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Six cities (Barcelona, Istanbul, Velenje, Nuremberg, Vila Nova de Gaia, Eilat) offer suppliers €7.68 million to design, develop, and test an innovative Renovation Approach capable of generating Renovation Packages delivering 100% renewable energy supply (RES) to any existing non-residential building with adequate envelope quality. The Renovation Approach is to be tested through generating and implementing Renovation Packages for specific buildings in Buyers Group portfolios, the Demonstration Sites.

Every year, over 250,000 public authorities in the EU spend around 14% (Romania 11%) of GDP on the purchase of services, goods and works in sectors such as energy, transport, waste management, social protection, health or education. According to EU legislation, all public contracts above a certain threshold need to be put out for tender respecting principles of transparency, equal treatment and non-discrimination. The European Commission's Public Procurement Package aims to exploit the potential of public procurement as a tool to support key policy areas.