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Public sector procurement relies heavily on frameworkagreements as a streamlined purchasing tool for goods and services. These agreements take on even greater importance under the Procurement Act 2023, with greater emphasis on transparency, competition and sustainability. What Are FrameworkAgreements?
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Life-Cycle Cost One “green procurement” strategy is to take the full life-cycle costs of a product – including, potentially, its costs to the broader society due to greenhouse gas emissions – into account when assessing the product for award. the environmental characteristics of the subject matter.”
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