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20 November 2025 - Lisbon, Portugal
University of Lisbon, School of Law, Faculty of Law, Alameda da Cidade Universitária, 1649-014 Lisboa
Scientific Coordination: Roberto Caranta / Luís Valadares Tavares / Miguel Assis Raimundo / Miguel Catela
Organization:
APMEP-Associação Portuguesa dos Mercados Públicos (https://www.apmep.pt/).
COMEGI – Universidade Lusíada (https://comegi.ulusiada.pt/)
Partner: OPET-Observatório de Prospetiva da Engenharia e Tecnologia /IST-Tagus Park, OEIRAS (www.opet.pt)
SPONSORS ENTITIES
Lisbon Public Law Research Centre – University of Lisbon, School of Law (https://lisbonpubliclaw.pt/en/)
PROGRAM CONTENTS:
9h00 – Welcome and registration
9h30 – Opening session
Prof. Dr. Filipa Urbano Calvão (President of the Portuguese Court of Auditors) Prof. Dr. Luís Valadares Tavares (ULusíada)
Coffee break
10h30 – SESSION 1 – The evolution of the EU legal framework / Environmental and social sustainability
Speakers: Prof. Roxana Vornicu (King’s College London), Prof. Marko Turudić (UZagreb) Debate
11h30 – SESSION 2 – More competition and simplification – how?
Speakers: Isabel da Rosa (IMPIC, EU Stakeholders Expert Group), Prof. Roberto Caranta (UTorino), Prof. Paula Bordalo Faustino (UNottingham) Debate
13h00 – Lunch break
14h00 – SESSION 3 – Innovation, Technological Transition and Public Procurement
Speakers: Prof. Marco Caldeira (ULisboa), Prof. António Aguiar Costa (ULisboa), Jozef Kubinec | Ministry of Interior of Slovak Republic Debate
Coffee break
16h00 – SESSION 4 – Contract performance and contract modifications. Recent case law of the ECJ and prospects for the future
Speakers: Prof. Piotr Bogdanowicz (UWarsaw), Prof. Miguel Assis Raimundo (ULisboa), Prof. Luís Valadares Tavares (ULusíada) Debate
18h00 – Closing session
Prof. Nuno Cunha Rodrigues, President of the Competition Authority of Portugal, Professor at ULisboa, School of Law
We are pleased to invite submissions for the 7 th European Conference on Sustainable and Innovative Public Procurement, which will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, 20 November 2025. The conference aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, and experts from different scientific areas to share insights and discuss recent developments in public procurement. The event will provide an opportunity for exchanging ideas, presenting innovative work, and fostering collaboration. Also, the statutes of a new European Society of Public Markets will be discussed, and the participants will be invited to be founding members.
Submission Format
Authors are invited to submit an extended abstract (between 1,200–1,500 words), which will be peer-reviewed by the Scientific Committee. Accepted abstracts will be presented during the event (oral presentation). After the conference, authors will have the opportunity to submit a full paper for inclusion in a special issue of the European Journal of Public Procurement Markets (https://www.eupublicmarkets.com/). Full-paper submission will be subject to a separate review process and this issue is scheduled for May 2026.
Key Topics
We welcome contributions addressing (but not limited to) the following areas: - Objectives and Challenges for the new Directives; - Simplification and modernization of legal frameworks; - Sustainable and Innovative Public Procurement; - Digital innovation, Artificial Intelligence, Block Chain and Public Procurement; - Multicriteria assessment of applications and tenders; - Performance-based Contracting and Contract Modification; - Servitization, Competition and Technological Contracting; - Value-Based Health Contracting; - Public Work Contracting (Design-Bid-Build/Design-Build/Design-Build-Financing- Operation, etc); - Professionalization of Public Procurers.
Important Dates
- Extended abstract submission deadline: 17 October 2025 - Notification of acceptance: 23 October 2025 - Conference dates: 20 November 2025 - Full paper submission deadline (post-conference): 27 March 2026
Submission Guidelines
Extended abstracts must be written in English and follow the following formatting instructions. Title: Maximum of 10 words. Length: between 1,200–1,500 words. Font: 10-point Century. Length: between 1,200–1,500 words. Spacing: Single space, with 8-point spacing between paragraphs. Keywords: Include 3 to 5 keywords. Layout: Text in a single-column format, with a 2 cm margin on all sides. Figures and Tables: - Figures must be numbered with captions placed below each figure. - Tables must have centered titles and numbering placed above each table. - Use 9-point Century font for all figure and table content, including captions and titles. - Titles and numbering must be in bold. - Maximum width for figures and tables: 6.5 cm.
Email to send the abstract ( Professor Luís Valadares Tavares ) -
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Submissions should be original and not under consideration elsewhere.
Registration
Participants should complete their registration forms available at www.opet.pt. The registration fee is free for guests speakers ( but registration forms are still required ). The registration fee for all other participants is 200 euros.
REGISTRATION FORM ( click in blue link )
Contact and Information
If you have any questions or need further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact the Organizing Committee at
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We look forward to receiving your contributions and welcoming you to Lisbon! Sincerely, the 7 th European Conference on Sustainable and Innovative Public Procurement Organizing Committee:
- Universidade de Lisboa, Prof. Miguel Assis Raimundo - Universidade Lusíada, Prof. Miguel Catela - Universidade Lusíada, Prof. Luís Valadares Tavares - Università degli Studi di Torino, Prof. Roberto Caranta
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