Resource Library: Public Innovation Procurement

A) Resource Sites:

A1. Directorate of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Public Procurement of Innovative Solutions.
Find on this page elements to identify an innovative solution and a summary of the steps to follow for the procurement of innovative solutions.

A.2). European Commission, COMMISSION COMMUNICATION, Guidelines on the procurement of innovative solutions, 2021
This guideline document concisely presents the fundamental aspects of the procurement of innovative solutions: why it is important, who it is of interest to, and how it can be implemented.

A.3) Defining the intellectual property strategy in public procurement of innovative solutions, Ministry of Economy and Finance, 2024
Find information and resources on the methodology proposed by the Support Mission for the intangible heritage of the State (APIE).

B) Sheets and Guides

B.1) Directorate of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Public procurement of innovative solutions, 2024
A comprehensive guide detailing the various procedures and mechanisms available to public buyers to procure innovative solutions.

B.2) Ministry of Health and Prevention, Operational Guide for the Innovation Purchaser in Health, 2023
This guide is intended for the hospital sector, aiming to clarify and equip hospital buyers on the implementation methods of the existing regulatory innovation procurement system.

B.3) CapDigital, Building for the Future Living the Future, Parme Avocat, Innovative public procurement, Legal guide
Find in this brief guide elements defining the notion of innovation and procedural aspects.

B.4) Ecolab – Greentech Innovation, General Commissariat for Sustainable Development, Commercial approaches and public procurement of innovation – Research for attractive territories, 2024
Find in this document a list of indicators on the commitments of local authorities, allowing Greentech companies to prioritize their business approaches.

C) Webinars

C.1) CapDigital, Innovative public procurement: all the keys to get started, 2022
Presentation of a framework for innovative contracts that describes the arrangements that can be mobilized to set up an innovative project.
Introduction by CapDigital, Building for the Future, Living the Future, followed by an intervention by Parme Avocat, and feedback from Ecolab – Greentech Innovation, Solideo, City of Versailles, and the company Urban Radar.

C.2) Ecolab – Greentech Innovation, General Commissariat for Sustainable Development, European practices in innovative public procurement and perspective of the European project “P5 Innobroker”, Meetings of Greentech decision-makers Aix-en-Provence, July 2023
Intervention of the Ea eco-enterprises cluster with the presentation of the P5 Innobroker support device in the Sud Region and of DG GROW, European Commission on the strategies of the European Commission to promote innovation in public procurement.

C.3) GIP Maximilien Webinar, Responsible Procurement Workshop: Innovative Public Procurement, March 2024
Intervention of the Directorate of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, of the procurement service of Bordeaux Métropole, of Ecolab – Greentech Innovation, General Commissariat for Sustainable Development, and of the Greentech Innovation Trizzy company, for feedback on an already signed innovation contract.