This document contains guidance on how to avoid errors frequently seen in public procurement for projects co-financed by the European Structural and Investment Funds.

This report aims to explore and explain Performance Output Based Specifications (POBS) for Performance Based Contracting, reporting successful practices and outlining benefits and potential challenges.

This case study provides an overview of the environmental requirements in procurement set by the City of Stockholm

The study aims to assemble a comprehensive picture of the current strategic public procurement policies and practices in place, estimate the magnitude of strategic public procurement in 10 selected Member States.

This report is a collection of experiences on sustainable public procurement shared by government and private sectors experts.

This deliverable shows a state-of-the-art on green public procurement (GPP) and its implications related to the urban furniture sector.

The report collects a compilation of GPP case studies from four countries, namely, People’s Republic of China, Japan, Republic of Korea and Thailand. They provide policy makers, trainers and those interested in implementing GPP with insights into the different procurement scenarios

This guidance has been developed to help those involved in commissioning of food and catering services to ensure that the service provides both health and sustainability benefits. It will also help those who must meet or have chosen to meet Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering (GBSF) commission a service that meets these standards.

This toolkit builds on the principles of Healthier and More Sustainable Catering and supports those who have a role in commissioning, procuring and serving food to older people. It provides tips on choosing, preparing and serving food for older people as well as providing advice for those who must, or choose, to meet Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services.