This guide illustrates the positive steps that procurers can take at the various stages of the procurement process to encourage innovation. It shows how innovation can be addressed in a way that is consistent with value for money and the legal framework for public procurement.

This policy paper provides a ‘ready-to-use’ tool to convince policymakers of not only the need for change but exactly what change is required.

The purpose of this publication is to provide guidance for public authorities and other actors intending to purchase and use sustainable biofuels for transport. It highlights the current discussion on sustainable biofuels and provides advice for other challenges related to implementing biofuelled transport.

The third edition of the European Commission's guidance on implementing green public procurement. This version has been updated to reflect the updated 2014 Procurement Directives.

United Nations Environment Procogramme social and socio-economic LCA guidelines completing enviornmental LCA and Life Cycle Costing, contributing to the full assessment of goods and services within the context of sustainable development.

This technical report, co-authored by ICLEI, is intended to assist governments in evaluating the potential of productservice
systems to act as a driver in achieving their sustainability goals. The authors believe the
report provides a basis for more research to determine the effectiveness of various PSS
schemes and related products in regard to sustainable public procurement.

This guidance document has the objective of assisting cities to implement the most appropriate public procurement mechanisms, while advising the EU and national authorities of potential reforms.

The guide introduces the concept of "responsible public procurement" referring to procurements procuring products and services that are environmentally friendly and/or respect fair trade principles.

This handbook is designed to help the reader understand the challenges raised by the use of Pre-Commercial Procurement for Intelligent Transport Systems. It gathers the main steps of the preparation of PCP, and details the points that the public authorities will have to answer according to their objectives and their situation.