European Public-Private Partnership

Welcome to the web site of the European PPP Forum, part of EIPA’s commitment to strengthening understanding of and ability to implement European policies by enhancing the capacity of public administrations.

The European PPP Forum aims to fill a gap in the market – it is independent of the interests in PPP of service providers and of public administrations, it is able to draw on EIPA’s wide ranging contacts across Europe, it is open to diversity of views and it is committed to promoting informed choice about PPP for public administrations ie when to use PPP as a means of delivering public services and how to do so effectively.

In short, the Forum aims to become Europe’s PPP observatory - assessing the current role of public-private partnerships in delivering public services and their potential future role in doing so and using experience to date to develop a common assessment of the risks, challenges and opportunities arising from the use of PPP.

Here you will find details of seminars organised by EIPA in PPP – which we hope you will want to attend and – in the traditional EIPA style – contribute vigorously to!

In 2010 we will be offering two new activities:

• A workshop on PPP in the health sector in October, reflecting the growing interest across Europe in these schemes

• A workshop on how to blend PPP with EU Structural Funds in November

The themes for sixth annual policy seminar in Maastricht in December will include the use of the Competitive Dialogue procedure following the publication of EIPA’s new book on how to implement Competitive Dialogue effectively (“Competitive Dialogue – A practical guide”). SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS.

If you haven’t yet been to an EIPA seminar, they typically include presentations, discussion of experience at European and Member State level and exchange of experiences. But the Forum doesn’t just exist through EIPA seminars – it also includes news of the latest legislative and other developments in PPP, discussion of current and emerging issues and significant developments in the PPP from Europe and beyond.

We hope that you will find the Forum a place where PPP is discussed in a lively and topical manner – and where you can contribute to the debate on the issues which matter to you.

Michael Burnett
Director, European PPP Forum
 
Curriculum Vitae