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Buying Green! A Handbook Buying Green! A Handbook on environmental public on environmental public
procurementprocurement
DG EnvironmentDG Environment
Further promotion of GPPFurther promotion of GPPand Eco-labeland Eco-label
CE has published a Handbook on GPP - CE has published a Handbook on GPP - August 2004 (SEC(2004/1050)August 2004 (SEC(2004/1050)
The Handbook The Handbook
Published in August 2004 Published in August 2004 Translated in all other EU languages in Translated in all other EU languages in
20052005 Clear overview of all stages of public Clear overview of all stages of public
procurement procedure and procurement procedure and corresponding possibilities for introducing corresponding possibilities for introducing environmental considerationsenvironmental considerations
Many best practice examples Many best practice examples EUROPA - EUROPA - EnvironmentEnvironment - - TheThe greeninggreening ofof
public public procurementprocurement
Green purchasing strategiesGreen purchasing strategies
Public purchasers are recommended toPublic purchasers are recommended to
Train purchasing staffTrain purchasing staff
Set priorities – opt for : Set priorities – opt for : step-by-step approach (first win-win’s, then more step-by-step approach (first win-win’s, then more
complex procedures..)complex procedures..) focussed approach (energy efficiency, recycled focussed approach (energy efficiency, recycled
content..) content..)
Make available guidelines, databases..Make available guidelines, databases..
Some examplesSome examples
The Nordic Council of Ministers has produced two The Nordic Council of Ministers has produced two brochures on the subject of green public brochures on the subject of green public procurement. One aims at local politicians and procurement. One aims at local politicians and public sector managers. The other is aimed at public sector managers. The other is aimed at procurement officers.procurement officers. http://www.grip.no/Innkjop/English/nordic_brochuhttp://www.grip.no/Innkjop/English/nordic_brochures.htmres.htm
Some examplesSome examples
Environmental practice Environmental practice guide in Barcelona guide in Barcelona
GreenOfficeGuide.pdfGreenOfficeGuide.pdf
Some examplesSome examples
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment - Resources and Environment - Environment Service CyprusEnvironment Service Cyprus
Site promotes products and services which are : Site promotes products and services which are :
• more energy efficient and in general more more energy efficient and in general more economic in their operation. economic in their operation.
• either less or preferably not polluting as either less or preferably not polluting as compared to other products that serve the compared to other products that serve the same purpose. same purpose.
• durable, easily upgraded and repairable. durable, easily upgraded and repairable. • reusable and markets and the infrastructure reusable and markets and the infrastructure
exist for recycling them at the end of their life. exist for recycling them at the end of their life.
How to organise a « green » public How to organise a « green » public procurement process?procurement process?
Identify your need = subject matter of Identify your need = subject matter of contract contract
Technical specificationsTechnical specifications
Selection criteriaSelection criteria
Award criteriaAward criteria
Contract clausesContract clauses
Subject matterSubject matter
i.e. furniture stemming from sustainably i.e. furniture stemming from sustainably harvested woods..harvested woods..
Most transparent way to inform bidders Most transparent way to inform bidders
May be inappropriate if public purchaser May be inappropriate if public purchaser lacks knowledge on existence/availability lacks knowledge on existence/availability or cost of « green » alternatives to or cost of « green » alternatives to product/service purchasedproduct/service purchased
Some examplesSome examples
Food from Organic Food from Organic farming in Ferrara, Italy farming in Ferrara, Italy
After feasability After feasability study=> list of products study=> list of products with equivalent cost => with equivalent cost => now 50 % of all food now 50 % of all food offered in public offered in public canteens = organic, 80 canteens = organic, 80 % of food in nurseries% of food in nurseries
Technical specificationsTechnical specifications
Defined Defined
EITHER by reference to standards EITHER by reference to standards OR by reference to performance based or OR by reference to performance based or
functional requirementsfunctional requirements
=> to allow tenders based on different kind of => to allow tenders based on different kind of technical solutions, including environmental technical solutions, including environmental requirements requirements
Can include environmental friendly production Can include environmental friendly production processesprocesses
GPP and Environmental GPP and Environmental TechnologiesTechnologies
By using performance based By using performance based specifications, Public authorities can specifications, Public authorities can
act as launching customers and support act as launching customers and support diffusion of recently developed diffusion of recently developed Environmental Technologies Environmental Technologies
trigger the development of new trigger the development of new technologies technologies
Environmental DatabaseEnvironmental Database
Basic environmental information – refers Basic environmental information – refers to national and EU eco-labels where to national and EU eco-labels where appropriate appropriate
Useful for « starters » - to be Useful for « starters » - to be complemented complemented
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/gpp/guhttp://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/gpp/guidelines.htm#databaseidelines.htm#database
Some examplesSome examples
Construction sector Construction sector => French HQE => French HQE method (« Haute method (« Haute Qualité Qualité Environnementale ») Environnementale ») focuses on focuses on designing buildings designing buildings that use less water that use less water and energy and and energy and require less require less maintenance maintenance
GPP and eco-labelsGPP and eco-labels
Underlying technical specifications can be Underlying technical specifications can be used in tender documentsused in tender documents
Eco-label can be recognised as a (non-Eco-label can be recognised as a (non-exclusive) proof of compliance with exclusive) proof of compliance with technical specificationstechnical specifications
i.e. : Europen eco-labeli.e. : Europen eco-label
mostly for products : refrigerators, mostly for products : refrigerators, copiers, computers, paper..copiers, computers, paper..
