Public procurement constitutes roughly one-third of government spending, presenting a significant revenue opportunity for companies. However, construction SMEs face barriers in accessing public procurement, including limited information, high qualification requirements, short deadlines, and excessive administrative burdens.
EBC advocates for equal opportunities in public tenders, fairer procurement processes, working closely with national and regional bodies to ensure that European public procurement legislation is applied in ways that grant direct access for SMEs and eliminate criteria that disadvantage smaller firms.
Economy
In the context of the consultation to revise the Directive 2011/7/EU on combating late payment in commercial transactions, the European Builders Confederation (EBC) calls for actions to further improv...
Economy
In the context of the High-Level Construction Forum, the European Commission organized this week the webinar “Building Information Modelling and Public Procurement - two allies,” where EBC was inv...
Economy
On Monday 24 October, an EBC delegation made of EBC President Philip van Nieuwenhuizen, EBC Board members Alice Lazioli and Elisa Vitella respectively from ANAEPA-Confartigianato and CNA Costruzioni, ...
Economy
On 24 October, EBC President Philip van Nieuwenhuizen, EBC Secretary General Fernando Sigchos Jiménez and EBC Policy Officer Spyros Mathioudakis met with Mr. Jean-Yves Muylle, the newly appointed Hea...
Economy
After the summer break, EBC President Philip van Nieuwenhuizen and EBC Policy Officer Spyros Mathioudakis met Ms Katharina Knapton-Vierlich, Head of Unit for Public Procurement at the Directorate-Gene...
Economy
EBC today sent a letter to the President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen and Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans on the need for the European Commission and the...
