Telles.eu

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Looking at the text of both it is evident they try to cover broadly the same ground, and if we account for some perplexing differences in the text, the ground covered is essentially the same. The second general comment to be made here is the risk of confusion between award criteria and contract performance clauses/technical specifications.

Green Public Procurement 124

Green Public Procurement Public Procurement Award Criteria Procurement 124

How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Pre- or post-reading: Claire Methven O’Brien and Roberto Caranta, ‘ Due Diligence in EU Institutions' Own-Account Procurement: Rules and Practices ’ (2024) European Parliament CONT Committee Study PE 738.335, Annex II. Trygve Harlem Losnedahl, ‘The General Principle of Competition is Dead’ (2023) 2 PPLR 85-98 (£/€).

Green Public Procurement 52

Green Public Procurement Public Procurement Award Criteria Procurement 52

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Approach : Lithuania launched an ambitious public procurement reform in 2021 to reduce the country’s carbon footprint and ensure every public procurement decision considers its environmental impact. The reformers share their top tips on implementing green procurement here.

Procurement 89

Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

It can be hard for a public buyer to navigate socio-political, sustainability and digitalisation concerns—and these are only some of the ‘non-strictly procurement-related’ concerns and considerations to be taken into account. Halonen, Kirsi-Maria, ‘Is public procurement fit for reaching sustainability goals?

Public Procurement 105

Public Procurement Procurement Buyers Tender 105

Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 15, 2024

Out of the 19 surveyed countries, 14 had a central government strategy to promote the participation of small and medium enterprises in public procurement (or 74%); however, only 9 had a strategy for green public procurement (or 47%).

Government 52

Government Government Data Public Procurement 52