Some examplesSome examples
EU eco-label for EU eco-label for light bulbs light bulbs prescribes minimum prescribes minimum life-span of 10 000 life-span of 10 000 hours => could be hours => could be set as a minimal set as a minimal technical technical specification specification
Selection criteriaSelection criteria
Exclusion - i.e. if conviction for Exclusion - i.e. if conviction for environmental offence environmental offence
Technical - i.e. specific equipment Technical - i.e. specific equipment enabling provision of « green » enabling provision of « green » services/works; certificate of conformity of services/works; certificate of conformity of product to « green » standardsproduct to « green » standards
GPP and Environmental management GPP and Environmental management schemesschemes
EMAS (or equivalent systems) can be used EMAS (or equivalent systems) can be used by bidders to prove compliance with by bidders to prove compliance with environmental selection criteria environmental selection criteria
For example : waste management contract For example : waste management contract requires specific environmental requires specific environmental capabilities/equipment => EMAS (or capabilities/equipment => EMAS (or equivalent) statement can prove this equivalent) statement can prove this
Some examplesSome examples
Austria Glas Recycling Austria Glas Recycling GmbH = listed on GmbH = listed on EMAS list => EMAS list =>
EMAS statement will EMAS statement will provide proof of its provide proof of its environmental environmental capacity in a tender capacity in a tender for provision of for provision of recycling servicesrecycling services
Willkommen bei der AUSTRIA GLAS RECYCLING GMBHA-1020 Wien, Obere Donaustr. 71 - Tel. +43/1/214 49 00, Fax +43/1/214 49 08, e-mail: [email protected] ATU 14979503, Firmenbuchnummer 114107f, Sitz Wien, Handelsgericht Wien, zuständige Aufsichtsbehörde BMLFUW
Award criteriaAward criteria
even if no economic advantage as such (i.e. even if no economic advantage as such (i.e. buses/trams with reduced noise) buses/trams with reduced noise)
even if no direct environmental advantage for even if no direct environmental advantage for contracting authority (i.e. wood stemming from contracting authority (i.e. wood stemming from sustainably harvest forests)sustainably harvest forests)
may relate to « green » production processes => may relate to « green » production processes =>
extra points if (part of) supplied electricity stems extra points if (part of) supplied electricity stems from renewable energy sourcesfrom renewable energy sources
Life Cycle Cost to make GPP economically Life Cycle Cost to make GPP economically attractive attractive
Life Cycle Cost as award criterionLife Cycle Cost as award criterion
Acquisition costs (purchase, Acquisition costs (purchase, installation, transport)installation, transport)
Operating costs (energy/water Operating costs (energy/water consumption, annual licence fees, consumption, annual licence fees, maintenance, staff, training, insurance maintenance, staff, training, insurance premiums, environmental taxes)premiums, environmental taxes)
Disposal costs (site clean up, refuse Disposal costs (site clean up, refuse collection, recycling costs) collection, recycling costs)
Contract clausesContract clauses
i.e. delivery in bulk (not in separate i.e. delivery in bulk (not in separate containers) or by railwaycontainers) or by railway
i.e. workers having to comply with specific i.e. workers having to comply with specific environmental guidelines on the environmental guidelines on the construction siteconstruction site
Non-discriminatory, no disguised technical Non-discriminatory, no disguised technical specifications or selection criteriaspecifications or selection criteria
ConclusionConclusion
EU is committed to GPPEU is committed to GPP GPP is an important instrument for GPP is an important instrument for
achieving sustainable development achieving sustainable development GPP can pull new environmental GPP can pull new environmental
technologies into the market placetechnologies into the market place EU will further promote GPPEU will further promote GPP
ConclusionConclusion
Your support = needed to distribute Your support = needed to distribute handbook in respective Member States handbook in respective Member States
Handbook can be easily integrated into Handbook can be easily integrated into general public procurement training general public procurement training
TAIEX representative will explain how to TAIEX representative will explain how to organise bilateral workshops on (green) organise bilateral workshops on (green) public procurement under TAIEX in the public procurement under TAIEX in the respective Member Statesrespective Member States
addressesaddresses
European CommissionEuropean CommissionEnvironment Directorate-GeneralEnvironment Directorate-GeneralDirectorate G – Sustainable development and Directorate G – Sustainable development and integrationintegration1049 Brussels1049 BrusselsBelgiumBelgium
mailtomailto:jill.michielssen@:[email protected]
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/gpp/http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/gpp/
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/etap/index.htmhttp://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/etap/index.htm