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Something interesting happened in EU tendering on June 30th of 2025. Tenders above €5M that involve certain medical devices now carry origin-based eligibility constraints and caps on restricted-origin content. If your bid can't prove customs origin correctly, or if your subcontracting mix tips over a threshold, you don't just lose points, you risk ineligibility.

EU law already allows MEAT (most economically advantageous tender) scoring. By 2026, sustainability criteria will be mainstream. But authorities are scoring environmental performance right now under existing rules.

In this article, we take a closer look at how digital product passports will impact tendering, how buyers will use them, and the scoring implications that accompany them.

There’s a lot of confusion and speculation among government contractors about the changes that the OBBBA will bring, with administrative costs alone hitting US$850 million annually for some countries. But it’s important that we take a closer look at the existing data.

From September 1st, World Bank civil works will require a 30% local labor spend. While most will view this as a compliance requirement, the smart ones will turn it into an opportunity to capture market share.

In this article, we take a look at how public procurement of innovations (PPoI) actually functions. What drives public agencies to embrace procurement risk? What enables success, and what guarantees failure? Most importantly, what separates innovation procurement that creates genuine value from expensive experiments that burn taxpayer money?

In this article, we explore the specific, often costly, challenges businesses face when trying to navigate and separate these two increasingly divergent approaches to procurement.

Bosnia's construction sector is leading the formation of the nation's economic backbone - it represented approximately 5.4% of the country’s GDP as of 2023. With 41,151 workers representing a substantial 7% of BiH's total workforce, this market is both an economic catalyst and a social barometer of sorts - this logic is applicable to transitional economies.

In essence, when a government buys something, it’s not just paying for a product or service. It is, in fact, making a statement about what matters, what gets funded, and what gets prioritized. As a result, procurement officers are now more frequently being asked to consider factors such as environmental impact, social value, and long-term economic benefits. While businesses may find these contracts more difficult to win, we believe this is where underexplored opportunities lie.

If you are new to government bidding and are somewhat confused about the difference between the various types of procurement documentation, such as a Request for Proposal and a Request for Bid, you can gain a better understanding of these in this article.