On 6 June 2023 from 14:00 to 15:30 CEST, the Policy Learning Platform is hosting a webinar on the topic of Pre-Commercial Public ;

Regional policymakers are facing significant challenges, including the need to update internal operations while delivering high-quality public services.

The European Commission is increasingly supporting pre-commercial procurement approaches to help public procurers and suppliers, notably SMEs, develop innovative solutions to societal challenges as well as specific regional development challenges.

Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) challenges the industry from the demand side to develop innovative solutions for public sector needs and provides a first customer reference that enables companies to create a competitive advantage in the market. PCP enables public procurers to compare alternative potential solution approaches, working with several providers and filtering out the best possible solutions that the market can deliver to address the public need.

Join our webinar to learn about Pre-Commercial Procurement and hear from experiences across ;

What you can expect

• Keynote speech by Vasilis Tsanadis (TBC), Innovation Procurement Advisor, European Innovation Council, former Policy Officer of DG CONNECT on the latest European insights on Innovation Procurement
• Presentation by Carmen De Francesco (TBC), International Project Officer, Lombardy, Italy (TITTAN) on Pre-Commercial Procurement Niguarda ​​​​​​
• Presentation by Macarena Marquez (TBC), Regional Government of Galicia, Spain (STEPHANIE) on Public Procurement: Creation of an industry pole