In Europe, innovation procurement is still seriously underutilized compared to other leading economies in the world. One of the main reasons for this is that the EU legal framework does not push ambitiously enough for widespread implementation of innovation procurement. The expert group therefore analyzed ways to overcome legal barriers for the uptake of innovation procurement in the EU, based on the state of play across all EU Member States and the comparison with other parts of the world (UK, US, Canada, China, Japan and Korea). This final report provides comprehensive analysis of the barriers in the EU, lessons learnt from how other parts of the world that have addressed similar issues, and concrete proposed legal measures to overcome the gaps in the legal framework in Europe. The report also makes a set of recommendations to inform the ongoing work at EU level on enhancing the framework conditions for innovation procurement, through the EU Startup and Scaleup strategy, the creation of an EU Innovation Act and the revision of the EU public procurement directives. The annexes contain pertinent case studies, EU case law, the list of experts, and the individual country reports that highlight the state of play in each of the 33 countries.
Overcoming legal barriers for the uptake of innovation procurement in the EU
