PROCURA+ SEMINAR 2025 PROVINCE OF ZEELAND
The 2025 Procura+ Seminar took place from 8-9 October in Middelburg (the Netherlands), hosted by Procura+ participant Province of Zeeland. The seminar highlighted how public procurement can help public authorities accelerate and scale up solutions that can contribute to social, sustainable, innovative and circular policies, emphasising that public procurement needs to transform itself in the context of changing poliitical realities and the increasingl effects of climate change.
The Procura+ Awards, presented during the seminar showcased how such a transformation could look like. The winners in the three categories, Sustainable Procurement of the Year, Innovation Procurement of the Year and Global Initiative of the Year were all projects that had a direct impact on the daily lives of ordinary people, showing how public buyers can add value and help create more social, innovative and environmentally friendly societies.
The insights gathered during the seminar will be applied in practice in Zeeland in the near future. The province is preparing some major projects such as the renovation of the Zeelandbrug, one of the longest bridges in the Netherlands, and the reconstruction of the Deltaweg, a strategic highway connecting key islands of the province. In addition, Zeeland is seeking to make its infrastructure climate proof and to replace its Fastferries. All of these are projects where strategic sustainable public procurement will play a major role.
The event was facilitated by Mia Forbes Pirie
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