Call for a prize "The European Innovation Procurement Awards", launched in accordance with the European Innovation Council (EIC) 2021 Work Programme and managed by the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency.

The European Innovation Procurement Awards aim to recognise public and private buyers across Europe and Associated countries in their efforts to promote innovation procurement and the innovative ways the solutions are procured. It also aims to emphasise the importance of close buyer–supplier cooperation in bringing the innovative solutions to market.

The awards will feature the following three categories:

• Innova