Procurement of hybrid electric buses - City of Oradea
GPP Case Study: The Romanian Ministry of Environment and the National Agency for Public Procurement have provided guidelines for procurers by defining a number of criteria that can be applied by public authorities. The criteria aim to reduce GHG emissions and the environmental impact of the goods and services procured.
Lessons Learnt from the procurement pilots in Circular PP
Between 2017 and 2020, Aalborg (Denmark, Malmö (Sweden), and Smiltene and Pļaviņas (Latvia) piloted innovative new approaches to buying circular goods and services as part of the Circular PP project. Their experiences have been collected in this report, which provides a highly useful guide for any other public buyers interested in trying out circular procurement. A summary version is also available.
English
Europe/EU, Denmark, Latvia, Sweden
Food and catering, ICT (information and communication techn.), Furniture
Refurbishing an old Kindergarten building with minimal environmental impact - Croatia
GPP Case Study - A good practice example published in the December edition on the GPP News Alert presenting recent work through public procurement of innovation (PPI) carried out in the City of Koprivnica (Croatia).
Socially responsible public procurement of ICT equipment in Sweden - Region Stockholm
Procura+ Case Study: Region Stockholm is a European leader in the implementation of social criteria. Their strategy for socially responsible procurement and experiences with using social criteria in tenders for ICT equipment are outlined in this Case Study published within the MakeICTFair project.
National framework contract for paper with environmental requirements - Slovenia
GPP Case Study: The Ministry of Public Administration in Slovenia is responsible for joint procurement procedures on behalf of other Slovenian contracting authorities. In 2020, this included a very large joint procurement for office paper made from primary fibres obtained from sustainably managed forests, and office paper made from recycled fibres.
Socially responsible public procurement of Chromebooks - Municipality of Stavanger
Procura+ Case Study: In 2020, Stavanger procured Chromebooks for all elementary and junior high school pupils. By allocating more points to quality criteria than price, Stavanger sent a strong signal to the market about its commitment to ethical trading. The Case Study is published within the MakeICTFair Project.
