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How Lithuania fast-tracked green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

Affecting around 4000 public buyers, the decree defines procurement as ‘green’ if it uses green criteria, recognized certificates, ecolabels or environmental management systems for no less than 50% of total procurement value. In a few pre-tender market consultations, we came out with demanding GPP criteria.

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Fair-trade coffee and tea under the procurement directive

European Law: Public Procurement

In 2008, the Dutch province of North Holland announced in a tendering procedure that it wished to procure coffee machines and the products necessary to make them function (coffee, tea, sugar, milk, cups). Technical specifications or contract performance conditions?

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In Kazakhstan, opening up procurement boosts public oversight and prevents millions in wasteful spending

Open Contracting Partnership

The media organization ProTenge, which exposed tenders to buy books and publish articles about the ex-President that were subsequently canceled. Civic procurement monitoring in Kazakhstan at a glance Members of Kun Jarygy have monitored 1,222 tenders worth KZT 346 billion (~US$725 million) in the coalition’s first year.