# Pre-commercial procurement: driving innovation to ensure sustainable high quality public services in Europe

European Parliament procedure 2008/2139(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee IMCO / ITRE). Stage: Procedure completed. 24 committee amendments tabled by 3 Members between 2008-10-14 and 2008-12-04.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns pre-commercial procurement as a driver of innovation to ensure sustainable high quality public services in Europe. The amendments endorse a risk/benefit-sharing pre-commercial procurement model involving the public sector and SMEs, call for training and tools for local and regional contracting authorities, knowledge transfer with universities and research centres, financial incentives, and a commitment to invest 3% of GDP in research and development.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel HASSE FERREIRA | Portugal | PSE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/31730.md |
| Malcolm HARBOUR | United Kingdom | ECR | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4538.md |
| Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU | Romania | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/36281.md |

## Official source documents

- PE414.303: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-414.303+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE416.382: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-416.382+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2139-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2139-INI.json

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