Good practice guide elaborated by the city council of Barcelona. The guide links innovation procurement to the development of the economic, social and environmental sustainability. It includes relevant examples in European cities.
Circular procurement isn an advanced tool to bring iInnovation into procurement, to foster separated waste collection, and give incentives to suppliers investing in eco-design and waste materials from local collection.
Green purchases of the Public Administration (GPP): theoretical aspects, practical examples and operational guidelines
This training document was developed to assist the public sector to implement and maintain procedures for green public procurement, mandatory in Italy.
The purpose of this suite of materials (Events and Training, Front Office for SMEs, Video, Guidelines, Frequently Asked Questions, Help Desk) is to promote the use of e-procurement tools and the consistent application of public procurement rules in relation to the purchase of goods and services, including PPI throughout E-Procurement instruments (Framework Contracts, Framework agreements, Dynamic Purchasing System, eMarketplace). The support instruments are directed to PA and Suppliers.
Declaration of Commitment to Compliance with Labour and Social Standards in Public ICT Procurement
In a joint initiative, the Procurement Office of the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BeschA) and Bitkom have updated the purchasing conditions for the socially sustainable procurement of ITC products and ITC services. The updated version extends the obligations of suppliers of ICT products and services to respect fair working conditions.
EU Commission Webinar on green procurement of street lighting with focus on new criteria for road lighting and traffic signals with input from the Commission, the JRC and examples from Italy and Spain. The recoring is available.
The guidelines provide fundamental considerations that a government should address before acquiring and deploying AI solutions and services. They apply once it has been determined that the solution needed for a problem could be AI-driven.
Public sector guidance on the procurement of plastics
Guidance on how to use procurement to tackle environmental and health issues associated with plastics. Focus is on single-use and packaging plastics, however the guide includes simple processes and tools which organisations can use to inform internal decision-making and purchasing choices for all products containing plastic and to deliver solutions appropriate to both the context and location.
