Barcelona City Council received recognition as second finalist in the Procura Awards 2024. The awards valued the municipal candidacy presented by the Advisory Service in Social Clauses of Barcelona Activa. The presentation of the awards was held on 13th April during the ceremony of the Procura+ Conference 2024 held in Lisbon. 

The candidature focused on the training itinerary offered by the agency for companies in the social economy so that they can improve their abilities to participate in public tenders. The awards jury highlighted Barcelona Activa's initiative to develop a responsible public procurement strategy in line with other European policies such as the Social Economy Action Plan.  

Responsible public procurement includes different social clauses, which have to do with scales that the administration includes in public procurement processes. In the case of Barcelona City Council, these clauses refer to the incorporation of people with special difficulties in job placement and subcontracting with social economy companies. 

The conference was organised by the European network of Local Governments for Sustainability ICLEI in the city of Lisbon. Lisbon's sustainable procurement management system won first place in the category. In third place, the awards recognised the Public Procurement Office of Lithuania. 

Find out all the information about the social clauses service of Barcelona Activa and the different itineraries it offers at this link!