Value–Based Procurement Community of Practice (VBP CoP)
The Value-Based Procurement Community of Practice (VBP CoP) brings together procurement organizations, procurers, the Medical Technology industry and their leadership and engages with health authorities and other stakeholders with a common interest in value-based procurement. The 3 founding members are:
For more information on the VBP CoP, please contact Hans Bax.
The objective of the VBP CoP is to foster a change in practice and implement value-based procurement both in the public and private healthcare sectors. This will bring the most economically advantageous solution into healthcare, taking into account the value offered to patients, to the care givers, the providers and potentially, to society. The VBP CoP description is available here.
VBP CoP activities
The VBP CoP is driven by its members and assisted by supporting and knowledge partners. The CoP focuses on 5 key activities: Engage & Outreach, Educate, Collaborate, Derive Learnings and Continuously Enhance its Toolkit.
Value–Based Procurement is a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to partner for patient-centric, higher quality and more sustainable health care. Value–Based Procurement addresses key challenges in the provider/supplier relationship, leading to economic most advantageous purchasing by awarding the specific needs and what citizens, health systems, health actors and society value.
More information on the VBP CoP and the documents developed by the CoP are available in the resource library here.
7th Value Based Procurement Conference - 9 December 2025
The seventh edition of the European Value-Based Procurement Conference, “Driving Value in Healthcare – Scaling Up Value-Based Procurement across Europe” took place on 9 December 2025 in Brussels.
This year’s edition brought together 120 participants from across Europe for a full day of discussions, insights and best practices in value-based procurement.
The date for the next edition will be announced soon.
The 2025 VBP Conference was organised by the VBP Community of Practice and supported by EHPPA, EUREGHA, EAVH, Swansea University and MedTech Europe.
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Financial sponsor
Should you wish to become a financial sponsor next year please reach out to h.bax@medtecheurope.org
Agenda
You can download the full conference agenda here.
Feel free to browse the list of confirmed speakers and revisit their contributions.
The communication toolkit remains available for download for anyone wishing to share highlights or promote the outcomes of the event on social media.
Pictures
You can also visit our event photos page to relive key moments from the conference.
Venue
Hotel Le Plaza Brussels
Boulevard Adolphe Max 128/126
B-1000 Brussels
Contributors
The VBP Conference is a not-for-profit event and is financed by the registration fees for attending the event and a financial contribution by the VBP Community of Practice.
The VBP Conference is made possible thanks to the in-kind support from our supporting partners, who endorse the programme and advocate the event within their networks.
Contributors
The VBP Community of Practice is a not-for-profit community of experts and practitioners. The Community is supported by a financial contribution of its paying members and the in-kind support of its non-paying members and supporting partners.
The annual VBP Conference is a not-for-profit event and financed by the registration fees of the participants and a financial contribution from the VBP Community of Practice. The VBP Conference is made possible thanks to the in-kind support of all partners, who endorse the programme and advocate the event within their national network.
Contact
Registration and accommodation
Bram de Smit
+32 (0)52 65 00 34
Conference agenda and sponsorship
Hans Bax