Public Procurement
The Council of the European Union published about a week ago some conclusions on public procurement and how it can be used to help a sustainable recovery and the rebooting of a resilient EU economy. As with any document of the kind it is more of a (confusing and contradictory)
Public Procurement
On the tail of Albert's comment earlier today and Abby Semple's from a couple of weeks ago: "Politicians expect green public procurement (GPP) to serve as an environmental policy instrument. However, in order for GPP to work as an effective policy instrument, it is important
Public Procurement
Busy week for procurement news/tidbits it seems: 1. Abby Semple replied to my entry about life cycle costing. She has a paper on the subject-matter link between award criteria and environmental considerations (ungated copy here). 2. Public procurement needs a higher profile. Fully agreed. 3. Will more public services
Links
1. "Don't give contracts or grants to companies without women in the boardroom" Once more, tying to use public procurement to solve problems not directly connected with it. 2. "Fence at border with Turkey to be built without public procurement" Who needs public procurement