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Portugal's plan for mandatory green public procurement (III - food procurement)

Telles.eu

It is defined in the Annex as a 'supply made via direct purchases from the producer or through one single intermediary.' Can you imagine bread being ineligible for purchase for months on end because the wheat season has finished in Portugal? So what is a 'short supply chain'?

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Who Are the Key Players in Public Procurement?

Tracker Intelligence

Understanding Public Procurement in the UK The process by which public sector organisations purchase products, services, and labour is known as public procurement. By consolidating purchasing power, it ensures the healthcare system obtains better value from suppliers while adhering to procurement regulations.

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

Open Contracting Partnership

The government has promoted public participation in procurement monitoring, which is vital to combating corruption and improving efficiency, but few independent civil society organizations and individuals had the information, skills and influence to track contracting effectively. million (~US$24,000) being returned to the budget.

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Using AI for green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

Yet, many governments have not introduced policies and procedures for buying greener and even where it is possible to use green criteria for purchasing, many procurement officers are unsure of how to include them. In the Dominican Republic, only 290 purchases could be analyzed.

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Procurement tools for AI regulation by contract. Not the sharpest in the shed

How to Crack a Nut

Relatedly, it will be difficult to administer such tenderer screening to systems through the creation of lists of approved contractors or third-party certification (or equivalent mechanisms, such as dynamic purchasing systems administered by a central purchasing body, or quality assurance certification).

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How Lithuania fast-tracked green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

The city government of Klaipeda runs the Dancer bus service through a comprehensive, 10-year lease agreement that is the first purchase of its kind in the country, a result of Lithuania’s shift to using green criteria for public contracts.