZ) (Former partner - Active until December 2024)
Vantaa (FI) (Former partner - Active until December 2024)
Larvik (NO) (Former partner - Active until November 2023)
The Hague (NL) (Former partner - Active until December 2024)
Preston (UK) (Former partner - Active until December 2022)

European/ national city umbrella organisation

ACR+ - Association of Cities and Regions for sustainable resource management
CEMR - Council of European Municipalities and Regions
EUROCITIES
EUROTOWNS
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability network
VNG - Vereninging Nederlandse Gemeenten

European institutions

European Commission (DG GROW, DG REGIO, DG ENV, DG CONNECT, DG RTD)
EIC - European Innovation Council

Other stakeholders

UT - University of Twente
Dutch Climate Alliance
EUI - European Urban Initiative
NEVI - Nederlandse Vereniging voor Inkoop management
PIANOo - the Dutch public procurement expertise centre
Procure2Innovate – European network of competence centres for innovation procurement
ProcurFinland – Finnish expert organisation on procurement
SGI Europe - European centre for employers and enterprises providing public services of general interest
URBACT
SERN – Sweden Emilia Romagna Network
Luiss University (Roma & Lab.GOV.city) (Former partner - Active until December 2024)
Finnish network-based consortium for sustainable and innovative procurement (KEINO) (Former partner - Active until December 2024)

Actions 2025-2028

The partnership has created its Action Plan 2025-2028 which has been approved by the DGUM in April 2025. Please find this Action Plan as Key Document on this webpage.

01

Capacity Building on Public Procurement as a Strategic tool

02

Advocacy and Better Regulation

03

Better Funding to stimulate Strategic Procurement

EUI - Call for City-to-City Exchanges

The call for City-to-City exchanges is open on a continuous basis.
Check the details and apply to benefit of other city experiences to tackle your sustainable urban development challenges.

Library

Public Procurement

Final Report Action Plan 2022-2024

Public Procurement

Public Procurement Partnership Position Paper

Public Procurement

Outcomes from the online webinar on Public Procurement E-learning modules

Public Procurement

E-learning module of the Urban Agenda Partnership on Innovative and Responsible Public Procurement

Public Procurement

Action 7 - Innovation Public Procurement Broker: an introduction for practitioners

Public Procurement

Action 6 - Local cooperation centres for innovative and responsible public procurement

Public Procurement

Action 4 - The legal framework of responsible and innovative procurement put into practice

Public Procurement

Action 3 - Financing innovative procurement: a review of the role of EU funds in supporting innovative procurement and recommendations for future funding

Public Procurement

Action 2 - A Guide to Measuring Spend and Wider Impact

Public Procurement

Action 1 - Building a Procurement Strategy: using a city’s buying power to achieve political goals

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