Abstract
Public procurement accounts for around 14% of European Union (EU) gross domestic product, which means it has a huge potential to guide new developments in a number of sectors, help stimulate future markets and address key societal challenges. Introducing innovation is becoming efficient and effective towards more modern, competitive, and sustainable societies. As a general definition, innovative public procurement is the purchase of a new or better product or service that improves productivity, quality, sustainability and impact of the public sector. The concept of innovative procurement also refers to a legal framework that promotes innovative procurement (procurement procedure and contractual solution).
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