Public procurement holds immense potential as a policy tool to advance sustainability, encompassing not only environmental considerations but also social and economic aspects. From empowering small businesses, especially women-owned enterprises, to integrating...
Our early-stage researchers Aura, Chiara, Laura and Xinyue, had the opportunity to give presentations at the Fourth International Conference on Public Procurement Law Africa 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa.
The SAPIENS Network fellowship at the Lodz University of Technology (Poland) is now open for applications! The researcher will work within the Institute of Marketing and Sustainable Development on the research project “Sustainability and Procurement tools for circular textiles”.
In a recently published article, the SAPIENS Director of Training and Belgian Air Force Colonel Baudouin Heuninckx investigate “Small and Medium-size Enterprises and EU Defence Procurement Law: The Soft Impact of Recommendation 2018/624/EU” (2023) 32 Public Procurement Law Review 115-140.
In May 2023, our Early-Stage Researchers Natalia Spataru, Valentina Bianchini and Xinyue Xue were seconded to our partner organisation George Washington University Law School in Washington DC, USA. In this blog post, Xinyue shares her experience researching relevant rules and practices for promoting small businesses in US federal procurement. Her PhD project at the University of Birmingham focuses on facilitating Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in public procurement.
IntroductionOn 8 November 2022, our lead researcher Professor Martin Trybus was invited as one of three speakers to present about SMEs in public procurement at an online seminar on “Invigorating SMEs & Start-ups through Public Procurement Markets” organised by...
On the 13th and 14th of June 2022, the Public Procurement Global Revolution XI Conference was held at the University of Nottingham. Organised by Professor Annamaria La Chimia and Dr Peter Trepte, the conference was aimed at sharing and discussing up-to-date...
