# Ferrer and Vinces Convene Madrid Medicines Procurement Forum

Ferrer and Vinces Consulting will hold a public-procurement conference in Madrid on November 17, 2026, bringing together representatives from Spain’s national and regional health authorities to discuss incorporating social and environmental criteria into medicines procurement. The program addresses how such criteria could be written into tender specifications, evaluated in bids, and verified during contract performance. The conference is a policy and implementation discussion, not an active solicitation or a new binding requirement.

- Spanish health authorities and suppliers can use the discussion to understand approaches under consideration for evaluating social and environmental factors in medicines tenders.
- For contractors serving Spain’s public health market, the focus on bid scoring and performance verification points to the importance of being able to substantiate relevant claims if authorities adopt these criteria in future procurements.
- The conference takes place in six days, on November 17; the announcement identifies no proposal deadline or immediate compliance obligation.

**Jurisdictions:** international
**Industries:** Healthcare
**Topics:** Regulatory Compliance
**Published:** November 10, 2026

### Government Entities
- Spanish Ministry of Health
- Servicio Madrileño de Salud
- Generalitat de Catalunya
- Servicio Canario de Salud
- Health Service of the Balearic Islands

### Vendors
- Ferrer (Pharmaceutical company and event co-organizer)
- Vinces Consulting (Consulting firm and event co-organizer)

### Sources
- [Ferrer and Vinces present the program of their conference day on public procurement of medicines: speakers and discussion panels | Demócrata](https://www.democrata.es/en/current-events/ferrer-and-vinces-present-the-program-of-their-conference-on-public-procurement-of-medicines-speakers-and-discussion-panels) - Demócrata