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Manuals of the Public Procurement Office on the use of green procurement and the life cycle.
Published on 08 June 2021
Tomasz Gąsiorowski
international cooperation
About this good practice
The publishing activity of the PPO is important for shaping the public and private sector awareness as well as identifying opportunities and encouraging the use of environmental aspects and life cycle methodology in public procurement. The office issued several instructions, including:
• Green Public Procurement Volume 1 - describes the importance and possibilities of using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costs (LCC) in green public procurement, methodology, legal regulations in the light of EU and national law, designations awarded products, services and environmental management systems and the conditions to be met for this purpose. The manual aims to encourage institutions to include environmental criteria in their tendering procedures
• Green Public Procurement vol. 2 - discusses the government regulation on the obligation to use the energy and environmental impact factor when purchasing motor vehicles. Presents methods for calculating the cost of environmental impact (pollutant emission)
• Good practices in the field of sustainable public procurement (2 parts) - a collection of good practices describing the local activities and policies of regions and public entities in Poland. Selected examples of provisions in the tender documentation concerning sustainable public procurement were also presented. It addresses the aspects of green public procurement, emissions and recycling. The manuals are intended for contractors and contracting authorities.
• Green Public Procurement Volume 1 - describes the importance and possibilities of using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costs (LCC) in green public procurement, methodology, legal regulations in the light of EU and national law, designations awarded products, services and environmental management systems and the conditions to be met for this purpose. The manual aims to encourage institutions to include environmental criteria in their tendering procedures
• Green Public Procurement vol. 2 - discusses the government regulation on the obligation to use the energy and environmental impact factor when purchasing motor vehicles. Presents methods for calculating the cost of environmental impact (pollutant emission)
• Good practices in the field of sustainable public procurement (2 parts) - a collection of good practices describing the local activities and policies of regions and public entities in Poland. Selected examples of provisions in the tender documentation concerning sustainable public procurement were also presented. It addresses the aspects of green public procurement, emissions and recycling. The manuals are intended for contractors and contracting authorities.
Resources needed
Own resources of the Public Procurement Office and, if necessary, external experts for specific issues.
Evidence of success
It is difficult to estimate or provide data directly showing the success of this practice. Such data is simply not collected. The manuals are publicly available on the internet for all interested parties. Anyone can download them for free. They are a valuable help as they contain detailed information on LCA issues in a friendly manner. Every day the PPO websites are visited by several dozen people. The SDGs concerned Nos.7,9,12,13.
Potential for learning or transfer
This good practice may be applicable in any country or region where there is a national or regional procurement body. It does not come with any specific resources or costs. It is easy to adapt. Manuals presenting the issues of sustainable development and approaches such as LCA or LCC are a real help for entities participating in public procurement process. In addition they contain detailed information given in a friendly manner. This practice therefore has not only marketing potential, indicating the direction in which public procurement is currently heading, but also raising awareness and disseminating the issues of circular economy and environment, sustainable development and life cycle methodologies.
Further information
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Good practice owner
Organisation
Polish Public Procurement Office
Poland
Contact
Tomasz Gąsiorowski
international cooperation