Evaluation of the Public Procurement Directives
Opinion factsheet
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- Enterprise and Industry
- Public procurement
Opinion number:
CDR-2298-2025
Status:
Adopted
Objective
Respond to the European Commission's request for input to help shape its upcoming revision proposal, positioning the CoR as an early and constructive contributor to the legislative process
Provide a territorial assessment of how the current Directives have functioned in practice from the perspective of contracting authorities at local and regional level
Identify the main pain points for subnational authorities — administrative burden, complexity, thresholds, and capacity constraints — and translate these into concrete reform recommendations
Build political momentum for the CoR's position ahead of the Commission's formal proposal, expected in 2026
Provide a territorial assessment of how the current Directives have functioned in practice from the perspective of contracting authorities at local and regional level
Identify the main pain points for subnational authorities — administrative burden, complexity, thresholds, and capacity constraints — and translate these into concrete reform recommendations
Build political momentum for the CoR's position ahead of the Commission's formal proposal, expected in 2026
Impact
On 21 May, the European Commission published its official follow-up to the outlook opinion on public procurement.
The European Commission highlights the common ground between the opinion and the results of the Commission’s public consultation on topics such as simplification, “Made in Europe”, digitalisation, and social and green procurement.
This could indicate that some of the opinion’s recommendations will find their way into the European Commission’s revision proposal, which is due on 1 July.
The European Commission highlights the common ground between the opinion and the results of the Commission’s public consultation on topics such as simplification, “Made in Europe”, digitalisation, and social and green procurement.
This could indicate that some of the opinion’s recommendations will find their way into the European Commission’s revision proposal, which is due on 1 July.