- Definition European Commission
- Public Procurement for a Circular Economy – Good practice and guidance
The European Commission published the brochure in Oct 2017 in order to support public purchasers to leverage support for a transition to a circular economy. Content: A range of good practice case studies as well as guidance on integrating circular economy principles into procurement.
- For the definition of Green and Sustainable Public Procurement see European Commission.
- What is circular procurement? (Kenniskaarten)
In brief the eight steps necessary to realize a circular procurement process are described.
In the complete manual these steps are broken down in detail:
- Circular Procurement in 8 Steps (C. van Oppen, G. Croon, D. Bijl de Vroe; first edition, Oct 2018)
- Circular Procurement Guide
This guide presents the available knowledge, tips and inspiring examples in the field of circular procurement. The practical advice supports decision-making at the strategic level and enables to take concrete steps at working level.
The Stockholm Environment Institute especially cares about the challenges when implementing Circular Procurement at a city level.
- The Strategic Role of Circular Procurement (CSCP)
- Circular Procurement Best Practice Report (May 2017, published by ICLEI)
Content: Definition, examples of CP models, benefits, best practice examples.
- PROCURA+ NETWORK _ European sustainable procurement network
“Procura+ is a network of European public authorities and regions that connect, exchange and act on sustainable and innovation procurement.” (Initiated and co-ordinated by ICLEI)
Policy briefs
- Role of Green Public Procurement in improving resource efficiency: May 2018; Interreg Europe _ PLP
Projects
Interreg Europe
- CircPro _ Smart Circular Procurement (Interreg Europe project: Jun 2018 – May 2023)
The project promotes the transition to a more circular economy by increasing the implementation of circular procurements in Europe.
The CircPro project partners have identified and published 17 good practices from the partnership regions that could boost implementation of the circular procurement.
- StratKIT _ sustainable public procurement and catering network (Interreg Baltic Sea Region: Jan 2019 – Dec 2021)
The StratKIT platform – sustainable public procurement and catering network – offers open knowledge resources on sustainable public procurement and catering services.
- ProCirc _ Circular Procurement: Accelerate circular economy through procurement power, alliance and capacity building (Interreg North Sea Region: start in 2018 – duration 3.5 years)
ProCirc has gathered several tools for circular procurement in a toolbox aimed at supporting public authorities during the various steps of the procurement process: Metropolitan Region of Amsterdam Roadmap Circulair Procurement & Commissioning, Madaster – the digital library of materials, E-learning circular procurement, CO2 Performance Ladder, PRP® Circular e-procurement tool, MVI Criteria Tool, Totem.
- Circular PP _ Circular Public Procurement (Interreg Baltic Sea Region: 2017 – 2020)
The project worked on promoting circular public procurement in the Baltic Sea area by doing pilots, research and capacity building events. Based on research and practical implementation of pilot procurements six recommendations to boost circular procurement across the EU were presented.
City examples
- Malmö _ Project Partner in Circular PP (see before)
In 2018, Malmö decided – as part of Circular PP – to pilot a procurement approach that would increase the reuse of furniture, while drawing as much attention as possible to existing internal services.
Malmö decided to use a framework contract, in order to support more than one supplier, and encourage a healthy, competitive market in furniture reuse and refurbishment.
