He thereby highlighted that the ongoing consultation process on the revision needs to find a response to an essential question: how do we strike the right balance between simplification, efficiency, and strategic procurement? To find a solution that lives up to today’s challenges, dialogue between the different stakeholders is key.

From a security and preparedness perspective, the priorities of CoESS are clear: 
- No public contracts in security services for companies that fail to comply with law and collective agreements.
- A mandatory 60/40 ratio to ensure quality outweighs price in security contract awards, at the benefit of innovation, quality training and working conditions (= public security).
- Stronger bidder control through smarter use of execution criteria.
- A robust framework for price revision clauses.

CoESS thanks the organisers for hosting such a timely and insightful discussion, and underlines that broad stakeholder input and dialogue will be key to shaping a more effective, resilient and fair procurement framework for the EU.