Early market creation of innovative highly energy-efficient technologies through smarter engagement with the market in the pre-procurement phase (SMART-SPP)

The project aimed to promote the introduction onto the market of innovative highly energy efficient technologies in the last stages of development through encouraging greater early market engagement between public authority procurers and suppliers in the pre-procurement phase.

The project tested approaches to early market engagement in several pilot activities, whilst also assessing how best to overcome the internal challenges in public authority procurement - such as risk management, cost implications and the communication of benefits.