Telles.eu

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Yesterday I looked into the main text of the draft Council of Ministers Resolution introducing mandatory green public procurement in Portugal. Throughout the Annex we can see these popping up time and time again, both as award criteria and contract performance clauses/technical specifications.

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Telles.eu

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The Portuguese government is planning to introduce mandatory green public procurement criteria in the near future. This means the public sector in Portugal will have less than 3 months to adapt to a fairly significant change in the way it carries out public procurement.

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Telles.eu

OCTOBER 12, 2023

After parts I , II and III we finally reach part IV on the purchase or leasing of vehicles (contract type - 5) For these, the Annex establishes four different award criteria and two contract performance clauses/technical specifications, with issues to be found on both, mostly due to the non-technology neutral approach to the drafting.

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Telles.eu

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It should be self-evident that any increase in compliance costs will disadvantage smaller suppliers over larger ones who are better prepared to absorb those costs and requirements.

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How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The role of competition in public procurement regulation continues to be debated. Bringing together voices representing a wide range of views, this webinar will explore these issues and provide a space for reflective discussion on competition and public procurement. Free webinar: 22 March 2024 2pm UK / 3pm CET / 4pm EET.

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 30, 2024

So with a grant from Schmidt Futures , we set out to build a proof of concept for our “Green Cure” AI tool. In this post as part of our series exploring the impact of AI on public procurement , we’ll outline our approach and lessons learned. A summary of the 3-level structure we used for green criteria related to furniture.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Challenge : In 2020, only 5% of Lithuania’s public procurement spending by value used green criteria that favor environmentally friendly products and services. The reformers share their top tips on implementing green procurement here. The government wanted to shift that to 100% by 2023.

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