Action Plan 2018-2021
The Urban Agenda for the EU focuses specifically on 3 pillars of EU policy-making and implementation: better regulation, better funding and better knowledge. In 2018, the Action Plan of the Urban Agenda Partnership was approved with seven actions, which were delivered in 2021. You can find this Action Plan 2018-2021 here. The final results were published in a report.
Action Plan 2022-2024
In 2021, the partners of the Urban Agenda Partnership on Innovative and Responsible Public Procurement decided to continue their work, convinced that public procurement is a strategic tool that is more important, solid and vital than ever to deal with economic, environmental and social challenges. You can find the latest Action Plan 2022-2024 here.
The Action Plan 2022-2024 outlines three key actions:
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Achieve EU Green Deal goals by using Public Procurement and Innovation as strategic tools
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Enabling Sustainable Economic Recovery through Public Procurement
- Develop a Reflection Board supported by a sustainable platform where cities, regions, member states and the European Commission/institutions exchange ideas and experiences on strategic Public Procurement
By completing all 3 actions, we created a final report with links as a summary of our work. You can find this report here.
In addition to the Action Plan, the Urban Agenda Partnership has also published a Position Paper (June 2024) containing key recommendations in collaboration with its European partners. Implementing these recommendations will enable the strategic use of public procurement to tackle social, economic, and environmental issues. The Position Paper was presented to the European Commission during the ‘Scaling-up Innovation Procurement in Europe’ Conference in Brussels on June 18, 2024. In February 2025 the Position Paper has been adjusted to be submitted as input for revision of the EU PP directives. Please find this Position Paper here.
Action Plan 2025-2028
At the beginning of 2025 we have created our third Action Plan 2025-2028 to maintain and further develop our knowledge and network. In this Draft Action Plan we propose to (maintain our) work on 3 Actions:
- Capacity Building on Strategic Procurement
- Advocacy and Better Regulation
- Better Funding on Strategic Procurement
The DRAFT Action Plan 2025-2028 has been revised by Public Consultation and is submitted to the EC. We will wait for their reply to make this Action Plan a final one. In the meantime, please take a look at this DRAFT Action Plan 2025-2028 here.