Buying green! A handbook on environmental public procurement

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Directorate-General for the Environment, European Commission

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GREEN PROCUREMENT: THE ESSENTIALS . 4

INTRODUCTION . 5

CHAPTER 1 — GREEN PURCHASING STRATEGIES 9

1.1. Assessing training needs and ensuring access to environmental information 9

1.2. Setting general priorities for greening your procurement 10

CHAPTER 2 — ORGANISING PUBLIC PROCUREMENT . 12

2.1. Introduction 12

2.2. The nature of the public procurement procedure 12

2.3. The different stages of the procurement procedure 13

2.4. The importance of assessing your actual needs 13

CHAPTER 3 — DEFINING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONTRACT 14

3.1. Defi ning the subject matter 14

3.2. Drawing up the technical specifi cations 17

3.3. Eco-labels 19

3.4. Purchasing specifi c materials and taking into account production and process methods 22

CHAPTER 4 — SELECTING SUPPLIERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS OR CONTRACTORS 27

4.1. Introduction 27

4.2. Exclusion criteria 27

4.3. Technical capacity 28

CHAPTER 5 — AWARDING THE CONTRACT 32

5.1. General rules for awarding a contract 32

5.2. Using the award criteria 34

CHAPTER 6 — CONTRACT PERFORMANCE CLAUSES . 38

6.1. Rules governing contract clauses 38

6.2. Contract performance clauses for the provision of works or services . 38

6.3. Contract performance clauses for the supply of goods 39

6.4. The impact of transport . 39