Source: https://innovation-procurement.org/
What is the official name of the new Portuguese Competence Centre for Innovation Public Procurement?
The name is 'Procure+i', which was chosen to work in both Portuguese and English.
The Procure+i website is now available. What is its structure and what kind of information can stakeholders find in it?
Yes, the Procure+i website is now available. It is divided into sections dedicated to informing the national context and concepts associated with the Innovation Public Procurement (IPP) , one section dedicated to the presentation of services, and another dedicated to the interests of the national community with an interest in the Public Procurement of Innovation and its support. Through the website, all stakeholders will be able to obtain information and various documents that may be useful to learn more about practices for public procurement of innovation.
When is the Portuguese Competence Centre expected to start operating? Where will it work?
The Portuguese competence center is in the experimental implementation phase; that is, we are still implementing an internal capacity-building process to ensure some of our services. However, the 'Dissemination of best practices and production of manuals and guidelines', as well as the 'Legal support' service are already available. Procure+i will be fully operational in June 2023.
In terms of human resources, how many people will collaborate with the Competence Centre?
At the moment, there are ten colleagues from ANI and IMPIC collaborating with the competence center, covering functions directly associated with the development of services, communication, information systems and technologies, and the financial area.