Consip SpA, the Italian central purchasing body, identified a need for leasing ICT equipment and management services. The organisation established that by purchasing an integrated service, as opposed to a product, several economic and ecological targets could be met. More specifically, Consip felt that by using this approach they could achieve greater energy efficiency, rationalise their IT infrastructure, cut staff costs and reduce the need for regular maintenance. In 2013, Consip set up a €380 million framework agreement over 24 months for ICT services covering 160,000 workstations located on the premises of various Italian public bodies. The desktop sourcing services included the management of ICT platforms, leasing of hardware, software licenses and virtualisation services. Consip chose to set up an “incomplete” framework agreement as part of their tendering strategy, under which not all terms had been established. This allowed the public bodies purchasing through the contract flexibility with their individual purchases, setting additional technical specifications and award criteria on a case-by-case basis. At the same time, it ensured compliance with Consip’s minimum requirements. Consip ensured that suppliers would in fact be able to meet the standards specified in their tender documentation, by carrying out a market analysis prior to tendering, and by including the minimum environmental criteria issued by the Italian Environment Ministry in their tender. The sustainability criteria included in the tender contributed to the selection of brand new products on the market with low energy consumption.

This document provides various indicators describing the public procurement market in the European Union and its member states in 2013. The results are presented along with the indicators for the previous three years to illustrate the evolution on the market.

The iCars Network contributes to the deployment of Transport ICT technologies (or ITS – “Intelligent Transport Systems”) by exchanging knowledge and experience on these technologies among a wide variety of stakeholders on a number of specific topics including the exchange of information between the world of ITS development and the world of public procurement.

The project's objective is to co-construct a Mediterranean strategy for the energy efficiency of buildings (“MEDBEES”). Based on a supply and demand analysis for energy renovation, this strategy will encourage and facilitate the energy renovation of Mediterranean buildings. The MEDBEES strategy must provide solutions to stimulate the market and boost local SMEs. In the long run, the entire Mediterranean basin will be impacted

The Environmental Protection Agency has assessed the economic and environmental effects of green public procurement as experienced by the market. The assessment is based on seven business cases. And the conclusion is clear: Green public procurement creates value for suppliers and the suppliers by enhancing marketing potential, innovation, sales, and export, and helps create new jobs. Moreover, green procurement can be a good economical choice for the procurer, as well as have a positive impact on the environment, health, and work environment.

The Government’s aspiration is that by 2050 almost every car and van in the UK fleet will be an ULEV, with the UK automotive industry at the forefront of their design, development and manufacture. This strategy sets out why this transformational change will happen, the opportunities it presents for the UK, and the challenges that must be overcome to exploit those opportunities. It articulates Government’s clear and strong commitment to this agenda.

This policy paper distils the essential findings of a report from the INTERREG IVC Programme into a ‘ready-touse’ tool to convince policymakers of not only the need for change, but exactly what change is required.

This policy paper distils the essential findings of a report from the INTERREG IVC Programme into a ‘ready-touse’ tool to convince policymakers of not only the need for change, but exactly what change is required.

This is the first of three London 2012 Sustainability Reports, designed to chart our delivery against the London 2012 Sustainability Plan (2009). The next
two reports will be released in the spring of 2012 and the winter of 2012/13.
This report covers the 2010 calendar year, and its focus is on construction
and planning for the Games. The second report to be published in 2012 will
provide a comprehensive pre-Games view of our programme. The timing of that report is important as it will provide a spotlight on our progress prior to
the Games and the Rio +20 World Summit on Sustainable Development.