On 26 June, the fourth edition of the European Innovation Procurement Awards (EUIPA) has been launched. The aim of the initative is to recognise public and private buyers, natural persons and those legal entities in their efforts to promote and stimulate innovation procurement. The Awards also aim to demonstrate how innovation procurement positively transforms the economy by not only creating new and sustainable markets, but also by tackling societal challenges such as climate change.
The contest will award six prizes in total across the two prize categories:
- The Facing societal challenges category focuses this year on rewarding innovation procurement initiatives that help Europe in its transition to a Net Zero economy.
- The Innovation procurement initiative category is open to innovation procurement initiatives that tackled any other challenge.